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Ensuring a knowledgeable and committed gerontological nursing workforce.

Donna J Plonczynski1, Linda Ehrlich-Jones, Julie Fisher Robertson

  • 1Northern Illinois University, 1240 Normal Road, DeKalb, IL 60115, United States. djplonz@niu.edu

Nurse Education Today
|June 9, 2006
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Faculty in a nursing program showed positive attitudes and knowledge about older adults, but the curriculum lacked gerontology content. This highlights the need for faculty training and enhanced nursing curricula focused on elder care.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Nursing Education
  • Healthcare Workforce Development

Background:

  • Growing societal demand for nurses specializing in elder care.
  • Need to assess current faculty preparedness and curriculum in gerontology.
  • Importance of addressing the knowledge and attitude gap in nursing education for older adults.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate faculty attitudes, knowledge, and pursuit of knowledge regarding older adults.
  • To review the existing gerontology content within a Midwestern nursing program's curriculum.
  • To identify implications for improving nursing education in gerontology.

Main Methods:

  • Faculty self-evaluation of their knowledge and attitudes towards older adults.
  • Review of the nursing curriculum for gerontology content.

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  • Analysis of faculty's pursuit of knowledge in gerontology.

    • Main Results:

    • Faculty demonstrated moderately positive attitudes and moderately high knowledge regarding older adults.
    • Faculty showed a moderate pursuit of knowledge in gerontology.
    • The nursing program's curriculum contained limited content on gerontology.

    Conclusions:

    • Nursing faculty possess foundational knowledge and positive attitudes for geriatric care.
    • Existing nursing curricula require enhancement to adequately cover gerontology.
    • Recommendations include faculty continuing education and dedicated program support for gerontology content.