Read gerontology-focused articles in the Journal of Nursing Scholarship!
As part of the year-long celebration of gerontology, the Journal of Nursing Scholarship, STTI’s official journal, has published several gerontology-focused articles by the world’s leading nurse researchers. View the supplemental articles now!  

Susan Gennaro, editor, shares her thoughts:
Around the world, demographic trends show that the people of the world are living longer. There is a global population shift so that countries have fewer young citizens in comparison to a larger older population. While it is certainly wonderful that people are living longer, we also want the elderly to live better. With aging populations the importance of managing chronic diseases has escalated and nurses are questioning how best to provide care.

The gerontologic series that will run in the Journal of Nursing Scholarship in 2010 is presenting issues that we all will face on how to provide the best care to the increasing number of our elderly fellow citizens. There are not enough nurses anywhere in the world to have solely “geriatric care nurses,” and so this series will provide timely information on the state of geriatric nursing that will help all of us around the world as we incorporate knowledge of geriatric care into our clinical practice. 

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Week 3: Gerontology Nursing Resources
To Comfort Always: A Nurse’s Guide to End-of-Life Care, a book published by STTI, wins a 2009 AJN Book of the Year award!

Author Linda Norlander, RN, BSN, MS,  shares her thoughts:
Most people needing end-of-life and hospice care are elderly. Patients have often experienced years of gradual decline from chronic conditions before they are at a point where the focus needs to be on comfort rather than cure or prolongation. To Comfort Always: A Nurse’s Guide to End of Life Care is a primer for nurses to understand their roles at this important time in the lives of patients and families...

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Week 2: Join the online Geriatric Nursing Community!

Join STTI's free online Geriatric Nursing Community. This community, developed with a grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation, provides a platform for nurses in long-term care, acute hospitals, community agencies, universities and other settings to share experiences, resources and expertise in the care of older adults. If you’re interested in joining the community, contact GNLA@stti.iupui.edu for a user name and password.

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Week 1: Discover  www.GeriatricPain.org!

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