Abstract:

Objective To design a ideological and political blending teaching program for undergraduate Geriatric Nursing and to explore its effect. Methods A total of 122 third year nursing undergraduates in a university were recuited as participants. Firstly，according to the professional content of each teaching theme and the ideological material，the ideological objectives and embodiment methods of the corresponding theme were formulated respectively. Afterward，the pre-class online task list，classroom teaching steps and post-class online ideological garden content of each knowledge point were designed. In classroom teaching，common concern and theme discussion，case teaching，fine reading and tribute to exemplars were used. After implementation，effect of the teaching reform was evaluated by students’ usual grades，presentation of elderly health assessment scenario drama and course satisfaction questionnaire. Results Students’ online learning initiative got improved，with a mean score of 43.3 out of 50 for the usual grade. Besides，the sitcom presentation was well prepared，with a mean score of 41.5 out of 50. In addition，94.26% of the students were satisfied with the design and implementation of the ideological and political education. Conclusion The design of the blended teaching enriches the content and methods of curriculum ideological and political education，and improves students’ interest in learning while contributing to students’ value leadership.

Key words: Geriatric Nursing, Curriculum, Ideological and political theory education, Blending learning