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A gerontological nurse specialist is an advanced practice nurse or nurse practitioner who has graduate education in gerontological nursing. Specific education in gerontological care is important for all nurses, even those who work outside of long-term care, because older adults make up a significant portion of patients across specialties. [40]
The NICHE Program provides the principles, resources and tools to stimulate a change in the culture of health care facilities and achieve patient-centered care for older adult patients. It is affordable and comprehensive, and benefits hospitals in a number of ways: Improved clinical outcomes; Positive fiscal results; Enhanced nursing competencies
Katz credits his mother for encouraging his education and his medical career. After high school, Katz was unable to study for a medical degree due to the onset of World War II . He volunteered for the US Navy in 1942, at the age of 18, and was assigned to various medical details including running the health services department at Purdue ...
Linda H. Aiken, Ph.D., FAAN, FRCN, RN (born July 29, 1943) is an American nurse and researcher who is currently the Founding Director for the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research and a Senior Fellow of the Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics.
In 1973, after earning her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Counseling, Watson begun her career teaching nursing courses at the CU College of Nursing. [6] By 1979 she was the director of the university's doctoral program, and in 1986 she became the founder and director of its Center for Human Care. [ 5 ]
A study led by Mayo Clinic found a “widening gap between lifespan and healthspan" among 183 countries. The lead researcher and another doctor discuss the drivers of poor health late in life.
Anionwu began her nursing career inspired by a nursing nun who cared for her eczema at the age of four. [8] At the age of 16, she left school with seven O-levels and started to work as a school nurse assistant in Wolverhampton. She continued with education to become a nurse, health visitor, and tutor.
Rozzano Locsin is a Filipino-American Professor of Nursing at Tokushima University, and Professor Emeritus at Florida Atlantic University.Locsin is the author of Technological Competency as Caring in Nursing: A Model for Practice.