Background Older adults occupy one third of acute care hospital beds, and the regular
duties of many nurses include caring for older patients. A working knowledge of geriatric …

Nurses in staff development are responsible for assuring nurses' competence in the delivery
of care. Older patients are the predominant population in hospitals, yet there are no …

Nursing traditionally has seen care of elders as a specialty set apart from disease-based
subspecialties such as oncology, rheumatology, critical care, or perioperative care. Yet …

Older people are at risk of experiencing functional decline and related complications during
hospitalization. In countries with projected increases in age demographics, preventing these …

INTRODUCTION: Persons aged 65 years or older have up to a 45% increased functional
dependence and a 10% mortality rate within the first 3 months after being discharged from …

OVERVIEW: Nurse Competence in Aging is a five-year initiative created in 2002 through an
alliance of the American Nurses Association, the American Nurses Foundation, the …

Aims and objectives. This study focused on differences in nurses' satisfaction with the quality
of care of older people and with organisational characteristics and work environment in …

Specialty nurses constitute an important component of the nurse workforce in ambulatory
settings, hospitals, home care, and long-term care. The direct care and administrative …

Although nurses are the primary care providers for hospitalized and vulnerable older adults
living in the community, they are generally not prepared in geriatric care. This study …

Purpose: The purposes of this study were to survey nurse practitioners (NPs) to determine
their comfort level with knowledge about caring for individuals aged 65 years and older and …