Exposing Undergraduate Nursing Students to Older Adults: A Qualitative Analysis

Christine A Pariseault1, Christina R Whitehouse, Melissa O'Connor

  • 1About the Authors Christine A. Pariseault, PhD, RN, CEN, is an assistant professor, Widener University School of Nursing, Chester, Pennsylvania. Christina R. Whitehouse, PhD, AGPCNP-BC, CDCES, FADCES, is an assistant professor, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, and an associate member of the NewCourtland Center for Transitions in Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Melissa O'Connor, PhD, MBA, RN, FGSA, FAAN, is the M. Louise Fitzpatrick Endowed Professor in Community and Home Health Nursing and a Betty Irene Moore Fellow for Nurse Leaders and Innovators, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova University. She is also an associate member, NewCourtland Center for Transitions in Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. The authors acknowledge the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing's Geriatric Interest Group for their support of this experience. For more information, contact Dr. Pariseault at capariseault@widener.edu .

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