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PNAA GERIATRIC RESOURCES and ACTIVITIES
Don't miss the launch! Clinical content on GeroNurseOnline.org will be moving to a new website- www.ConsultGeriRN.org effective Monday October 1, 2007
Evidence-based clinical content on the care of older adults, developed by the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at NYU, will now be found on a new website, ConsultGeriRN.org starting Monday OCTOBER 1, 2007.
ConsultGeriRN.org is your resource for information on the care of older adults. You will find:
- Evidence-based geriatric content, by topic, symptoms and specialty nursing practice
- The Try This Assessment tools series
- Hospital competencies
- Opportunities to acquire continuing education and much more!
New features coming soon. Please bookmark!
ConsultGeriRN.org is the geriatric clinical nursing website of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University College of Nursing. ConsultGeriRN.org is an evidence-based online resource for nurses in clinical and educational settings. ConsultGeriRN.org is funded in part by a grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies (USA) Inc. to support work with specialty nursing associations.
The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing: Making Geriatric Best Practice Standard Practice www.hartfordign.org
Philippine Nurses Association of America Foundation (PNAA) - www.philippinenursesaa.org
- Launched geriatric resource section of PNAA website with access to PNAA geriatric publications including the geriatric/gerontology section and a special geriatric issue of the PNAA newsletter, Philippine American Nurse
- Created a geriatric/gerontology interest group
- Disseminated geriatric/gerontology information through national, regional, and local PNAA conferences in the form of presentations, workshops, and poster sessions.
- Created a PNAAF Geriatric/Gerontology Fellowship Award
Nurse Competence in Aging (NCA)
Philanthropies (USA) Inc., awarded to the American Nurses Association (ANA) through the American Nurses Foundation, and represents a strategic alliance between the ANA,the American Nurses Credentialing Center, & the John A. Hartford
Foundation Institute for Geriatrics Nursing, New York
University, The SteinhardtSchool of Education, Division of
Nursing. The program is designed to maximize the
sustainability of geriatric competence-enhancing activities within national specialty nursing associations & to assure that association members deliver improved care to older adults. The goal of the program is to enhance the geriatric competence – the knowledge, skills, and attitudes – of the 400,000 nurses who are professionally identified as members of 60 national specialty nursing association.
NCA Grant Awarded
In late December 2005, PNAA through the PNAA Foundation received $15,000 to participate in the American Nurses Association - Specialty Nursing Association Partner in Geriatrics (ANA-SNAPG) Program with assistance from a Project Consultant, Melen McBride, Ph.D., R.N., Gerontology Clinical Specialist.
In a letter to Phoebe Andes, President of the Philippine Nurses Association of
America Foundation (PNAAF), Linda Stierle, CEO of the American Nurses
Association (ANA), congratulated PNAAF on behalf of Nurse Competence in Aging
(NCA) for having been selected as the recipient of the 2006 -2007 ANA-Specialty Nursing Association Partners in Geriatrics (ANA-SNAPG) Implementation Grant
in the amount $13,000. This grant will support PNAA objectives and activities
relevant to aging from January 2006 to May 31, 2007. PNAA intends to pursue
the following seven objectives:
1. Provide geriatric-related educational sessions at two regional conferences of PNAA
- 2006 PNAA Eastern Regional Conference (9/22/06)
- 2007 PNAA Western Regional Conference (March 2007)
2. Provide one geriatric-related educational session at a chapter meeting of four PNAA chapter members.
- PNA Maryland (Fall 2006)
- PNA San Diego (January 2006)
- PNA Southern California (April 2006)
- PNA Gulf Coast (to be finalized)
3. Create a Geriatric/Gerontology Interest Group (GGIG) to build a constituency from the membership.
4. Create a geriatric/gerontology section in the PNAA Newsletter & publish articles on care of older adults including ethnic minority elders.
5. Incorporate in the PNAA electronic newsletter a geriatric section, create a resource page for clinicians, & explore the development of an electronic forum to exchange information & clinical tips.
6. Establish a committee at the Board level (Geriatric Project Oversight Committee or GPOC) to oversee implementation of these objectives.
7. Explore the development of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the care of Filipino American elders.
The Project Implementation Team includes local PNAA chapters, individual PNAA members, and the Geriatric Project Steering Committee (GPSC) leadership team. Members of the GPSC are: Mila Velasquez, Phoebe Andes, Rosario May Mayor, Luz Newell, Sarla Duller, Rose Estrada, and Jenice Guzman (Project Coordinator).
PNAA Representatives at the October 2006 NCA ANA-SNAPG meeting held in Washington DC.”
Why PNAA Embraces Aging
Since the late 1960’s, Filipino nurses have immigrated to the US making the Philippines the number one provider of foreign trained nurses to this country (Choy, 2003). Filipino nurses work across the U.S. and they fill the gap in areas hit with the highest nursing shortages. PNAA is the unifying voice for Filipino-American Nurses who work in the US and its territories. Its mission is to uphold the image and foster the welfare of Filipino Nurses as professionals. To do this, one of its objectives is to promote activities and network with other professional organizations and agencies to develop and implement educational programs relevant to nursing practice, education, and research. These activities are intended to improve and support standards of competence among its members as professional and ethical practitioners.
It is expected that by the year 2030, 20% of the population (or one out of five persons) will be over 65 years of age (Administration on Aging, 2003). Older adults are also becoming more ethnically diverse and, by 2040, it is expected that 31% of the older adult population will be non-white compared to 11% in 1994 (Beers and Berkow, 2000). Filipino Americans is now the second to the largest Asian-American subgroup (McBride, 2001). Cultural issues such as language barrier, family caregiving, and spirituality are important themes that affect care provided to older Filipino adults and nurses need to be cognizant of these in order to provide culturally appropriate geriatric care (McBride, 2001).
Nurses with geriatric/gerontology knowledge are important resources to colleagues who care for older adults. Unfortunately, the number of geriatric or gerontological prepared nurses is limited, with less than 1% of all Registered Nurses and 3% of all Advance Practice Nurses being board-certified in geriatrics (NCA, 2005). PNAA would like to help increase geriatric/gerontology knowledge and cultural-competence in nurses so that care provided to older adults is appropriate and culturally sensitive. In addition, we also want to serve as role models to provide culturally competent care to an aging population.
ANA Scope & Standards of Practice: Enhancing the Care
to Older Adults
As the professional organization representing all registered nurses, the ANA has the responsibility to describe the scope and standards of practice for all registered nurses. The recently revised scope of practice statement included in Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (ANA, 2004), describes the who, what, where, when, why, and how of nursing practice. As a part of this work, providing age appropriate and culturally sensitive care has been referenced to include care of older adults.
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