AACN administers two complementary HGNI programs. The first, in conjunction with the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at NYU, is a project to ensure that the Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN) workforce is prepared to care for older adults. The project focuses on developing national consensus-based adult-gerontological focused competencies for nurse practitioners (NP) and clinical nurse specialists (CNS) that will provide the basis for education programs and certification exams. Additionally, this project will reaffirm and update the national, consensus-based competencies for NPs and CNSs providing care to older adults but who are not adult-gerontology APRNs, e.g. women’s health and family APRNs.

The second program is the Geriatric Nursing Education Consortium (GNEC), an innovative national initiative to enhance geriatric content in senior-level baccalaureate courses. GNEC focuses on providing nursing educators with the skills, knowledge, and resources needed to ensure that “best geriatric practices” are embedded in baccalaureate curricula and subsequently in the clinical care provided by newly educated nurses.

Executive Director:
Geraldine Bednash, PhD, RN, FAAN

www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/Hartford/index.htm