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 …

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 …

The quality of geriatric nursing practice is directly linked to the quality of training received by
nursing students. To achieve high standards of care, specific strategies should be adopted …

The purpose of this article is to describe and measure the impact of a multifaceted program
developed to reduce the falls rate on an acute medical unit at an academic tertiary care …

Current demographic and health care utilization trends strongly indicate a rapidly increasing
demand for nurses who are well qualified to care for older adults. Advanced practice nurses …

The nation's aging demography, few nursing faculty with gerontological nursing expertise,
and insufficient geriatric content in nursing programs have created a national imperative to …

Geriatrics knowledge and expertise is critical to the care of older adults in skilled nursing
facilities. However, opportunities for ongoing geriatrics training for nurses working in skilled …

Objective: In a previous study, emergency nurses gave a high priority to the educational
topics of geriatric depression, physical assessment of the elderly, and mental status testing …