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

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 …

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 …

Background One in seven Canadian seniors receives home care. Seniors are three times as
likely as younger Canadians to be admitted to hospital and are also more likely to be …

Background: A successful faculty-mentored geriatric nurse education program resulted from
an acute care-academic partnership. Purpose: This study educated nurses in best geriatric …

Substantial gaps exist between the number of older adults requiring competent geriatric care
and the number of nurses able to provide it. The purpose of this study was to develop …

Background Caring for older adults is among the most challenging issue of public health
and social care systems in modern societies. By enhancing the nursing curriculum, nursing …

Background Gerontological nursing is not a career choice for most new graduates. Nurse
educators, who influence students' career decisions, lack expertise in older person care. The …

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 …

Geriatric nursing competency in the acute care setting is a social mandate for the 21st
century. This article reports on the content validation of an Australian research instrument …