Schaller M F, Schmidt-Luggen A
J Gerontol Nurs. 1990 Feb;16(2):25-8. doi: 10.3928/0098-9134-19900201-08.
The aged population is expanding while the availability of nurses to care for hospitalized elderly people is shrinking. Additionally, care for older persons is complex, requiring specific knowledge. The gerontological nursing fellowship is an effort to assist professional nursing staff in meeting the quantitative and qualitative needs of aged patients as well as to prepare nurses for the ANA certification examination. Developed and coordinated by an ANA-certified, master's-prepared clinical nurse specialist, the program is unique in that it utilizes a didactic and clinical education format. The fellowship is expected to profoundly affect geriatric patient care outcome, prepare nurses for national certification, and enhance recruitment and retention of nurses.
老年人口正在不断增加，而能够照顾住院老年人的护士数量却在减少。此外，老年人护理工作复杂，需要专业知识。老年护理奖学金旨在帮助专业护理人员满足老年患者在数量和质量方面的需求，并帮助护士备考美国护士协会（ANA）认证考试。该项目由一位获得ANA认证、拥有硕士学位的临床护理专家开发和协调，其独特之处在于采用了理论教学与临床教育相结合的形式。预计该奖学金将对老年患者护理结果产生深远影响，帮助护士获得国家认证，并提高护士的招聘率和留用率。
