Journal article
Health TAPESTRY: Exploring the Potential of a Nursing Student Placement Within a Primary Care Intervention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Abstract
The increasing prevalence of chronic diseases in aging places demands on primary care. Nurses are the major nonphysician primary care workforce. Baccalaureate nursing programs should expose students to primary care and older adults to support these demands and help recruit new graduates to this setting. However, many baccalaureate nursing programs focus on acute care and placements aimed at older adults are viewed negatively. To address these …
Authors
Valaitis R; Gaber J; Waters H; Lamarche L; Oliver D; Parascandalo F; Schofield R; Dolovich L
Journal
SAGE Open Nursing, Vol. 6, ,
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
January 2020
DOI
10.1177/2377960820909672
ISSN
2377-9608