Using Tai Chi to teach gerontology

Pedagogically, this program included discussing attitudes about aging, learning-by-doing of new skills, and experiencing active older adults as peers during the tai chi class. Students reported gaining insight into the aging process by comparing and contrasting their movements with those of the older adults. Students' clinical logs included positive comments about the experience. They expressed a global concept of the needs of healthy and unhealthy older adults and an exploration of nurses' role in geriatric health promotion.