The need for curricular revision is demonstrated not only by the changing demographics but also by the results of a recent survey of NPs. Scherer and colleagues [9] asked respondents to reflect on ...

There has been a considerable amount of dialogue recently over the cost savings associated with specialized hospital units for elderly patients, such as geriatric service lines and emergency ...

Nursing and occupational therapy faculty at USI will be hosting a series of training sessions for those nursing homes, Ehlman told McKnight’s. Ultimately, she sees the ongoing collaboration between ...

Thousands of nurses and geriatric specialists—many of them minorities—will be trained for the provider workforce under $159.1 million in federal grants under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care ...

To help address the needs of the growing numbers of people age 55 and over, Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton has launched Cooley Dickinson Geriatric Services. The new program will offer ...

AS operator of a seniors’ residence in the Philippines, I am facing an interesting problem: The scarcity of nurses with geriatric knowledge. We have more than 200,000 registered nurses in the country ...

In summary, there is a tremendous need for better preparation of NPs to provide primary care for the older adult. The resources provided in the tables may help nursing faculty emphasize and integrate ...

The awardees are schools of allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and allied health (including designated Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); graduate ...