title: Gerontology course in the nursing undergraduate curricula.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explores nursing faculty members' attitudes towards older people, their thoughts about gerontological nursing education.
  
  
  METHODS
  Five focus groups and a survey were used with nursing faculty members 132 at the three nursing schools to explore their attitudes towards the care of older people and the perceived status of gerontological nursing education. The survey was given to 132 faculty members, including 76 clinical instructors, 40 associate professors and 16 professors. The nursing faculty in general had a positive attitude toward older people (M=3.36, SD 0.25), and teachers' attitudes were higher than those of their nursing students (M=3.18, SD0.29).
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study results suggests that Saudi nursing curricula should include more extensive gerontology content and clinical experience with older people.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first time in Saudi Arabia that research has listened to their voices and examined their commitments toward gerontology education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Heath, Faculty of Nursing, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Samira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: AlSenany
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Amer A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: AlSaif
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D017144:Focus Groups; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*