The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing Gerontological Nursing Certification Review Course

Welcome to the newly revised Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing Gerontological Nursing Certification Review Course!

The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University (NYU) College of Nursing, Gerontological Nursing Certification Review Course has been updated in both content and format.  The purpose of this Review Course is to help nurses prepare to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Gerontological Nurse Certification Exmaination.  The Review Course offers a summary of current key clinical information and issues central to caring for the highly specialized needs of older adults.  It also reviews the current financial, social, political, and cultural issues that affect nursing care for the elderly.  This course reflects the current test content outline of the ANCC Gerontological Nurse Certification Examination.

This course has been revised based on a  two-day Gerontological Nursing Certification Review Workshop created by Sharon Stahl Wexler, PhD, RN, BC.

Why Certification in Gerontological Nursing?

  Certification in gerontological nursing will:

• assure competent care for elders
• validate you as a credible geriatric resource for your supervisors, physicians, and colleagues
• provide you with competence that is portable wherever you choose to work
• provide opportunity for professional advancement and compensation

Prepare for Certification and enhance your geriatric competence!

In addition to those nurses who intend to sit for the certification examination, this course is useful to any practicing nurse, nurse faculty, or student wanting to acquire fundamental knowledge of geriatric nursing care.

This course reflects the current test content outline of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Gerontological Nurse Certification Examination. View the outline on the ANCC site!

• Learn the basics of gerontological nursing
• Prepare to be certified in gerontological nursing
• Cost is $150.00 for 10 Contact Hours! 
• 9 Module Design: The course is organized to be consistent with the topics included in the current ANCC Gerontological Nurse Certification Examination test content outline.
  • Module 1: Epidemiology, theories of aging, financial, political, social, legal and ethical issues
  • Module 2: Nursing theories, models of gerontological care, standards and scopes of practice, research, quality improvement
  • Module 3: Health promotion, age-related changes, and Health issues: integumentary and sensory disorders
  • Module 4: Health issues: cardiovascular, respiratory
  • Module 5: Health issues: endocrine, immunological, hematological
  • Module 6: Health issues: gastrointestinal, genitourinary
  • Module 7: Health issues: neurological, musculoskeletal
  • Module 8: Nutrition, pain, end-of-life, care, elder mistreatment
  • Module 9: Medication issues, patient education, communication
• Self-Paced Study: The course provides self-study (asynchronous) instruction that is online and interactive. Estimated time for completion is 10 hours. Incremental use is encouraged.
• Simple Computer Requirements: You need a Pentium 233 MHz processor or better with at least 64 MB of memory and a 56K or faster connection. Mimimum screen resolution is 640 x 480. You must use a javascript enabled web browser. You should be able to view the course using most modern web browsers; however, it is important to note that the course has been tested on Mozilla Firefox 3, Opera 9, and Internet Explorer 5.5 and up.

Questions or Commments? Send them to: CertReview@HartfordIGN.org