• 1. The Centre of Rehabilitation Medicine;West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. The Centre of Gerontology and Geriatrics;West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 3. Department of Nursing;West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
HUXiu-ying, Email: xiuying.hu@163.com
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Objective To analyze the methods and effects of the reformation of undergraduate course of geriatric nursing in China. Methods In the spring semester of 2012 and 2013, we implemented the experiential scenario teaching and autonomous group learning with simulation and heuristic teaching method, and the nursing undergraduates were given scale of Kogan's attitude toward older people and Palmore's Facts on Aging Quiz 1 for investigation. The attitude to and knowledge on the elderly were compared before and after the study. Meanwhile, we also surveyed the interest in geriatric nursing among the students. Results The interest in, attitude to and knowledge on the elderly among the students increased considerably after the teaching reformation. Conclusion The undergraduate course teaching reformation of geriatric nursing with the simulation and heuristic teaching method has achieved good effects, and it can be widely used in geriatric nursing teaching in China. In the future, the reformation should focus on improving the students' professional interests and career choice.

Citation: LIUZuo-yan, ZHANGXue-mei, CHENQian, HUXiu-ying. Research on the Reformation of Undergraduate Course of Geriatric Nursing. West China Medical Journal, 2015, 30(3): 558-559. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20150161 Copy

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