Fostering student interest in geriatric nursing: Impact of senior long-term care experiences

Nursing Education Perspectives

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 190-193

  Williams, Kristine N ^a   Nowak, Jackie ^c   Scobee, Rachel L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Mount Carmel Regional Cancer Center   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Geriatric Nursing; Nursing Curriculum; Nursing Students; Practicum; Role Selection

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FORECASTING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM CARE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FOCUS GROUPS; FORECASTING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 33747160990     PISSN: 15365026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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