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Dementia Care Content in Prelicensure Nursing Curricula: A Pilot Mixed-Methods Study
The Journal of Nursing Education
|February 1, 2018
Summary
Most undergraduate nursing programs integrate dementia care content, but curriculum overload poses a challenge. Clinical partnerships enhance student interaction with dementia patients, highlighting the need for best practices in nursing education.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Dementia Care
- Geriatric Nursing
Background:
- A skilled nursing workforce is crucial for quality dementia patient care.
- Undergraduate nursing programs' integration of dementia care content requires investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the integration of dementia care content within undergraduate nursing curricula.
- To identify challenges and facilitators in teaching dementia care to future nurses.
Main Methods:
- Sequential explanatory mixed-methods design.
- Quantitative survey of 137 program representatives across 11 states.
- Qualitative email interviews with a subsample of 8 representatives.
Main Results:
- 92.8% of programs reported integrating dementia care content.
- Clinical partnerships correlated with increased student exposure to dementia patients (p = .02).
- Curriculum overload was the primary barrier (43.9%) to content integration.
Conclusions:
- Further research is essential to establish best practices for dementia care education in nursing.
- Curricula must evolve to meet the needs of the increasing dementia population.
- Effective integration strategies are needed to overcome educational challenges.
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