Impact of the Geriatric Medication Game® on nursing students' empathy and attitudes toward older adults

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 38-43

  Chen, Aleda M H ^a   Kiersma, Mary E ^b   Yehle, Karen S ^c   Plake, Kimberly S ^d  

^a CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; Empathy; Geriatrics; Nursing student

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STUDENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIMULATION TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; SIMULATION TRAINING; STUDENTS, NURSING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84919387798     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2014.05.005     Document Type: Article

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