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Spotlight on the Older Adult
Below is information that you may find useful in caring for the Geriatric patient.
Clinical content on GeroNurseOnline.org has moved to a new website- ConsultGeriRN.org
This move was effective 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!
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 http://www.hartfordign.org
Available Listservs that you may join for geriatric information:
GERO-NURSE (Listserv for the Research Development and Dissemination Core: University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Intervention Project). Instructions: Send an email to LISTSERV@LIST.UIOWA.EDU In the text of the email (not the subject) write: SUBSCRIBE GERO-NURSE.
GERINET GERINET (Interdisciplinary listserv around geriatric health issues). To join this listserv visit http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/archives/gerinet.html
AGING-DD - A discussion group for aging and developmental disabilities.
Instructions: Send an email to:
LISTSERV@LSV.UKY.EDU
In the text of the email (not the subject) write: SUBSCRIBE AGING-DD
If you have comments, questions or need additional information please feel free to email info@sohnnurse.com
Jan Adams, RN, BSN, MPA, CORLN
SOHN Web Fellow, Nurse Competence in Aging |