Browsing by Author "Tenhunen, Monica L."
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Changing Attitudes With a Gerontological Nursing Course
Tenhunen, Monica L. (2017-07-20)Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine baccalaureate nursing student attitudes toward older adults and if a gerontological nursing course changes their attitudes. In 2013, older adults comprised 14.1% of the ... -
Disaster preparedness for undergraduate baccalaureate nursing students
Smithers, Bonnie L.; Tenhunen, Monica L.Purpose: The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice state that graduates should be able to use clinical judgment and make decisions during disaster situations. All nurses need training in ... -
The expert role of the DNP prepared nurse impacting healthcare systems: Bench to bedside, classroom to boardroom
Tenhunen, Monica L.; Heinonen, Sarah; Buchko, Barbara L.; Frumenti, JeanineDoctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) prepared nurses are uniquely positioned to meet the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) call to nursing for increased involvement and action in improving our healthcare system. The DNP is a ... -
Influencing undergraduate nursing student attitudes on older adults
Tenhunen, Monica L.Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine baccalaureate nursing student attitudes toward older adults and whether gerontological nursing education affects those attitudes. As the number of older adults increases, ... -
Undergraduate baccalaureate nursing students and disaster drills
Smithers, Bonnie L.; Tenhunen, Monica L.Purpose: A tornado disaster drill was developed and implemented at a new northeast Texas baccalaureate-nursing program in 2014. The nursing department in 2015 generated another tornado disaster drill at a larger on-campus ... -
Undergraduate nursing student evaluation of disaster drills
Tenhunen, Monica L.Purpose/Background: Nurses are a major component of disaster response and need to understand their roles in preparing and responding to a disaster. Limited evidence regarding educating undergraduate nursing students for ... -
Undergraduate nursing students’ attitudes regarding poverty and the poor
Vice, Kimberly; McKenzie, Carole A.; Tenhunen, Monica L.Poverty can be a difficult topic to discuss, much less experience. Poverty USA reported that 38.1 individuals lived in poverty in the United States in 2019, effecting 1 in 6 children. Nurses are faced and will continue ...