Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity: Results after the first 10 years and implications for the future

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 198-205

  Franklin, Patricia D ^a   Archbold, Patricia G ^b   Fagin, Claire M ^c   Galik, Elizabeth ^d   Siegel, Elena ^e   Sofaer, Shoshanna ^f   Firminger, Kirsten ^g  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b American Academy of Nursing   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^g CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic geriatric nursing; Building capacity; Geriatric nursing; Innovation; Investment predoctoral scholarship; Postdoctoral scholarship

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MANPOWER; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CAPACITY BUILDING; FACULTY, NURSING; FOUNDATIONS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; TRAINING SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960278077     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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