Developing positive attitudes toward geriatric nursing among millennials and generation xers

Nursing Education Perspectives

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 156-161

  Heise, Barbara A ^a   Johnsen, Vickie ^a,b   Himes, Deborah ^a   Wing, Debra ^a,c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nursing Care of Older Adults ^*  (United States)

^c Nursing Learning Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageism; Gerontology; Healthy aging; Nursing education; Nursing student attitudes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MANPOWER; NURSING EDUCATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CAREER CHOICE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREJUDICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863884852     PISSN: 15365026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5480/1536-5026-33.3.156     Document Type: Article

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