The aging of the US population has resulted in increased numbers of older patients with more complex health needs that is outpacing the capacity of existing workforce. Despite a rapidly growing knowledge base for care of older adults with complex care needs, fewer than 3% of advanced practice nurses are specialty prepared in geriatrics. Through a partnership with the Geriatrics Division, the Aging Center and Durham Community Based Organizations, created as part of the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP), we developed a nurse practitioner fellowship program to address these needs.

Date

• 2018

Lead Author/Creator

• Bowers, Margaret T.
• Harris, Susanne
• McConnell, Eleanor
• Kanne, Geraldine
• Matters, L
• Heflin, Mitchell T.
• Sabol, Valerie

Affiliation

• School of Nursing

Mot-clé

• nurse practitioner
• fellowship
• geriatrics

Item type

• Poster

Permanent Link:

• http://hdl.handle.net/2193.1/MP48SC77C

Educational Competency

• Curriculum Design