Integration of Gerontology Content in Nongeriatric Undergraduate Nursing Courses

Gerontological care in nursing education programmes

“…Therefore, using a document similar to the AACN guidelines (2000), which has been proved to strengthen the gerontology content of curricula in the USA, could also help Flemish nursing educators incorporate gerontology into their curricula (Berman et al. 2005, Hancock et al. 2006, Gilje et al.…”

Nursing Student Attitudes Toward and Preferences for Working With Older Adults

“…Studies of student attitudes have generally shown that attitudes toward older adults move in three directions, from negative to positive, positive to less positive, and no change at all over the course of the nursing curricula (Blais, Mikolaj, Jedlicka, Strayer, & Stanek, 2006; De La Rue, 2003; Greenhill & Baker, 1986; Hancock et al, 2006; Snape, 1986; Williams, Anderson, & Day, 2007). …”

“…One of the goals of gerontological leaders has been to increase the number of nurse graduates who have positive attitudes towards older adults and intend to work with older adults upon graduation. Common strategies used to improve student nurse attitudes toward and preferences for working with older adults have been focused on clinical placements and on incorporating gerontological content as either as a stand-alone course or integrated content throughout the nursing program (Blais, Mikolaj, Jedlicka, Strayer, & Stanek, 2006; De La Rue, 2003; Fagerberg, Winblad, & Ekman, 2000; Greenhill & Baker, 1986; Happell, 2002; Hancock, Helfers, Cowen, Letvak, Barba, & Herrick, 2006; Holroyd, Dahlke, Fehr, Jung, & Hunter, 2009; Sheffler, 1995; Snape, 1986; Williams, Anderson, & Day, 2007). …”

A systematic review of psychometric testing of instruments that measure intention to work with older people

“…An undergraduate curriculum enriched with geriatric content was found to exert a positive influence on student nurses' attitudes and intentions towards caring for older adults (Hancock et al 2006). Gerontological nursing content should be introduced through undergraduate nursing programmes, either as a stand-alone course or fully infused into geriatrics curricula or a combination of both (Thornlow et al 2006).…”