Integration of gerontology content in nongeriatric undergraduate nursing courses.
During the last several years, a school of nursing in the southeastern United States has made concerted efforts to integrate geriatric content into every undergraduate course except obstetrics. Even the pediatric nursing course has infused content about grandparents, both as care providers for children and as extended family members. Faculty expertise and passion for teaching geriatric best practices stimulated innovative and creative student experiences without overwhelming curricular revision. This article describes how gerontology content was incorporated into each curricular area and provides examples of classroom and clinical teaching strategies that were successful at this school.
Hancock
Debbie
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School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA.
Helfers
Mary Jo
MJ
Cowen
Kay
K
Letvak
Susan
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Barba
Beth E
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Herrick
Charlotte
C
Wallace
Debra
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Rossen
Eileen
E
Bannon
Mary
M
D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019985:Benchmarking; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D015144:Southeastern United States; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology