Ensuring a knowledgeable and committed gerontological nursing workforce

Donna J. Plonczynski; Linda Ehrlich-Jones; Julie Fisher Robertson; Jeanette Rossetti; Donna J. Munroe; Mary Elaine Koren; Georgine Berent; Judith Hertz

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2006.04.004

Ensuring a knowledgeable and committed gerontological nursing workforce

Donna J. Plonczynski^*, Linda Ehrlich-Jones, Julie Fisher Robertson, Jeanette Rossetti, Donna J. Munroe, Mary Elaine Koren, Georgine Berent, Judith Hertz

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There is a growing societal need for professional nurses who are knowledgeable and committed to working with older adults. In order to address this need, a small study that included self-evaluation and curriculum review was conducted by faculty at one Midwestern nursing program in the United States. A moderately positive attitude, moderately high knowledge, and moderate pursuit of knowledge of older adults were identified with the faculty in the presence of limited curricular content of gerontology. Implications for nursing education included continuing education for nursing faculty and program support in nursing curricula.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	113-121
Number of pages	9
Journal	Nurse Education Today
Volume	27
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2006.04.004
State	Published - Feb 1 2007

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Curriculum
Faculty
Gerontology
Nursing

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