1. Ensuring Specialty Nurse Competence to Care for Older Adults
- Author
-
Mathy Mezey, George J. Huba, Yamilee Bazile, Tara Cortes, and Jessica Esterson
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Leadership and Management ,business.industry ,Academies and Institutes ,Specialty ,MEDLINE ,Gerontological nursing ,General Medicine ,United States ,Geriatric Nursing ,Nursing ,Blueprint ,Family medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,New York City ,Clinical Competence ,Nurse education ,Cooperative Behavior ,Specialty nursing ,business ,Competence (human resources) ,Primary nursing ,Aged ,Specialties, Nursing - Abstract
Geriatric preparation of specialty nurses is critical because their direct care and administrative responsibilities profoundly impact the care of countless older patients in all settings. For a decade, the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, NYU College of Nursing, has worked with 54 national specialty nursing associations, and intensely with 14, to develop strategies for new standards for quality care for older patients. A successful blueprint for specialty associations to sustain and enhance these outcomes will be presented.
- Published
- 2013
- Full Text
- View/download PDF