Geriatric Nursing Resource Links

Hartford Institute Recommended
Best Practice Nursing Care of Older Adults
On-Line Resources

The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at the College of Nursing at New York University is pleased to provide this list of online resources regarding best practice nursing care of older adults.

Comprehensive Resources:

Comprehensive Clinical Web Site:
Evidence-based clinical content on the care of older adults, developed by the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at NYU, will now be found on this new website: geriatric content by topic, symptoms and specialty nursing practice; the Try This Assessment tools series; hospital competencies; CE opportunities; and much more.
www.ConsultGeriRN.org

Older Adult Assessment Series Information about the care of those over 65, derived from cutting-edge research and best practices, is now available to nurses and other providers in either print format or streaming video, at any time and at no cost, through Hartford Institute’s partnership with The American Journal of Nursing series called HOW TO TRY THIS - new topics, based on the Try This series, produced monthly, through February, 2009. Continuing Education units available.
www.NursingCenter.com/AJNolderadults

Older Adults: Recommended Baccalaureate Competencies and Curricular Guidelines for Geriatric Nursing Care:
Delineates elements of high-quality basic nursing education in geriatric issues. Published in partnership with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/gercomp.htm

Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice, Third Edition: Best practices for assessment, interventions, and anticipated outcomes in our care of older adults.
Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice is intended to bring the most current, evidence-based protocols known to experts in geriatric nursing to the audience of students, both graduate and undergraduate, practitioners at the staff level from novice to expert, clinicians in specialty roles (educators, care managers, and advanced practice nurses), and nursing leaders of all levels.
www.springerpub.com/prod.aspx?prod_id=11033

Geriatric Education Centers:
www.nagec.org

Interdisciplinary Geriatric Training:
For a portal to resources from all the geriatric education centers throughout the country. Check out the Consortium of New York GECs www.nygec.org. Low cost training and free curricula available.

Geriatric Nursing Education Consortium GNEC:
Preparing Nursing Students to Care for Older Adults; Hartford Institute working with American Association of Colleges of Nursing to enhance geriatric content in senior-level undergraduate nursing courses through train the trainer in the fundamentals of geriatric nursing and the use of geriatric curriculum resources.
www.aacn.nche.edu/GNEC.htm

Health Information:
This site provides an array of useful explanations about a variety of geriatric syndromes and conditions for both the health care professional and the older adult and their families. Outstanding materials, clearly written.
www.NIHSeniorHealth.gov

Nursing Student Self Assessment Test:
Western University has a Geriatric Pretest (Self Assessment) that has been developed as part of their AACN/Hartford grant activities. The pretest is available without cost for entering/beginning NP students-you can sign in as a student. Test objectives were guided by the AACN BSN Geriatric Competencies.
www.geriatriceducation.org

Gerontological Certification:

We encourage nurses to become certified in gerontological nursing by taking the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) national certification exams. Certification is the best way to validate your expertise.

The gerontological nursing certification exam is now computer-based and available approximately 6 days a week in over 300 testing sites around the country.
www.nursecredentialing.org/Certification.aspx

Hosting a Geriatric Certification Review Course

The ANCC’s Institute for Credentialing Innovation offers hospitals the opportunity to Co-Host a 2-day Review Seminar for ANCC Certification in Gerontological Nursing examinations: Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Specialist in Gerontological Nursing, and Baccalaureate/Associate Degree Gerontological Exams. For pricing and additional information please contact Joanne Evans RN, MED, CS at ANCC at 301-628-5053 or email jevans@ana.org.

Advanced Practice Education and Research Opportunities:

Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist Competencies for Older Adult Care:
Outlines the competencies and critical content areas that should be integrated into the educational programs of all NPs and CNSs who care for older adults.
www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/Hartford/OlderAdultCare.htm

Geriatrics and the Advanced Practice Curriculum:
A series of web-based interactive case studies, available free online. Faculty can readily integrate essential geriatric nursing content into non-gerontological NP and CNS programs.
Learn more about 'Geriatrics and the Advanced Practice Curriculum'.

Geriatric Nursing Review Syllabus 2nd Edition:
A Core Curriculum in Advanced Practice Geriatric Nursing: a concise, up-to-date, and comprehensive text developed by the American Geriatrics Society in collaboration with the Hartford Institute.
www.americangeriatrics.org/products/gnrs_2.shtml

Pre and Post Doctoral Opportunities

Hartford Institute Scholars Program at NYU College of Nursing:
Week-long summer intensive program to enhance research skills and promote programs of research in geriatric nursing for post-doctoral fellows or doctorally prepared faculty.
Learn more about the Hartford Institute Scholars Program.

Hartford Foundation Claire Fagin Pre and Post Doctoral Scholars Program:
Part of the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Program (BAGNC) coordinated by the American Academy of Nursing. A two year full time position with substantial financial support.
www.geriatricnursing.org

Advanced Practice Degrees:
PhD or Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program at New York University, College of Nursing.
www.nyu.edu/nursing