Gerontological Content in Canadian Nursing and Social Work Programs

METHOD: A survey of gerontological content in nursing and social work programs across Canada (English speaking) was conducted. The survey tool was the competencies list developed for interprofessional gerontological education by the National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE). Deans or de...

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Autores principales: Hirst, Sandra P., Lane, Annette M., Stares, Brittany
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Canadian Geriatrics Society 2012
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3516237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23259012
http://dx.doi.org/10.5770/cgj.15.21
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description METHOD: A survey of gerontological content in nursing and social work programs across Canada (English speaking) was conducted. The survey tool was the competencies list developed for interprofessional gerontological education by the National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE). Deans or designates of English-speaking nursing and social work programs across Canada were contacted by e-mail. Data was collected by Zoomerang.com. RESULTS: Findings indicate that clear progress is being made in ensuring that students have the knowledge and skills needed to provide the care required by older adults in a variety of settings.
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spelling pubmed-35162372012-12-20 Gerontological Content in Canadian Nursing and Social Work Programs Hirst, Sandra P. Lane, Annette M. Stares, Brittany Can Geriatr J Original Research METHOD: A survey of gerontological content in nursing and social work programs across Canada (English speaking) was conducted. The survey tool was the competencies list developed for interprofessional gerontological education by the National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE). Deans or designates of English-speaking nursing and social work programs across Canada were contacted by e-mail. Data was collected by Zoomerang.com. RESULTS: Findings indicate that clear progress is being made in ensuring that students have the knowledge and skills needed to provide the care required by older adults in a variety of settings. Canadian Geriatrics Society 2012-03-14 /pmc/articles/PMC3516237/ /pubmed/23259012 http://dx.doi.org/10.5770/cgj.15.21 Text en © 2012 Author(s). Published by the Canadian Geriatrics Society. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivative license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use and distribution, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3516237/
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