A challenge in academia: Meeting the healthcare needs of the growing number of older adults

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 471-476

  Scherer, Yvonne K ^a   Bruce, Susan A ^a   Montgomery, Carolyn A ^a   Ball, Lisa S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Geriatrics; NP competencies; Research

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW YORK; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 51149120977     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2008.00350.x     Document Type: Article

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