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Hartford
Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Scholars
We are pleased to announce our AACN
/ Hartford GNP Scholars; Jimmy Reyers, Nicole Peterson,
GiGi Tran, and Pauline Nguyen. The
American Academy of Colleges of Nursing and the John A. Hartford
Foundation have developed a scholars program to increase the
number of minorities in Geriatric Nurse Practitioner roles.
The University of Iowa College of Nursing is the recipient
of a funding to train minority Geriatric Nurse Practitioners.
- Current
Hartford Scholars & Claire Fagin Fellows
In the midst of the Hartford Center’s
productivity are the Hartford Pre-doctoral Scholars and Fagin
Post-doctoral Fellows. These women and men choose to apply and
are selected because of their outstanding commitment to geriatric
nursing and recognized potential for leadership. It is the intention
of the program and of the The John A Hartford Foundation to
produce expert academicians, practitioners and researchers to
lead the field of geriatric nursing, to ultimately improve the
care of elders in our society. Click here
for the 2007-2009 JAHF BAGNC scholarship recipients.
- The strengths and success of the
Iowa Hartford Center provides opportunity for synergy
with the other Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence
at The University of Pennsylvania, The University of Arkansas
for Medical Sciences, Oregon Health Sciences University and
The University of California at San Francisco. These collaborative
initiatives are important in addressing critical issues in the
field of aging.
Geropsych
Initiative
A research consensus conference in geropsychiatric
nursing sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania and the
University of Iowa was held in the fall of 2005. This 2-day
conference was convened to bring together the current and next
generations of academic and clinical leaders in the area of
GMHN to help create solutions to this problem. A proposal is
being submitted to The John A Hartford Foundation to fund curriculum
and research development in the field of geriatric psychiatric
nursing.
Nursing Home Collaborative
Since the early 1950's, when the federal
government first required states to establish some form of licensing
for nursing homes, the nursing home industry in the United States
has grown to serve millions of people in tens of thousands of
facilities. Initially conceptualized as providing long-term
care, nursing homes have evolved over the past twenty years
to include multiple levels of care for residents. This change,
along with complex funding and regulatory structures has created
challenges for those who care for residents in nursing homes.
The HCGNE Nursing Home Collaborative was formed in 2006 to address
these challenges.
- Accomplishments
of the Hartford Centers have been Published!
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A
special issue of Nursing Outlook, the journal of the American
Academy of Nursing, presents an analysis of the accomplishments
of the Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence
during the first five years of funding. Writing teams
composed of members of each Hartford Center developed
the volume.
Click the image for Nursing Outlook’s Home Page.
Once there, go to Browse All Issues, and find Volume 54,
Issue 4, Pages 169-256 (July 2006-August 2006) |
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