Resources

In January of 2015, the National League for Nursing (NLN) launched ACESXPRESS, a digital campaign introducing new free ACE resources that address challenges and best practices in gerontology. ACESXPRESS delivers concise strategies and opportunities for peer-to-peer communication and collaboration.

A Dignity Care Video

The Institute of Medicine charged the ad hoc Committee on the Future Health Care Workforce for Older Americans to determine the health care needs of Americans over 65 years of age and to assess those needs through an analysis of the forces that shape the health care workforce, including education and training, models of care, and public and private programs.

A Policy Blueprint, Santa Monica, CA; RAND Corporation, 2014

The John A. Hartford Foundation's blog designed to stimulate discussion about how the needs of the growing number of older adults are incorporated into the country's ongoing efforts to improve health care. The blog features posts from the Foundation's leadership and program staff—all experts in geriatrics training, practice, and research

This quarterly, peer-reviewed journal began publication in January 2008 and serves as a forum for research in gerontological nursing.

Geriatric Nursing is a comprehensive source for clinical information and management advice relating to the care of older adults. The journal's peer-reviewed articles report the latest developments in the management of acuteand chronic disorders and provide practical advice on care of older adults across the long term continuum. Geriatric Nursing addresses current issues related to drugs, advance directives, staff development and management, legal issues, client and caregiver education, infection control, and other topics. The journal is written specifically for nurses and nurse practitioners who work with older adults in any care setting. Geriatric Nursing is the official journal of the American Assisted Living Nurses Association, National Gerontological Nursing Association, Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association, and The American Geriatrics Society and is indexed in Medline, ISI and CINAHL.

The Butler-Williams Scholars Program provides unique opportunities for junior faculty and researchers new to the field of aging to gain insight about aging research. The five-day program offers diverse perspectives and includes lectures, seminars, and small group discussions.

The fellowship trains physicians, nurses, social workers, scientists, and legal scholars in the pain management community to go beyond their own professional pursuits to become thought leaders and advocates for change in the understanding and management of pain.

Evidence-based depression care.

Resource site includes the "Core Competencies for Interprofessional Practice" with 2016 Update and "Team Based Competencies, Building a Shared Foundation for Education and Clinical Practice."

Resource site for "Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment" (SBIRT) training for Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders.

The ELDAC project aims to improve the care of older Australians. Health professionals and aged care workers can access information, guidance, and resources to support palliative care and advance care planning for older people and their families.

An innovative frontline workforce development strategy that increases nurses’ and other patient care professionals’ knowledge and skills for executing effective patient care transitions.

The interventions is a quality improvement program designed to improve the identification, evaluation, and communication about changes in resident status. INTERACT® was first designed in a project supported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Now, many post-acute providers across the U.S. are using INTERACT®.

Includes a Special Report on the Financial and Personal Benefits of Early Diagnosis

Using the Institute of Medicine (2003) competencies for nursing, QSEN faculty have defined pre-licensure and graduate quality and safety competencies for nursing and proposed targets for the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be developed in nursing pre-licensure programs for each competency.

Promoting positive behavioral health: A non-pharmacologic toolkit for senior living communities.

Provides long term care providers, consumers and their advocates, and quality improvement professionals with free, easy access to evidence-based and model-practice resources to support continuous quality improvement.

In 2009, the Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative developed a survey in response to a national demand for building academic geriatric nursing capacity and as a resource for students, fellows and others looking to match up with outstanding programs nationwide. The survey has been published annually in the journal Research in Gerontological Nursing. With the assistance of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, an invitation to participate in the survey was issued to schools of nursing across the country.

In 2012, NHCGNE assumed the responsibility of publishing the Annual Survey for that year. The survey provides a rich snapshot of gerontological academic nursing programs and will serve as an excellent resource for students, fellows, and others committed to careers in the field.