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Nursing home use for clinical rotations: taking a second look
Shu-Li Chen1, Pat Melcher, Janet Witucki
1College of Nursing, University of Tennessee, 1200 Volunteer Boulevard, Knoxville, TN 37996-4180, USA. schen4@utk.edu
Nursing & Health Sciences
|August 3, 2002
Summary
Nursing home clinical placements offer benefits like diverse patient needs but pose challenges such as a lack of role models and faculty preparedness for baccalaureate nursing education.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Geriatric Care
- Clinical Placements
Background:
- Hospitalized clients have high acuity needs.
- The aging population is rapidly increasing.
- Nursing home settings warrant consideration for fundamental student placements.
Purpose of the Study:
- Describe advantages of nursing homes as clinical sites for baccalaureate nursing education.
- Describe disadvantages of nursing homes as clinical sites for baccalaureate nursing education.
- Based on a comprehensive literature review.
Main Methods:
- Comprehensive literature review.
Main Results:
- Advantages include a wide spectrum of health needs, stable census, and regularly scheduled treatments.
- Disadvantages include a lack of adequate role models.
- Disadvantages include a lack of faculty preparation and interest in geriatric care, and potential for negative attitudes toward the elderly.
Conclusions:
- Nursing homes present unique benefits and drawbacks for baccalaureate nursing students.
- Careful consideration is needed for integrating nursing homes into nursing education.
- Addressing faculty preparedness and role modeling is crucial for successful geriatric nursing education.