American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, DC, USA.
Nurs Outlook. 2011 Jul-Aug;59(4):228-35. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2011.05.012.
This article traces the impact of the John A. Hartford Foundation's (JAHF) Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative (HGNI) on the geriatric preparation of nursing students. With over 2.6 million practitioners, nurses play a critical role in assuring the health care of older adults. Older adults make up the majority of patient days in hospitals, home care, and nursing homes. Yet, when the JAHF began its investment in geriatric nursing, specific content on care of older adults was woefully absent in academic programs preparing entry- and graduate-level nurses. Clearly, the JAHF HGNI investment in nursing education has paid huge dividends. Baccalaureate nursing students are now likely to graduate with competencies in care of older adults. In the next 5 years, ongoing JAHF HGNI initiatives should yield similar outcomes in associate degree-prepared graduates and in advanced practice registered nurse graduates. This article traces the impact of the JAHF HGNI on nursing education.
本文追溯了约翰·A·哈特福德基金会（JAHF）哈特福德老年护理倡议（HGNI）对护理学生老年护理准备的影响。护士有超过 260 万从业者，在确保老年人的医疗保健方面发挥着关键作用。老年人占医院、家庭护理和疗养院患者天数的大部分。然而，当 JAHF 开始投资老年护理时，在为入门级和研究生级护士做准备的学术项目中，关于老年人护理的具体内容却严重缺乏。显然，JAHF 在护理教育方面的 HGNI 投资已经带来了巨大的回报。护理专业的本科生现在很可能在老年护理方面具备相关能力。在未来 5 年内，JAHF HGNI 的持续倡议应该会在副学士学位和高级实践注册护士毕业生中产生类似的结果。本文追溯了 JAHF HGNI 对护理教育的影响。
