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lncluslon of geronLologlcal nurslng ln currlcula ls emerglng as an lssue of concern Lo faculLy of schools of

nurslng uslng research flndlngs whlch vlew Lhe seLLlng and cllenL selecLlon as ma[or deLermlnanLs of
learnlng ouLcomes faculLy are experlmenLlng wlLh Leachlng sLraLegles whlch supporL a poslLlve more
reallsLlc vlew of Lhe elderly and Lhelr lnherenL poLenLlal and moLlvaLlon for healLh 1hls paper examlnes
Lhe learnlng ouLcomes abouL agelng of a senlor cllnlcal experlence aL Lhe baccalaureaLe level dlrecLed
Loward learnlng Lo nurse Lhe elderly ln a responslve and healLh promoLlng manner SLudenLs were
provlded wlLh an opporLunlLy Lo become comforLable worklng wlLh Lhe elderly and Lhelr famllles ln
order Lo 1 lncrease Lhelr level of knowledge abouL Lhe process of agelng and 2 lncorporaLe Lhls
knowledge wlLhln a nurslng framework by ldenLlfylng crlLlcal aspecLs of developmenL used ln Lhe healLh
assessmenL of Lhe elderly 1he meLhod of sLudy was prlmarlly experlenLlal ln naLure wlLh each sLudenL
maklng a serles of home vlslLs over a 3monLh perlod Lo one selecLed cllenL famlly 1wo groups of cllenLs
parLlclpaLed ln Lhe programme cllenLs ln group A were malnLalnlng Lhemselves ln Lhelr own homes
were noL anLlclpaLlng lnsLlLuLlonallzaLlon and were ln good healLh cllenLs ln group 8 were ln hosplLal for
LreaLmenL of a ma[or healLh problem buL would be recuperaLlng ln Lhelr own homes 8y uslng almores
lacLs on Agelng Culz lL was deLermlned LhaL cllenL selecLlon dld ln facL make a dlfference g
learnlng ouLcomes abouL agelng and Lhe aged