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Objectives: The research was conducted as a descriptive study to determine the nurses’ attitudes towards old people and the factors affecting their attitudes. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with nurses working in a Training and Research Hospital. The sample of the research has been established by 100 nurses who agree to participate in the study. Data collection form and Kogan's Attitude Towards Old People Scale were used to collect data in order to determine the nurses' demographic characteristics and their thoughts about aging. Results: The average age of the nurses is 36.76 ± 3.53. The average score of nurses' Attitude Scale towards Old People was 91.10 ± 8.60. It has been found that nurses provide care for the elderly in their study areas and have a more positive attitude towards the care elderly. There was no statistically significant difference in the attitudes towards the elderly according to the descriptive characteristics of the nurses in the study. Conclusion: We can say that, in our study, the attitude scores obtained from the Kogan's Attitude towards Old People Scale are shaped according to the experiences that nurses share with the elderly. The positive attitudes of the nurses towards the elderly are very important for raising the quality of the elderly care.

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