Core Competencies for Gerontological Nurse Educators
Competency 1
The Gerontological Nurse Educator possesses the requisite knowledge and skills to prepare students to deliver high quality nursing care to diverse older adult populations. This includes gerontological, geriatric, and geropsychiatric knowledge and skills that can be obtained through post-baccalaureate formal education, or other professional development programs/activities. Experience in working with older adults is crucial.
Exemplars that may demonstrate competency include:Competency 2
Competency 3
Competency 4
The Gerontological Nurse Educator builds strong collaborative relationships with other disciplines to develop meaningful interprofessional education (IPE) and practice opportunities for students in learning about healthy aging and care of older adults. IPE learning opportunities occur in diverse practice settings ranging from the hospital to post-acute environments and communities.
Exemplars that may demonstrate this competency include:Competency 5
The Gerontological Nurse Educator builds strong collaborative relationships with other disciplines to develop meaningful interprofessional education (IPE) and practice opportunities for students in learning about healthy aging and care of older adults. IPE learning opportunities occur in diverse practice settings ranging from the hospital to post-acute environments and communities.
Exemplars that may demonstrate this competency include:Competency 6
The Gerontological Nurse Educator clearly describes expected learning outcomes for students in prelicensure, graduate, and professional development programs based on nationally recognized gerontological/geriatric nursing and other related competencies (e.g., AACN Competencies to Improve Care for Older Adults; Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice; GAPNA Consensus Statement on Proficiencies for the APRN Gerontological Specialist; and AACN/HIGN Geropsychiatric Nursing Competency Enhancements). Learning outcomes are evaluated by the Gerontological Nurse Educator in online, classroom, laboratory, simulation, clinical, and community settings using specific criteria for evaluation related to care of older adults.
Competency 7
The Gerontological Nurse Educator demonstrates scholarly leadership in gerontological nursing by disseminating scholarly work in the following areas: teaching, mentorship, and learning related to the care of older adults in academic and professional development programs; discovery that advances new knowledge about healthy aging and care of older adults; integration of gerontology/geriatrics across disciplines and professions; application by engaging in evidence-based practice and policy advocacy and/or leadership related to care of older adults; or by application of new knowledge to improve care of older adults.
Exemplars that may demonstrate this competency include:
7.4. Mentors students, faculty members, and/or clinicians interested in gerontological nursing or interprofessional geriatric practice.
7.5. Demonstrates leadership at the local, state, regional, national, and/or international level that influences the care of older adults.
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