title: Curriculum innovation for gerontological nursing in Canada: a health for all systems based approach.
abstract: This paper presents an educational model that follows the General Systems approach and illustrates the advancement of gerontological nursing education in Canada. The model's primary focus is placed on baccalaureate education, the mandate of the nursing discipline group. The paper also touches briefly on Masters and Doctoral education. Implications for use of this model in nursing education are then linked to nursing care of the elderly.
authors.affiliation: McMaster University School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Beckingham
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Van Maanen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McKnight
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009864:Ontario; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013598:Systems Theory