Why become a gerontological nurse researcher?

Why Would an Obstetrical Nurse Be Interested in Gerontology?

Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living.

Why? Normal aging changes and health problems frequently show themselves as declines in the functional status of older adults. Decline may place the older adult on a spiral of iatrogenesis leading to further health problems. One of the best ways to evaluate the health status of older adults is through functional assessment, which provides objective data that may indicate future decline or impro...

Integrating gerontological content across advanced practice registered nurse programs.

PURPOSE Faculty members across the country are faced with integrating gerontological content and competencies across advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) programs that focus on the adult-gerontology population. The purpose of this initiative was to effectively and efficiently integrate gerontological content into the adult management courses for several APRN programs in acute and primary c...

The gerontological clinical nurse specialist's role in prevention, early recognition, and management of delirium in hospitalized older adults.

The purpose of this article is to describe the role of the acute care gerontological clinical nurse specialist (GCNS) and provide an exemplar of using GCNS expertise in the implementation of gerontological nursing best practices in hospitalized patients with delirium.

Infusing gerontological nursing content into advanced practice nursing education.

The inclusion of gerontology content in the nursing curriculum is paramount as our population of older adults grows. As one of 10 recipients of the John A. Hartford Foundation/AACN awards for Enhancing Gerontological and Geriatric Nursing Education for Advanced Practice Nursing Programs, we successfully integrated gerontological/ geriatric content throughout core courses for all concentrations ...