一种必需品而非奢侈品：培养高级执业护士照顾老年人。

A necessity not a luxury: preparing advanced practice nurses to care for older adults.

作者信息

Thornlow Deirdre K, Auerhahn Carolyn, Stanley Joan

机构信息

Gerontology Programs, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, DC 20036, USA.

出版信息

J Prof Nurs. 2006 Mar-Apr;22(2):116-22. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2006.01.015.

DOI:10.1016/j.profnurs.2006.01.015

PMID:16564478

Abstract

Of today's 2.7 million registered nurses, less than 1% are certified in gerontological nursing and only 3% of advanced practice nurses (APNs) have specialized training in this area. These statistics indicate that there are not enough gerontological nurse practitioners or geriatric clinical nurse specialists to care for the burgeoning older adult population. Relying solely on certified geriatric APNs to care for older adults is not a viable solution. Educating all APNs with grounding in gerontological nursing care may well be the answer to expanding our nation's capacity to competently care for our rapidly aging population. As part of the 4-year Enhancing Geriatric Nursing Education in Baccalaureate and Advanced Practice Nursing Grant, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing developed a set of core gerontological competencies for graduate APN programs. These competencies, entitled Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist Competencies for Older Adult Care, delineate guidelines for APNs who are not specialists in gerontology but provide care to older adults. This article describes the competency development process, provides an overview of broad categories and examples of competency statements, and highlights model case studies for integrating gerontological content throughout APN curricula to ensure that graduates are equipped to provide competent care to older adults.

摘要

在如今270万注册护士中，获得老年护理认证的不到1%，高级执业护士（APN）中只有3%在该领域接受过专业培训。这些统计数据表明，没有足够的老年护理执业护士或老年临床护理专家来照顾迅速增长的老年人口。仅依靠获得认证的老年APN来照顾老年人并非可行的解决方案。让所有APN接受老年护理基础培训很可能是扩大我国为快速老龄化人口提供有效护理能力的答案。作为为期四年的“加强本科及高级执业护理中的老年护理教育”拨款项目的一部分，美国护理学院协会为APN研究生项目制定了一套老年护理核心能力标准。这些名为“老年护理执业护士和临床护理专家照顾老年人的能力标准”的能力标准，为并非老年护理专家但为老年人提供护理的APN划定了指导方针。本文描述了能力标准的制定过程，概述了宽泛类别及能力标准陈述示例，并重点介绍了在APN课程中融入老年护理内容的典型案例研究，以确保毕业生有能力为老年人提供有效护理。