The impact of an aging population on curriculum development in Canadian undergraduate nursing education.
The rise in numbers of persons 65 years of age and older due to increased life expectancy is necessitating a revision in undergraduate nursing education. Since additional qualified nurses will be required to care for this expanding population, nursing programs must include sufficient relevant gerontological content delivered by competent faculty to prepare these practitioners. The authors review pertinent literature, present several surveys outlining the current status of gerontology content in nursing and other allied health programs, and argue for gerontological nursing to be a core component of undergraduate programs.
Baumbusch
J
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University of Western Ontario.
Goldenberg
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D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002170:Canada; D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans