Nurses' Acute Geriatric Care Practice in China: A Preliminary Study

This descriptive study aims to examine the level of acute geriatric care practice for nurses. A total of 187 medical and surgical nurses were recruited from one university tertiary hospital in China. Questionnaire data was collected through digital questionnaires, including demographic data and the Geriatric Nursing Practice Questionnaires (GNPQ). The GNPQ’s content validity index for was .96,and its Cronbach's Alpha was .97.Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that the overall score of nurses’ acute geriatric care practices was at a moderate level. Therefore, the nurses should maintain a prepared environment and patient-centered care and improve discharge planning for older patients at hospitalization toward positive health outcomes.