TY - JOUR
T1 - Introducing baccalaureate student nurses to gerontological nursing
AU - Aud, Myra A.
AU - Bostick, Jane E.
AU - Marek, Karen Dorman
AU - McDaniel, Roxanne W.
N1 - Funding Information:
The University of Missouri–Columbia Sinclair School of Nursing (MUSSON) undergraduate nursing curriculum existed without a required gerontological nursing care course from 1992 to 2002. During those years, gerontological nursing content was incorporated into other courses. In 2000, after reviewing the curriculum, the MUSSON faculty unanimously agreed that an independent and mandatory undergraduate course in gerontological nursing was essential to prepare future nurses for the care of the growing population of older adults. The Geriatric Nursing Education Project was initiated in January 2002, with funding from the John A. Hartford Foundation, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, and the Health Resources and Services Administration, to develop, support, and evaluate the course.
Copyright:
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PY - 2006/3
Y1 - 2006/3
N2 - The faculty at the University of Missouri-Columbia Sinclair School of Nursing (MUSSON) developed and implemented a gerontological nursing care course, with support from the Health Resources and Services Administration, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, and the John A. Hartford Foundation. The course, with both didactic and clinical components, was mandatory for all students in the baccalaureate program. The course drew on two resources unique to the MUSSON: Senior Care, the school's home care agency, and TigerPlace, a retirement community closely linked to the school. Goals of the course were to increase knowledge of gerontology and gerontological nursing and to promote more positive student attitudes toward older adults. Evaluation of six semesters of pretest and posttest data found that knowledge increased although attitudes toward older adults did not become more positive. However, despite the lack of quantifiable improvement in attitudes, some students wrote positive comments on end-of-semester course evaluations about experiences and interactions with older adults during the course.
AB - The faculty at the University of Missouri-Columbia Sinclair School of Nursing (MUSSON) developed and implemented a gerontological nursing care course, with support from the Health Resources and Services Administration, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, and the John A. Hartford Foundation. The course, with both didactic and clinical components, was mandatory for all students in the baccalaureate program. The course drew on two resources unique to the MUSSON: Senior Care, the school's home care agency, and TigerPlace, a retirement community closely linked to the school. Goals of the course were to increase knowledge of gerontology and gerontological nursing and to promote more positive student attitudes toward older adults. Evaluation of six semesters of pretest and posttest data found that knowledge increased although attitudes toward older adults did not become more positive. However, despite the lack of quantifiable improvement in attitudes, some students wrote positive comments on end-of-semester course evaluations about experiences and interactions with older adults during the course.
KW - Attitudes on aging
KW - Gerontological nursing
KW - Nursing education
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U2 - 10.1016/j.profnurs.2006.01.005
DO - 10.1016/j.profnurs.2006.01.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 16564470
AN - SCOPUS:33645055099
SN - 8755-7223
VL - 22
SP - 73
EP - 78
JO - Journal of Professional Nursing
JF - Journal of Professional Nursing
IS - 2
ER -