| Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 28, 2008: Gerontological and Geriatric Education Contributor(s): Sterns, Harvey L. (Editor), Bernard, Marie A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0826100996 ISBN-13: 9780826100993 Publisher: Springer Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $85.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: Many challenges face the nursing community in expanding the empirical knowledge base that informs rural nursing practice. This collection develops creative and effective strategies in identifying relevant research and presents them within the context of the rural delivery system. The contributors, all noted nurse scientists, include discussions of the key problems they deal with within the context of recent reports on the state of rural health. This approach enables the reader to situate available nursing knowledge within the broader context of knowledge about each problem as a whole. While the primary examples are drawn from American contexts, a special chapter on global perspectives highlights analogous problems and issues that rural nursing research raises across countries, particularly the availability of resources. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Geriatrics |
| Dewey: 618.97 |
| Series: Annual Review of Gerontology & Geriatrics |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume addresses the extraordinary need to educate personnel at all levels in gerontology and geriatric medicine and in the design and delivery of health and social services. The historical development of gerontology and geriatric medicine and education issues are carefully considered with recommendations for curriculum design. The authors offer state of the art discussions on both gerontology and geriatrics, with implications for future research. The chapters, written by seminal figures in the field, address the critical need for well trained faculty and other professionals to: educate new and existing faculty and other professionals, educate researches to accelerate scientific knowledge, provide courses for all students that address life-span/life/cycle development and related materials, provide discipline specific courses on aging, and much more. |