Abstract:

Objective To construct a curriculum program of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Techniques for undergraduate nursing. Methods The curriculum program design was supported by Social Constructivism theory，following the four steps of Taylor’s model and the literature analysis method，and 16 geriatric nursing experts were selected to conduct two rounds of evaluation of the curriculum program through the Delphi technique. Results The Kendall’s W for the two rounds of expert correspondence on each item were 0.192，0.161，the χ² value of Kendall’s W coefficient significance test was 202.07 and 154.68（P<0.001），respectively. The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Techniques curriculum consists of 12 credit hours and uses a mixed teaching mode of online and offline. The curriculum content includes four modules：general medical assessment，physical function assessment，geriatric syndrome assessment and social assessment. In the second round of consultation，the averages value of importance assessment of each curriculum content item was 4.67 to 5.00，and coefficients of variation were 0 to 0.13. Conclusion The curriculum program is designed scientifically and the content is close to the clinical practice，which can be used in teaching together with the theoretical courses of geriatric nursing to realize the comprehensive training of geriatric nursing knowledge and professional skills.

Key words: Education, Nursing, Delphi Technique, Curriculum, Comprehensive geriatric assessment, Social constructivism