The University of San Francisco USF Scholarship: a digital repository @ Gleeson Library | Geschke Center Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects Theses, Dissertations, Capstones and Projects Spring 5-19-2016 Integrating Improved Geriatric Content Into a Nursing Curriculum: Enhancing the Competencies of Nursing Students in Gerontological Care Sylvia Andrade
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[email protected]. INTEGRATING GERIATRIC CONTENT INTO A CURRICULUM 1 Integrating Improved Geriatric Content Into a Nursing Curriculum: Enhancing the Competencies of Nursing Students in Gerontological Care Sylvia Andrade, DNP (c), MS, RN University of San Francisco Mary Bittner, DNP, PHA, CNE, RN Committee Chair Wanda J. Borges, PhD, RN, ANP-BC Committee Member Helen J. Nguyen, DNP, RN, ANP-BC Committee Member INTEGRATING GERIATRIC CONTENT INTO A CURRICULUM 2 Abstract The United States is facing a critical shortage of health care professionals who are trained in geriatrics. Among the health care professions, nursing, with more than 3 million members, comprises the largest segment of the nation’s health care workforce.