Geriatric Oncology Workshop (GrOW): Development and Evaluation of a Nationwide Nursing Curriculum.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Oncology nurses are key in caring for older adults with cancer, but few have received specialized training in gerontology. To address this, a geriatric oncology curriculum was developed for oncology nurses.

Materials & methods

The Geriatric Oncology Workshop (GrOW) was developed and delivered to oncology nurses (n = 387) from 2016 to 2019. Workshops were evaluated using: 1) Assessment of preparedness, comfort, and skills; 2) Knowledge gained; 3) Participant evaluations of workshop (4-point Likert-type scale); 4) Faculty evaluations (10-point Likert-type scale); and 5) Follow-up assessment of goals. Descriptive statistics (frequencies, proportions, medians, means) were used to describe participants and results. Paired t-test was used to evaluate participants' kno

SUBMITTER: Burhenn P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8050135 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature