Joel L A, Baldwin B, Stevens G
Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 1989;9(3):17-25. doi: 10.1300/J021v09n03_03.
Society has demonstrated a major need for expanded gerontological and geropsychiatric nursing services. Current needs have not yet been met and the call for service will increase throughout the balance of this century and beyond. Social responsiveness demands that nurses: (1) formally establish their clinical authority in care of the aged; (2) lobby for public policy which enables the provider professional to control the practice environment, rather than be controlled by it; (3) improve the educational preparation of nurses to care for the aged; and (4) expand the professions' scientific and research base in this area. The national professional organization of registered nurses, the American Nurses' Association, provides leadership to influence the course of nursing as it continues to provide vital services in a dramatically changing environment.
社会已表明对扩大老年护理和老年精神护理服务有重大需求。目前的需求尚未得到满足，而且在本世纪余下时间及以后，对这类服务的需求呼声将不断增加。社会的响应要求护士：（1）正式确立其在老年护理方面的临床权威；（2）游说制定公共政策，使护理人员能够掌控执业环境，而非受其控制；（3）改进护士照顾老年人的教育准备；（4）扩大该领域护理专业的科学和研究基础。注册护士的全国专业组织——美国护士协会，在护理行业继续在急剧变化的环境中提供重要服务时，发挥领导作用以影响护理行业的发展方向。
