Evolving models of Geriatric Nursing care

Mezey, Mathy; Boltz, Marie; Esterson, Jessica; Mitty, Ethel

doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2004.11.012

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Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 11-15, January 2005

Evolving models of Geriatric Nursing care

Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN
- MATHY MEZEY, EdD, RN, FAAN, is Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing, and Institute Director, at the New York University, Steinhardt School of Education, Division of Nursing, John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York; www.hartfordign.org.
Marie Boltz, MSN, RN
- MARIE BOLTZ, MSN, RN, is Director of Practice, at the New York University, Steinhardt School of Education, Division of Nursing, John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York; www.hartfordign.org.
Jessica Esterson, MPH
- JESSICA ESTERSON, MPH, is Project Director of Nurse Competence in Aging, at the New York University, Steinhardt School of Education, Division of Nursing, John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York; www.hartfordign.org.
Ethel Mitty, EdD, RN
- ETHEL MITTY, EdD, RN, is Stroud Professor and Senior Advisor of Special Projects, at the New York University, Steinhardt School of Education, Division of Nursing, John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York; www.hartfordign.org.

Abstract

Outcomes of care improve when older patients are cared for by nurses with demonstrated competence in geriatrics and in environments that structure nursing care around the needs of older adults. The past twenty years has seen the development of a number of exciting new nursing models in the delivery of care for older adults. This article highlights some of these evolving models of nursing practice in assisted living, home care, hospitals, and nursing homes.