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New program seeks to improve RNs’ competence in elder care

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, July 15, 2005

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As the American population matures, nurses' caregiving skills for the elderly must expand and improve, according to the Nurse Competence in Aging program. The program-funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies, (USA) Inc.-works with and provides grants for specialty nursing organizations to bring geriatric training and education to their members. In doing so, the Nurse Competence in Aging program educates and enhances nurses' competence in the specific needs of the many elderly patients who require care within particular specialties (e.g., oncology and critical care). The program was awarded to the American Nurses Association through the American Nurses Foundation, and has gained additional support from the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the John A. Harford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing's Division of Nursing at New York University.

For more information about geriatric care and education for nurses, visit the Nurse Competence in Aging's Web site at www.geronurseonline.org. For free assessment tools such as a fall risk assessment, a geriatric depression scale, and SPICES: An overall assessment tool of older adults, visit the "resources" section of the site.

Source: RN.com

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