The John A. The John A. Hartford Hartford

FoundationFoundation

The John A. The John A. Hartford Hartford

FoundationFoundation

Geriatric Nursing Geriatric Nursing InitiativeInitiative

Geriatric Nursing Geriatric Nursing InitiativeInitiative

JAHF Geriatric Nursing InitiativeJAHF Geriatric

Nursing InitiativeThe JAHF Institute for Geriatric NursingThe JAHF Institute for Geriatric Nursing First Award 1996 – 2001First Award 1996 – 2001 $5.0 Million $5.0 Million Second Award 2001 – 2006Second Award 2001 – 2006 $5.0 Million $5.0 Million

American Academy of NursingAmerican Academy of Nursing Coordinating Center & Scholar Program (5 years) $8.0 Coordinating Center & Scholar Program (5 years) $8.0

MillionMillion Nursing School Geriatric Investment Program (3 years)Nursing School Geriatric Investment Program (3 years) $2.2 $2.2

MillionMillion

Centers of Geriatric Nursing ExcellenceCenters of Geriatric Nursing Excellence (5 years)(5 years) $6.7 Million $6.7 Million

American Association of Colleges of NursingAmerican Association of Colleges of Nursing Enhancing Geriatric Nursing Education (4 years)Enhancing Geriatric Nursing Education (4 years) $4.0 Million $4.0 Million Creating Careers in Geriatric Advance Practice Nursing (4 years)Creating Careers in Geriatric Advance Practice Nursing (4 years) $2.2 $2.2

MillionMillion

The Measurement Group: Evaluating the JAHF Geriatric Nursing The Measurement Group: Evaluating the JAHF Geriatric Nursing InitiativesInitiatives

(3 years)(3 years) $0.9 Million $0.9 Million

GERIATRIC NURSING EDUCATION PROJECT

John A. Hartford Foundation / John A. Hartford Foundation /

American Association of Colleges of Nursing American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Polly Bednash, PhD, RN, FAAN Executive Director AACNPolly Bednash, PhD, RN, FAAN Executive Director AACN Joan Stanley, PhD, RN, CFNP Director Education PolicyJoan Stanley, PhD, RN, CFNP Director Education Policy Deirdre Thornlow, MN, RN Gerontology Project Director Deirdre Thornlow, MN, RN Gerontology Project Director Annie Alesandrini, BA, Project AssistantAnnie Alesandrini, BA, Project Assistant Sara Gore, BS, Project AssistantSara Gore, BS, Project Assistant

Geriatric Nursing Education

Enhancing Geriatric Nursing Education for Enhancing Geriatric Nursing Education for Undergraduate and Advanced Practice Nursing Undergraduate and Advanced Practice Nursing ProgramsPrograms

Creating Careers in Geriatric Advanced Creating Careers in Geriatric Advanced Practice NursingPractice Nursing

Enhancing Geriatric Nursing Curriculum

Concentrated effort to stimulate innovationsConcentrated effort to stimulate innovations

in geriatric curriculum and formulate new in geriatric curriculum and formulate new clinical experiences to enable nurses to clinical experiences to enable nurses to develop the specialized skills needed to develop the specialized skills needed to provide high quality care to older adultsprovide high quality care to older adults

Enhancing Geriatric Nursing Curriculum:Program Goals / Objectives

Demonstrate curriculum impact on baseline programDemonstrate curriculum impact on baseline program Develop curricula reflective of national benchmarksDevelop curricula reflective of national benchmarks Create a set of benchmark standards for educating APNs Create a set of benchmark standards for educating APNs Improve skill and knowledge of nurseImprove skill and knowledge of nurse Develop new partnerships between education and practiceDevelop new partnerships between education and practice Increase recruitment of studentsIncrease recruitment of students Attain individualized institutional goals Attain individualized institutional goals Disseminate findings to larger communityDisseminate findings to larger community Demonstrate mechanism for sustaining improvementDemonstrate mechanism for sustaining improvement

Geriatric Nursing Education: Curriculum Awardees

Undergraduate AwardeesUndergraduate AwardeesFairfield UniversityFairfield University

Florida International UniversityFlorida International University

Grand Valley State UniversityGrand Valley State University

Illinois State UniversityIllinois State University

La Salle UniversityLa Salle University

MCP Hahnemann UniversityMCP Hahnemann University

Metropolitan State UniversityMetropolitan State University

NYU Steinhardt School of EducationNYU Steinhardt School of Education

Otterbein CollegeOtterbein College

SUNY at Stony BrookSUNY at Stony Brook

Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee University

University of DelawareUniversity of Delaware

University of IowaUniversity of Iowa

University of MarylandUniversity of Maryland

University of MichiganUniversity of Michigan

University of Missouri-ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri-Columbia

University of North Carolina GreensboroUniversity of North Carolina Greensboro

University of Rhode IslandUniversity of Rhode Island

University of WashingtonUniversity of Washington

Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso University

Advanced Practice AwardeesAdvanced Practice AwardeesCase Western Reserve UniversityCase Western Reserve University

East Tennessee State UniversityEast Tennessee State University

Pennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania State University

University of ArkansasUniversity of Arkansas

University of California San FranciscoUniversity of California San Francisco

University of Illinois at ChicagoUniversity of Illinois at Chicago

University of MichiganUniversity of Michigan

University of North Carolina GreensboroUniversity of North Carolina Greensboro

University of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia

Western UniversityWestern University

Individualized Objectives: Graduate

Strengthen existing GNP / GCNS programStrengthen existing GNP / GCNS program Enhance gerontology content in other APN Enhance gerontology content in other APN

programs (eg ANP, FNP, cardiology, etc)programs (eg ANP, FNP, cardiology, etc) Strengthen mental health / gero-psych Strengthen mental health / gero-psych Develop web-based coursesDevelop web-based courses OtherOther

Strengthen Existing GNP / GCNS

Change course sequenceChange course sequence Redesign curriculum length Redesign curriculum length

Foster retentionFoster retention Combine GNP/GCNS tracks Combine GNP/GCNS tracks

Develop / enhance gerontology coursesDevelop / enhance gerontology courses

GNP / GCNS Courses

Introduction to Normal AgingIntroduction to Normal Aging ( (university offeringuniversity offering)) Adult/Older Adult Adult/Older Adult

Concepts and TheoriesConcepts and Theories Analysis and ApplicationAnalysis and Application Advanced Nursing PracticumAdvanced Nursing Practicum

Gero-pharmacologyGero-pharmacology (n=2) (n=2) Mgmt of Older Adults with Progressive Neurological Mgmt of Older Adults with Progressive Neurological

Disorders Disorders

Enhance Gero Content in APN Program

Infuse geriatric content into Infuse geriatric content into allall APN courses APN courses Offer courses / concentrations to all APNsOffer courses / concentrations to all APNs

Geropsychiatric Nursing concentration Geropsychiatric Nursing concentration (1 core + 1 elective; on-line)(1 core + 1 elective; on-line)

Issues in Gerontological Health Issues in Gerontological Health ((required GNPrequired GNP, , elective APN)elective APN)

Develop web-based gero modules for APN programsDevelop web-based gero modules for APN programs Combine Adult/Older Adult CNS didactic (core)Combine Adult/Older Adult CNS didactic (core) Dual certify FNP/ANP as GNP Dual certify FNP/ANP as GNP Pre-test for geriatric competenciesPre-test for geriatric competencies

Strengthen Gero-Psych Content

Course Offerings:Course Offerings: Mental Health of Older AdultsMental Health of Older Adults (GNP didactic) / (GNP didactic) /

Mental Health Interventions with Older Adult Mental Health Interventions with Older Adult (GNPclinical)(GNPclinical) Geropsychiatric Nursing Theory Geropsychiatric Nursing Theory (GNP didactic + clinical)(GNP didactic + clinical)

Bio-behavior: Aging and Mental Illness / Bio-behavior: Aging and Mental Illness / Issues in Aging and Mental Illness Issues in Aging and Mental Illness (APN concentration)(APN concentration)

Develop Web-Based Courses

Post-master’s certification programPost-master’s certification program Web-based concentrationWeb-based concentration Web-based modules to incorporate geriatric Web-based modules to incorporate geriatric

content into APN programscontent into APN programs Developing courses as on-line offerings Developing courses as on-line offerings

Dissemination Activities Awardees will actively collaborate with AACN to disseminate all Awardees will actively collaborate with AACN to disseminate all

curricular materials or products designed to meet the goals of the projectcurricular materials or products designed to meet the goals of the project locally, regionally & nationallylocally, regionally & nationally

• website postings, linkages website postings, linkages

• publications, conferences, etcpublications, conferences, etc

All papers, releases, interviews, etc should acknowledge the John A. All papers, releases, interviews, etc should acknowledge the John A. Hartford FoundationHartford Foundation

copies of all materials are sent to AACNcopies of all materials are sent to AACN

Publication of a summary document describing projects at various Publication of a summary document describing projects at various institutionsinstitutions

Networking Activities

Develop an active network among all Hartford Develop an active network among all Hartford Nursing Initiative recipients and individuals Nursing Initiative recipients and individuals interested in improving care to older adults through interested in improving care to older adults through curricular innovation and collaboration.curricular innovation and collaboration. List Serve List Serve geriatric_nursing-subscribe@yahoogroups.comgeriatric_nursing-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Web site Web site aacn.nche.eduaacn.nche.edu

ConferencesConferences Affiliation with National OrganizationsAffiliation with National Organizations

Creating Careers in Geriatric

Advanced Practice Nursing

The grant provides scholarship monies to The grant provides scholarship monies to schools of nursing to expand opportunities for schools of nursing to expand opportunities for nursing students to choose a career in geriatric nursing students to choose a career in geriatric advanced practice nursingadvanced practice nursing

Creating Careers in Geriatric APNGoals / Objectives:

Enhance geographical, cultural, ethnic, and gender diversityEnhance geographical, cultural, ethnic, and gender diversity Increase enrollment of full-time students in geriatric APN Increase enrollment of full-time students in geriatric APN Increase retention and graduation of full-time studentsIncrease retention and graduation of full-time students Increase graduates nationally certified as GCNS or GNPIncrease graduates nationally certified as GCNS or GNP Develop new private or public partnerships Develop new private or public partnerships Involve scholarship recipients in activities that promote, build Involve scholarship recipients in activities that promote, build

and sustain careers in geriatric APNand sustain careers in geriatric APN Disseminate successes and innovations to larger community Disseminate successes and innovations to larger community

Creating Careers Awardees Awards were granted to 23 Schools of Nursing; schools will use the

monies to encourage enrollment of > 160 geriatric APN students:

Boston College Case Western Reserve University Duke University Emory University George Mason University Long Island University,

Brooklyn Campus Northeastern University Oregon Health & Sciences University Radford University Rush University Seattle Pacific University University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, San Francisco University of Illinois at Chicago University of Maryland University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Pennsylvania University of Rhode Island University of Texas Health Science

Center at San Antonio University of Washington Wilkes University Yale University