Geropsychiatric nursing: an underrecognized specialty.
Undergraduate nursing students often do not view geropsychiatric nursing as a specialty they would consider upon graduation. This article reveals that students who are given the opportunity to interact one-on-one with an older adult may change their viewpoint about becoming involved in this specialty.
Cangelosi
Pamela R
PR
George Mason University, College of Health and Human Services, School of Nursing , 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444, USA. pcangelo@gmu.edu
D000368:Aged; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D013041:Specialties, Nursing