Advances in geropsychiatric nursing: A decade in review

Abstract

This article provides a brief overview of the early development of geropsychiatric nursing (GPN) as background for examining its advancement subsequent to the 2010 Future of Nursing (FON) Report. The FON's education, practice and leadership recommendations form the three pillars that have supported geropsychiatric nursing's continuing evolution, framed within a practice and policy perspective. Lessons learned are relevant to developing the next phase of FON recommendations. The importance of overcoming challenges faced by the field of GPN is supported by the aging global population, the directions of nursing as a discipline, and the clear necessity of an intra-and inter-professional approach to mental health and aging.Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.

Geropsychiatric Nursing Leadership in Long-Term Care

“…The Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative is an extension of the work started by Drs Evans, Beck, and Buckwalter initially housed with the American Academy of Nursing and funded through the John A. Hartford Foundation 2 , 3 The Geropsychiatric Nurse Collaborative is currently a special interest group within the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence. 39 In addition, GAPNA has a very active special interest group in GPN. As mentioned earlier members of this special interest group published a position paper supporting GPN as a subspecialty of gerontological advanced practice nursing.…”

“…These recommended competencies are freely available on the Portal of Geriatric Online Education ( www.Pogoe.com/ ). 2 Stephens and colleagues 39 provided a robust list of educational and practice resources for GPN (p. 282). There is also an effort underway to develop a certificate recognition through GAPNA for the top of the APRN pyramid.…”

Peningkatan Kompetensi Keperawatan Geriatri Dasar bagi Perawat di Kota Bekasi

“…Peningkatan kompetensi perawat gerontik di Indonesia setidaknya didukung oleh beberapa hal seperti perubahan populasi global yang semakin menua, arah keperawatan sebagai disiplin ilmu, serta kebutuhan yang jelas akan bantuan professional yang dibutuhkan oleh masyarakat. Tiga pilar penting dalam terciptanya perubahan yang berkelanjutan dari keperawatan gerontik terdiri atas bidang pendidikan, bidang pelayanan, serta para pengambil kebijakan baik di daerah maupun pusat (Ranjbari et al, 2021;Stephens et al, 2020). Beberapa saran yang dapat menjadi pertimbangan bagi pelaksanaan kegiatan peningkatan kompetensi perawat geriatri di layanan kesehatan antara lain 1) Pelibatan keterlibatan mitra khususnya pengambil kebijakan dalam kegiatan perlu dilakukan, serta 2) Kegiatan yang berkelanjutan dan membahas topik-topik relevan terkait kelanjutusiaan dapat menjadi salah satu usulan yang dapat dipertimbangkan agar peserta mendapat peningkatan pengetahuan (Anung Ahadi Pradana, 2021).…”