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In Nigeria increased numbers of older people presents numerous challenges to the nurses who provide services to older clients with both acute and chronic conditions. The aims of this study are to examine the willingness of nurses to provide care to the elderly in General Hospital, Ikorodu and identify the predictors of this willingness. This study used a cross-sectional survey design. A sample size of one hundred and twenty-five (125) nurses was selected from the target population using the stratified cluster random sampling technique. A well-structured questionnaire was used to collect data. The SPSS computer program version 20.0 was used for data analysis. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Fisher's exact test was used to examine the association between two nominal variables. Most nurses were willing to care for the elderly patient because: it is more rewarding to give care to them (76.0%); they can teach new things (69.6%); it will help them to care for their own parents (68.8%). Also many nurses were willing to care for the elderly patient though: they are more demanding for care (64.0%); it is hard to give them new information about their care (60.0%); they are not easy to care for (58.4%). However, some nurses are not willing care for the elderly patients because: they complain more than other age groups (49.6%); they get more involved emotionally giving care to other age groups than to them (41.6%); it is not easy to accept their death (40.0%); it depresses them (34.4%); they are sick all of the time (32.8%). Majority of nurses are willing to care for the elderly patients if: they will give them more money/incentives (76.8%); there are available resources to care and protect themselves (73.6%); the elderly is of the same gender with me (64.0%). Again, few nurses are not willing to care for the elderly because: majority of them are cognitively impaired, resistant to care, combative, and immobile (38.4%); and they have multiple co-morbidities and are very complicated (37.6%). Performing a Fisher's exact test, a 2-tailed p-value of 0.608 > 0.05 p-value was obtained. Therefore, willingness to care for the elderly patients is independent of whether you are male or female. Nurses are willing to care for the elderly patients for various reasons: it is more rewarding to give care to them; because they can teach new things; and that it helps them to care for their parents. Incentives to nurse's willingness to care for the elderly includes: incentives; availability of resources to care and protect themselves, gender and personal interactions with the elderly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]