Abstract
To provide quality care to the rapidly growing aging population, nursing education will need to be transformed.Although several approaches will be used to meet this challenge, fundamental to most nursing programs is the use of a general medical/surgical nursing textbook.This article examines the quantity and quality of gerontological nursing content found in five general medical/surgical nursing textbooks published between 2009 and 2011. The analysis shows that gerontological nursing content is poorly covered and of low quality.The findings point to the need to work with publishers to improve the quality and depth of content related to care of older adults in nursing textbooks.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 150-155 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Nursing education perspectives |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Nursing
- Education
Keywords
- Gerontology
- Medical/Surgical textbooks
- Nurse faculty
- Nursing textbooks
- Pre-licensure nursing education