Burke K
Riverview Health Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, USA.
Can Nurse. 1998 Apr;94(4):47-8.
By the year 2041, 11 million individuals 65 and over will reside in Canada. This drastic demographic change, coupled with the increasing acuity and complexity of the health care needs of seniors, creates an immense demand for nurses specialized in gerontology. But can gerontological nursing survive as a specialty and respond to this demand?