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Gerontological nursing competencies: a scoping review

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SCHOOL OF NURSING

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Tate, Kaitlyn
Lai, Claudia
Van Son, Catherine
Kennedy, Megan
Dahlke, Sherry

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Background: Despite decades of advocates striving to enhance gerontological content in baccalaureate nursing programs, nurses are still graduating with inadequate knowledge and skills to work with older adults. Scholars suggest that incorporating entry-to-practice gerontological competencies could be one way to improve graduating nurses' knowledge about older adults.Aim: To examine the state of gerontological entry to practice competencies and standards for baccalaureateprepared nurses around the world. Design: We conducted a scoping review of the literature using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) framework and followed PRISMA-ScR guidelines to report findings. Methods: We performed searches from inception to June 20th 2022 in Medline and EMBASE via OVID, CINAHL via EBSCOhost, Scopus, and Cochrane Library via Wiley. We conducted a search on GOOGLE for grey literature. We included literature that examined 1) baccalaureate nursing programs, 2) gerontological competencies/ standards, and 3) older people/adults.Results: We found 8 literature sources, 4 of which were academic papers and 4 documents describing gerontological entry-to-practice standards and competencies from national nursing associations. Gerontological competencies highlight providing person-centered care to older people and their families across many care contexts. This care includes relational and cultural competence, exhibiting professional values and screening for potential elder abuse. Scholars in two papers relayed their experiences incorporating gerontological competencies into their curricula and two studied student nurses' gerontological competency.Conclusions: There is interest and some progress in developing and incorporating gerontological competencies in various countries but not enough. A coordinated approach to sharing information and expertise among nations is needed to develop international gerontological competencies to facilitate improved nursing care with older adults.

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Churchill Livingstone

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Education, Scientific sisciplines, Nursing

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Nurse Education Today

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10.1016/j.nedt.2023.106034

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