A spark of change: developing an innovative gerontological nursing intervention mapping initiative for training and education (IGNITE).

BACKGROUND: With an aging global population and advancements in medical technology, there is an urgent need for innovative gerontological nursing education programs. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the Innovative Gerontological Nursing Intervention Mapping Initiative for Training and Education (IGNITE) program. This program is a digital platform-based postgraduate nursing curriculum that employs the Intervention Mapping Approach (IMA) and Transformative Learning Theory to address the evolving needs of gerontological nursing. METHODS: The IGNITE program's development process encompassed a comprehensive approach, including needs assessment, mapping of course objectives, integration of theory-based methods and strategies, course design, implementation, and rigorous evaluation. The pilot evaluation study involved pre- and post-tests focused on ageism, attitudes towards elder care, knowledge about older adults, transformative behavior change, and program satisfaction. The findings revealed significant improvements across all these dimensions, affirming the effectiveness of the program. RESULTS: The program leveraged experiential learning, critical reflection, and rational discourse to facilitate transformative educational experiences. Notably, pre- and post-test comparisons showed marked improvements in attitudes towards older adult care and dementia care knowledge. Participants expressed high satisfaction with the program, with significant reported changes in transformative behaviors. The study also illuminated the initial negative attitudes of clinical nurses towards older adults and underscored the importance of transformative learning experiences in fostering empathy and understanding. CONCLUSIONS: The IGNITE program lays a foundational framework for developing educational materials that promote transformative learning and self-reflection among healthcare professionals. This approach can lead to innovative nursing practices and personal growth. The application of the IMA and Transformative Learning Theory in gerontological nursing education shows significant promise. Future research should focus on exploring the long-term impacts of such programs and their applicability in diverse healthcare settings.

Using Assisted Living Communities to Enhance Nursing Student Attitudes Toward Older Adults.

PURPOSE: The older adult population continues to increase, resulting in greater use of health care resources. Nurses will be at the forefront of providing competent care to this population, but many nurses do not wish to work with the aged population after graduation. The current study sought to explore whether the addition of a clinical shift at an assisted living community promoted positive attitudes by nursing students toward older adults and exposed them to healthy aging. METHODS: Students (N = 70) in a required undergraduate course at a large university in the West received clinical experience at local assisted living communities in which they independently interviewed a resident and provided an educational session to residents. RESULTS: Students, communities, and clinical instructors had a positive experience in this clinical, finding it rewarding and meaningful and a mechanism for observing healthy aging. CONCLUSION: The incorporation of a clinical experience at an assisted living facility into a stand-alone gerontology course created a positive shift in nursing student attitudes toward older adults, dispelled myths and stereotypes, and was reported to be a meaningful experience. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 50(2), 11-15.].

Academic-Practice Partnership to Strengthen Nursing Care of Older Adults.

A long-standing academic-practice partnership was leveraged to facilitate student learning opportunities pertaining to care provision for older adults living with multiple chronic conditions and complex medical problems. Students from a gerontological nursing course in an accelerated baccalaureate nursing program were partnered with gerontology-educated population health nurses in primary care settings. Students observed how population health nurses integrated the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Age-Friendly 4Ms framework into clinical practice as they performed behavioral, psychosocial, and biometric health risks assessments for older adults during their Medicare annual wellness visit. The population health nurses served as role models for professional delivery of age-friendly care including preventative health and wellness care. Student confidence and perception of their understanding of age-friendly and gerontological nursing care improved. Post clinical experience debrief sessions and clinical reflection assignments demonstrated students' admiration of the expansive role and person-centered approach that population health nurses undertake to ensure comprehensive assessment and wellness promotion. Students appreciated the fluidity of population health nurses' conversation regarding the things that matter most to older adults with complex medical conditions.

Factors influencing baccalaureate nursing students' attitudes toward older adults: An integrative review.

BACKGROUND: With a rapidly growing population of older adults in the U.S., nurses are needed to provide quality gerontological nursing care. However, few nursing students plan to specialize in gerontological nursing and many relate their lack of interest in gerontological nursing to negative pre-existing attitudes toward older adults. PURPOSE: An integrative review was conducted to examine factors associated with positive attitudes toward older adults in baccalaureate nursing students. METHODS: A systematic database search was performed to identify eligible articles published between January 2012 and February 2022. Data were extracted, displayed in matrix format, and synthesized into themes. RESULTS: Two overarching themes were identified as having a positive impact on students' attitudes toward older adults: past rewarding experiences with older adults and gerontology-focused teaching strategies, particularly service-learning projects and simulation. CONCLUSION: Nurse educators can improve students' attitudes toward older adults by incorporating service-learning and simulation activities into nursing curriculum.

Instrument Evaluation: Attitudes Toward Older Adults and Intent to Work in Geriatrics.

ABSTRACT: Despite the increasing demand for nurses in geriatrics, interest lags in working with older adults. The Carolina Opinions on the Care of Older Adults instrument assesses attitudes toward older adults, with one subscale assessing intention to work with older adults. The instrument was used in a pretest/posttest study with prelicensure students enrolled in a gerontological nursing course. Posttest scores showed an improvement in attitudes toward older adults. The geriatric career choice subscale showed no pretest/posttest changes. The Carolina Opinions on the Care of Older Adults instrument is a suitable measure to assess changes in attitudes and intention to work with older adults.

Gerontological nursing competencies: A crosswalk with the 4Ms framework of the age-friendly initiative.

The Age-friendly Health Systems Initiative is a current multidisciplinary movement driving quality improvement across all health care settings. The 4Ms framework (What Matters, Medication, Mobility, and Mentation) provides a common evidence-based language and system of care that can be utilized by all health care providers. Faculty of one nursing program were interested in knowing whether the principles and language of the 4Ms framework align well with the current competencies used to guide undergraduate and beginning level practice for nurses. To answer this question, a crosswalk of curricular and competency guidelines for gerontological nursing was completed to identify how well the competencies aligned with the key concepts of the evidence-based 4Ms framework. Key findings of this crosswalk are being shared with educators for the purpose of describing a systematic way to ensure that the 4Ms are integrated into gerontological curricula and course design. The steps taken to complete the crosswalk are described to guide educators across all disciplines interested in creating curricula that will adequately prepare students to be collaborative partners and leaders in Age-friendly Health Systems.

The role of assessment in competence-based gerontological advanced practice nursing.

Population aging challenges healthcare systems, requiring gerontological advanced practice nurses (GAPN) to address specific and complex care requirements of older adults. GAPN implement evidence-based practices directed to patients and families, focusing on health promotion and protection, disease prevention, recovery, and rehabilitation. In competence-based gerontological advanced practice, comprehensive geriatric assessment is essential for implementing the care plan. In this theoretical essay we reflect about the role of assessment in competence-based advanced nursing practice directed to the care of older adults. From our perspective, geriatric assessment for a high-quality practice must be comprehensive, multidimensional, interdisciplinary, and planned. GAPN must have solid competencies for clinical skills and caring practices; education for health literacy; collaborative care; system management for continuity of care; ethics, advocacy, and moral agency; and evidenced-based practice inquiry. Gerontological models of care and GAPN competencies serve as frameworks to guide practice while assessment is fundamental for providing age-friendly care to older adults.

Escaping delirium: Designing an escape room active learning experience for geriatric resource nurses.

Use of a delirium escape room is an effective teaching modality that has demonstrated the application of didactic knowledge into clinical practice. Positive comments were shared by all participating nurses. In addition, this learning method was found to be effective for experienced as well as newly licensed nurses. This team building activity evolved into discussions about real life patients who experienced delirium and each group was able to connect the contributing factors with their patients. Communication, coordination, and collaboration were key components as to what lead to a successful escape for all in the end. Participant's evaluations revealed positive feedback indicating appreciation for this hands-on learning activity and "making it an enjoyable and memorable experience."

Guía del itinerario formativo para la acreditación en la formación sanitaria especializada de enfermera geriátrica / Guidelines for the itinerary for accreditation in health training specialized in geriatric nursing

La gestión del procedimiento de la solicitud para la acreditación desde cualquiera de las especialidades vigentes en Ciencias de la Salud por el sistema de residencia es un proceso complejo. Por una parte, se necesita de un riguroso estudio de la especialidad solicitante para dar respuestas a las exigencias del itinerario formativo, y por otra parte es preciso conocer la documentación necesaria para la tramitación que se realiza a través del Formulario General de Acreditación de la página del Ministerio de Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar Social. En este contexto se presenta la “Guía del Itinerario Formativo de la especialidad de Enfermería Geriátrica del Hospital Central de la Cruz Roja San José y Santa Adela” (Madrid, España) junto con las competencias de cada rotación, recientemente acreditada. Es un documento esencial de referencia no solo para las enfermeras internas residentes (EIR) y tutores, también para todos los que participan en su formación y resto de profesionales de la institución. Al no existir ninguna publicación en esta línea, puede resultar orientativo para futuras solicitudes en la acreditación.(AU)

Managing the application procedure for accreditation from any of the current specialties in Health Sciences through the residency system represents a complex process: on one hand, a thorough study of the specialty applying is required in order to address the demands of the training itinerary, and on the other hand, awareness of the documentation required for the process, which is conducted through the General Form of Accreditation available in the Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare website. In this context, the “Guidelines for the Training Itinerary for the Geriatric Nursing specialty of the Hospital Central de la Cruz Roja San José y Santa Adela” (Madrid, Spain) is hereby presented, alongside the competencies of each rotation, recently accredited. This is an essential document of reference, not only for the internal resident nurses (IRNs) and tutors, but also for all those involved in their training, and the rest of professionals in the institution. There is no current publication along this line, and therefore it can be used as a guidance for future applications for accreditation.(AU)

Death Anxiety and Willingness to Work in Geriatric Care: The Role of Contact With Older Adults.

The current study sought to examine the moderating role of contact with older adults in the relationship between medical and nursing students' death anxiety and their willingness to work in geriatric care. A total of 385 Chinese freshman and sophomore medical and nursing students were included in this cross-sectional study. Logistic regression results showed that death anxiety was negatively related to students' willingness to work in geriatric care. The negative association between death anxiety and willingness was moderated by contact with general older adults (i.e., students who had frequent contact with general older adults were more willing to work in geriatric care even with a high level of death anxiety). However, contact with grandparents did not have a significant moderation effect. Interventions to reduce the negative impact of death anxiety on students' willingness to work with older adults should consider increasing medical and nursing students' quality and frequency of contact with older adults. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 48(6), 49-56.].

Gerontological nursing in Ghana: Preferences and perceptions of nursing students.

Undergraduate nursing students in developed countries are reported to have poor perceptions and low preference for gerontological nursing. However, perceptions and preferences of undergraduate nursing students toward gerontological nursing in low-income countries have not been well explored. This study explored the perceptions and preferences of undergraduate nurses in Ghana toward gerontological nursing. A mixed method study design was used to explore Ghanaian undergraduate nursing students' perceptions and preferences for caring for older people. One hundred and seventy-four nursing students were surveyed and 30 of them were interviewed. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively using SPSS version 27. Content analysis was used to analyze qualitative data to generate themes. Response rate in the study was 73%. The majority of participants (95.4%) were below the age of 29. Gerontological nursing was ranked as the least preferred nursing specialty among graduating undergraduate nurses. Poor perceptions and inadequate knowledge about the care of older people were largely responsible for the lack of preference for gerontological nursing. Improving undergraduate nursing students' knowledge about gerontological nursing is critical in correcting poor perceptions about gerontological nursing.

Visual Analysis of Research Hotspots in Geriatric Nursing Education in China and Abroad.

Background: This study aimed to conduct a literature search to determine research hotspots in the field of gerontological care education in China and abroad. A knowledge of the focus of research conducted abroad may assist Chinese educators in determining the shape of gerontological care education in the future. Methods: The "Web of Science Core Collection" and "CNKI" databases were searched for literature on gerontological care education published from 2010 to 2020. CiteSpace software was used to display the knowledge map of co-occurrence of keywords, and an evolution trend map of research hotspots in recent 10 years was constructed. Results: From 2010 to 2020, the focus of foreign gerontological nursing education research was on the training of gerontological nursing personnel; the development of elderly care services; and education and training in dealing with patients with senile delirium and dementia. The focus of gerontological nursing education research in China was primary care education, training of senior elderly nursing personnel, talent training mode reform, training of nursing staff, and career development paths for geriatric nursing staff. Conclusions: Foreign geriatric nursing education research focuses on cultivating talents, mental health services for the elderly, innovating the mode of pension, and the care of patients with disorders such as dementia and delirium, while in China, the emphasis remains on gerontological nursing personnel training. Attention to research developments in other countries may assist Chinese educators to promote the development of geriatric nursing education in our country.

Asignatura sobre el cuidado de las personas con lesiones cutáneas en el grado de enfermería: competencias y propuesta de contenidos / A course on care for people with skin lesions for the undergraduate nursing programme: competencies and proposed contents

El presente artículo pretende desarrollar una propuesta marco sobre una asignatura sobre el cuidado de las personas con lesiones cutáneas en el grado de enfermería. Esta ha sido realizada por consenso de expertos, profesores con experiencia en el cuidado de heridas y fue sometida a modificaciones en el marco del Segundo Encuentro Iberolatinoamericano de Facultades y Escuelas Universitarias con Programas Formativos en Heridas. Con ello se presenta una propuesta de competencias sobre el cuidado de las personas con lesiones cutáneas para la enfermera graduada, así como la propuesta curricular, con su estructura pedagógica basada en unidades didácticas y la propuesta de carga docente y ubicación de la asignatura de cuidados de las personas con lesiones cutáneas en el grado en enfermería. Finalmente se presentan documentos de apoyo al profesorado y estudiantado para la creación de la asignatura de cuidados de las personas con lesiones cutáneas para el grado en enfermería (AU)

This article aims to develop a framework proposal for a course on the care of people with skin lesions in the nursing degree. It has been developed by consensus of experts, professors with experience in wound care and was subject to modifications in the framework of the Segundo Encuentro Iberolatinoamericano de Facultades y Escuelas Universitarias con Programas Formativos en Heridas. This includes a proposal of competencies on the care of people with skin lesions for the graduate nurse, as well as the Curricular proposal, with its pedagogical structure based on didactic units and the proposed teaching load and location of the subject of care for people with skin lesions in the nursing degree. Finally, support documents are presented for the teaching staff and students for the creation of the subject of care of people with skin lesions for the degree in nursing (AU)

The Association Between new Nurses' Gerontological Education, Personal Attitudes Toward Older Adults, and Intentions to Work in Gerontological Care Settings in Ontario, Canada.

BACKGROUND: The older adult population in Canada is increasing, and many will require care within an acute geriatric unit (AGU) or long-term care facility (LTCF). However, the nursing workforce is not growing at the same pace as the population is aging. New graduate nurses may be able to fill this gap; therefore, it is important to understand their intentions of working in gerontological care settings (i.e., AGU or LTCF). AIM: To examine if nursing education and personal attitudes toward older adults influence newly registered nurses'(RNs) intentions to work in a gerontological care setting. METHOD: Nurses (n= 1,103) who registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario for the first time in 2018 were invited to complete a questionnaire. RESULTS: The majority of participants (n = 181) reported a positive attitude toward older adults. However, only 14% reported an intention to work in a gerontological care setting. Participants who completed multiple geriatric focused clinical placements were more likely to report an intention to work in these settings. CONCLUSION: This study provides some information regarding the attitudes and intentions of newly RNs toward a career in gerontological care settings. Further research is needed to understand nurses' intentions regarding working in AGUs or LTCFs.

Harnessing nursing to diminish ageism.

BACKGROUND: The common practice of making fun of aging and older people demonstrates that ageism towards older people is socially acceptable. It is so accepted that even those of us who are aging or have moved into the 'third act' believe and fear the negative stereotypes that growing old is linked with physical and mental deterioration, dependence, and less social value. Ageism is evident in work places, family relationships, when older people purchase goods and services, in health and social institutions and extends throughout professions that work with older people. OBJECTIVES: We explore how nurses-the largest group of healthcare professions- may be inadvertently perpetuating negative perceptions about older people in nursing practice, nursing education, and through common misconceptions about what gerontological nursing means. METHODS: This is discussion paper using the literature. RESULTS: We suggest that nursing education is well situated to diminish negative perspectives of ageing by incorporating theories of life-course and harmonious aging into the holistic perspective of individuals that nursing is well known for. CONCLUSIONS: Greater understanding about the diversity of ageing and the context that have influenced older persons could encourage nurses to treat them holistically with dignity, which would ultimately improve older people's experiences. Improving older persons' experiences is like paying it forward, as we all are ageing and if we are to have a different experience when we are old, it is necessary to diminish stereotypes about ageing, and work towards inclusion of older people in social and healthcare institutions. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: It is important for nurses, particularly those in nursing education, to support the incorporation of a life course and harmonious view of aging in which the social, political, and environmental context of individuals are viewed as part of the difference of ageing.

Nursing students' competence profiles in gerontological nursing-A cross-sectional study.

AIM: The study aimed to describe and explain the self-assessed gerontological nursing competence levels of Finnish nursing students and factors relating to it. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study design, reported by The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology guidelines. METHODS: Data were collected with the GeroNursingCom instrument, which features 53 items relating to 11 competence factors. The K-clustering technique and the Chi-squared, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann Whitney tests were used to analyse the data. RESULTS: Seven hundred and ninety-nine nursing students from nine randomly selected higher education institutions were invited to participate in 2019. Three distinct student profiles were identified according to the data (N = 274): Profile A-lower intermediate competence (23.1% of students), Profile B-intermediate competence (45.8%) and Profile C-high competence (31.1%). The strongest competence area for all students was appreciative encounter and interaction, and the weakest was supporting the older person's sexuality. Nursing students have diverse backgrounds and their overall competence in gerontological nursing is shaped in part by their previous education, motivations and work experience. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Recognizing students' different gerontological nursing competence profiles enables the implementation of targeted education to improve competence in clinical practice.

Envejecimiento, bases para una titulación / Aging, bases for a degree / Envelhecimiento, bases para um diploma

OPS en su Serie Recursos Humanos para la Salud No 59 informa las dificultades para formar RRHH en Gerontología Geriatría (G-G) dados por aspectos educativos, escasas ofertas laborales y centros asistenciales específicos. El saber en el tema es vasto, no es así el conocimiento que se tiene frente a la problemática en la formación de RRHH identificada en la serie No 59. El objetivo como formadores de enfermeros posgraduados que dejó en "Stand by" una especialidad en G-G, estructurada en la diversidad de la problemática del adulto mayor AM cuyo currículum oculto no colmó las expectativas de la comunidad educativa. La inquietud como profesores, gestores educativos de enfermería, en un departamento que profundiza los saberes sobre le cuidado AM, está en buscar que el programa perfile a un profesional con valores, competencias para el cuidado, contextualizado al Sistema Nacional Integrado Salud (SNIS), lenguaje analítico-crítico y virtual, transdiciplinar entre otras. Que contribuyan a la calidad de vida del AM, la familia, los aspectos sociales, el hábitat. Además de conocer la opinión de los licenciados clínicos. La revisión descriptiva de investigaciones de estudiantes y docentes del departamento en el período 2015-2019 dan cuenta de enunciados textuales y conceptos útiles para este fin, que conjugado a la experiencia docente informa sobre la tendencia buscada. ¿Qué información se ha recogido en las Tesis Finales de Investigación (TFI) que puedan enriquecer una nueva propuesta de formación posbásica en G-G.? La demografía, la experticia de los profesores, la estrategia de posgrados articulados fundamenta la necesidad de un programa posbásico adaptado, que contemple al "life long learning", un aspirante en G-G que aprende métodos para aprender durante toda su vida. La proyección para el 2050 en el Uruguay es de casi 825.000 AM en una población de 3,7 millones, mientras que los menores de 15 serán más de 570.000 la epidemiología misma demandará cuidado enfermero y cambios en la seguridad social.

PAHO in its Human Resources for Health Series No. 59 reports the difficulties to train HR in educational aspects, few job offer and specific care centers in Gerontology Geriatrics (GG) Knowledge on the subject is vast, not so the knowledge that one has in front of the problem in the formation of RR identified in series No 59. The objective as postgraduate nurse educators who left a specialty in G-G in "Stand by", structured in the diversity of the problems of the elderly AM whose hidden curriculum did not exceed the expectations of the educational community. the concern as teachers, nursing educational managers, in a department that deepens knowledge about AM care, is to seek that the program profiles a professional with values, skills for care, contextualized to the SNIS, analytical-critical and virtual language, transdisciplinary among others. That they contribute to the quality of life of the MA, the family, the social aspects, the habit. In addition to knowing the opinion of clinical graduates. the descriptive review of investigations of students and teachers of the department in the period 2015-2019 reveal textual statements and useful concepts for this purpose, which together with the teaching experience reports on the trend sought. What information has been collected in the TFIs that can enrich a new proposal for post-basic training in G-G? The demographics, the expertise of the professors, the articulated postgraduate strategy support the need for an adapted post-basic program, which includes the "lifelong learning", a G-G candidate who learns methods to learn throughout his life. The projection of Uruguay (almost 825,000 AM) in a population of 3.7 million, while those under 15 will be more than 570,000 the epidemiology itself will demand nursing care and changes in social security.

A OPAS, em sua Série de Recursos Humanos em Saúde nº 59, relata as dificuldades para formar RH em aspectos educacionais, poucas ofertas de empregos e centros de atendimento específicos em Gerontologia Geriatria (GG) O conhecimento sobre o assunto é vasto, não o que se tem. diante do problema na formação do RR identificados na série nº 59. O objetivo como pós-graduandos enfermeiros educadores que saíram de uma especialidade em G-G em "Stand by", estruturados na diversidade dos problemas do idoso AM cujo currículo oculto não superava as expectativas da comunidade educacional. A preocupação como docentes, gestores do ensino de enfermagem, em um setor que aprofunda conhecimentos sobre o cuidado em AM, é buscar que o programa perfile um profissional com valores, habilidades para o cuidado, contextualizado ao SNIS, linguagem analítico-crítica e virtual , transdisciplinar entre outros. Que contribuam para a qualidade de vida do MA, da família, dos aspectos sociais, do hábito. Além de saber a opinião dos graduados em clínica. A revisão descritiva de investigações de alunos e docentes do departamento no período 2015-2019 revelam enunciados textuais e conceitos úteis para esse fim, que juntamente com a experiência docente relata a tendência buscada. Quais informações foram coletadas no TFI que podem enriquecer uma nova proposta de treinamento pós-básico em G-G? A demografia, a expertise dos professores, a estratégia articulada da pós-graduação sustentam a necessidade de um programa pós-básico adaptado, que inclui o "life long learning", um candidato do G-G que aprende métodos para aprender ao longo da vida. A projeção de no Uruguai (quase 825.000 AM) em uma população de 3,7 milhões, enquanto os menores de 15 anos serão mais de 570.000 a própria epidemiologia exigirá cuidados de enfermagem e mudanças na previdência social.

Trends in Geriatric Emergency Medicine.

Geriatric emergency medicine has emerged as a subspecialty of emergency medicine over the past 25 years. This emergence has seen the development of increases in training opportunities, care delivery strategies, collaborative best practice guidelines, and formal geriatric emergency department accreditation. This multidisciplinary field remains ripe for continued development in the coming decades as the aging US population parallels a call from patients, health care providers, and health systems to improve the delivery of high-value care. This article educates emergency medicine practitioners and highlights high-value care practice trends to inform and prioritize decision-making for this unique patient population.