Which is an accurate statement regarding gerontological nursing education?
a. Gerontological nursing content has long been integrated into the curriculum of the typical school of nursing.
b. Undergraduate nursing programs cover gerontological nursing extensively in dedicated courses, comparable to the coverage of psychiatric nursing.
c. Issues most lacking in gerontological nursing education include mental health, elder abuse, acute care, long-term care, and minority and rural aging.
d. Accreditation of a nursing program guarantees that appropriate amounts of ge-rontological nursing content are included in the curriculum.
C
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A Incorrect. Only recently has gerontological nursing content begun to appear in nursing school curricula.
B Incorrect. Most nursing schools still do not have such courses.
C Correct. These issues are sorely neglected in curricula of schools of nursing.
D Incorrect. At present there are no minimum requirements for coverage of care of older adults.
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