Service learning with a geriatric population: changing attitudes and improving knowledge

Audrey M. Beauvais; Kim Foito; Nina Pearlin; Eileen Yost

doi:10.1097/NNE.0000000000000181

Service learning with a geriatric population: changing attitudes and improving knowledge

Audrey M. Beauvais, Kim Foito, Nina Pearlin, Eileen Yost

Fairfield University

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Relatively few nursing students choose to specialize in geriatric nursing. While increased clinical exposure and improved knowledge of the elderly have been proposed to manage this staffing dilemma, successful strategies have not been identified. This study examined nursing students’ attitudes and knowledge about the elderly, before and after service learning experiences in Senior Citizen Centers. Through these interventions, students had significantly improved attitudes and knowledge about the elderly.

Original language	American English
Journal	Nurse Educator
Volume	40
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000000181
State	Published - Jan 1 2015

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Nursing

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