GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING EDUCATION: A PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL CHALLENGE FOR FUTURE BACCALAUREATE FACULTY AND STUDENTS

Autor: Sue S. Bowman, Alta F. Shoemake, Theresa G. Lester
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Educational Gerontology. 24:491-507
ISSN: 1521-0472
0360-1277
Popis: Investigators in this study wanted to know if student nurses were increasing their factual knowledge and changing their attitudes about the elderly, as well as, desire to work with them. Respondents included two groups of undergraduates from a main campus (n = 87) and two from a satellite campus (n = 47) of a Baccalaureate College of Nursing (BSN) in a southern university during 1992‐1995. E. D. Palmore's (1990) quizzes (FAQ1, FAQ2, FAMHQ) were used as pre‐tests (upon entering the junior year) and post‐tests (upon completion of the senior year). E. D. Palmore's (1988) “documentation” and “classification” of items were used to calculate knowledge and attitude scores. Feelings about working with the elderly were part of demographic data, as were “determinants” in E. D. Palmore's (1982) “Theoretical Model.” Mean scores within groups were by dependent t tests. Grand Means for comparison between campuses were by independent t Jests at a ≤ .05 level of significance. Students from the main campus scored signific...
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