Science has shown how the human body changes with aging; changes that drive the need to totally change the way we assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care. The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Caring for older adults requires specific expertise -- knowledge and skills that the majority of nurses did not learn in school, and for which less than one percent have had specialized training or certification.
What's so different about caring for older adults? Physiologic changes associated with aging changes the way illness presents; the way the human body responds to treatment; and which treatments are even appropriate. Many of the past approaches to care used in gerontology are no longer appropriate and research has informed a wealth of evidence-based practices that all clinicians and practitioners should be routinely employing in the care they give in order to provide the safest, highest quality care possible. To better prepare nurses for this responsibility, AJN is actively working with experts in gerontology to organize best practices, resources and tools that will shape the delivery of evidence-based care of older adults.
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