A R E Q U E S T F O R S H A R I N G I am a R N who has just completed a two-year degree at a local technical in- stitute. It took me a whole year of working as a charge nurse on the 11 PM tO 7 AM shift in a 60-bed nursing care facility before I could feel good about being a nursing home nurse. All the CEU classes I 've taken seem to suggest that in order to be a real nurse you must be employed by a hospital.

I recently discovered your maga- zine, Geriatric Nursing, and I am hap- py to be reading material geared toward geriatric people. A few sugges- tions have crossed my mind. I think a question and answer column or a col- umn containing comments from workers who have discovered "tricks of the trade" would be quite useful. As a result o f volunteering for a sing-a- long in the nursing home, I gained a whole new perspective on resident c a r e .

T h a n k s for letting me share my thoughts.

POLLY ROQUET, RN Maynard, 1,4

A C R E D I T T O H E R P R O F E S S I O N I read with interest"Mr. B. and Me" in the Nov.-Dec. 1986 issue. I would be honored to work with Lynn Assimaco- poulos, RN, BSN. Her compassion is t ru ly admirable. Fortunately, I do work with several professionals who also have this special nursing quality. Thank you for such a heart-warming article. Ms. Assimacopoulos is a credit to the nursing profession.

DEBRA STAPLES Administrative Secretary

St. Luke-East Convalescent Center Columbus, OH

I T S A Y S I T ALL! Freckle-minded--how wonderfully descriptive! Thank you Tillie M. An- thony for such a caring article ("Care- takers--Take Care," Mar.-Apr. 1987).

ELAINE KELLY Stamford, CT

G E R O P S Y C H I A T R I C E X P E R T I S E W A N T E D ! The ANA Division on Psychiatric- Mental Health Nursing Practice has asked me to head a task force to devel- op a statement on ihe standards forge- ropsychiatric nursing practice.

Since there is no money available for on-site meetings, I am requesting help from interested nurses around the country with the possibility for setting up regional subcommittees.

I f you are interested in participating, please contact me at Third Age Center, Fordham University at Lincoln Cen- ter, 140 West 6 2 St, New York, N Y 10023.

LOIS GRAU, RN, PhD Associate Director

Brookdale Research Center

H E L P ! I thoroughly enjoy reading your publi- cation. Can you help me obtain infor- mation on how to set up a psychiatric unit within a long-term-care facility? The city in which I live does not have such an environment and is very much in need of one.

Any information you can supply is most appreciated. Thank you for your help.

SHYLA SMITH 8106 Bobran St Boise, ID 83709

T H A N K S GN! Whenever there is a practical question about coping with the aged, your mag- azine has an answer. My student re- search assistant brings me numerous copies of GN articles. They helped me greatly with my forthcoming book by Springer, and I 'm planning a sequel.

B A R B A R A D R E H E R , P h D

Correction: Sandra B. Fielo, RN, FAD, C (author of "Crime and the Elderly," Mar.-Apr. 1987 issue) is associate dean, not dean, at the Col- lege of Nursing, State University of New York, Health Science Center, Brooklyn, NY.

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