Geriatric Nursing

Compulsory Geriatric Nursing.

The Branches Standing Committee of the -Royal College of Nursing in November voted in favour of making geriatric nursing a compulsory subject in the syllabus for general training. There was, however, considerable opposition to this-83 voted for and 74 against. What of this opposition? Why so large a vote against this resolution? The opponents say that the syllabus is as full as it can be now. I...

Improving the quality of geriatric nursing care: enduring outcomes from the geriatric nursing education consortium.

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 increase the supply of nurses qualified to provide care for older adults. Geriatric Nursing Education Consortium (GNEC), a collaborative program of the John A. Hartford Foundation, the American Association of Colle...

Multiresistant pathogens in geriatric nursing – infection control in residential facilities for geriatric nursing in Germany

BACKGROUND The increase of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) causes problems in geriatric nursing homes. Older people are at increased a growing risk of infection due to multimorbidity and frequent stays in hospital. A high proportion of the elderly require residential care in geriatric nursing facilities, where hygiene requirements in nursing homes are similar to those in hospitals. For th...

Geriatric syndromes and their implications for nursing.

Your bright future in geriatric nursing.

If you are like most nursing students, the average age of your patients is 65 and older. In fact, this population is the largest group of people seeking care in every type of health care setting. Older adults make up 46% of all hospital days, 80% of homecare visits, and represent 90% of long-term care residents (NCHS, 2004). Older adults are exploding on the health care scene as the fastest gro...