title: Integration of gerontology content in nongeriatric undergraduate nursing courses.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA.
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hancock
authors.forename: Mary Jo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Helfers
authors.forename: Kay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cowen
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Letvak
authors.forename: Beth E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Barba
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Herrick
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rossen
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bannon
mesh_terms: 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