[Terminal care as a topic in training in geriatric care: a report of experiences]

Beginning with a short survey of the present standard of death education of geriatric nurses the author describes experiences with the elaboration and evaluation of a death education programme. The process of working out a course based on a developed classification of educational goal which tries to realise special principles of adult education is discussed. Besides the problem of evaluating instruction units, the use of such possible methods as observation, questioning and assessment scales is described. Finally the results of the programme from the viewpoints of the observer and the participating geriatric nurses are described.