Please Help

HaveOrNot · Jul 4, 2001

Originally posted by trinigal
Hey everyone,

I am interested in studing Geriatric Nursing and i would like to get some advice from others in this field.

Thank you in advance
trinigal

Hi! Can you be a little more specific about what kind of advice you are looking for? We would be happy to help if we can.

kbolles · Jul 4, 2001

geriatric nursing does have its rewards. not everyone comes to a nursing home to die, we have a wonderful rehab dept. and it is great to watch someone get better and actually go home

bab5z · Jul 4, 2001

I have been involved in gero-psychiatry for the last 27 years. It has been a challenging career with may sub -specialties ie Alzheimer's disease, Psychoactive medications, geriatric research, etc etc etc. I have worked in a psychiatric facility and now am in a LTC facility for veterans. The patients and residents I have cared for have all been unique, special people. The work is hard, the care rewarding and the wealth of knowledge gained is vast. Hope this helped.

Tim-GNP · Jul 5, 2001

Remember... when we talk of the nursing home population, we only speak about 5% of the geriatric population. If you are interested in Gerontological Nursing, look into other options. There is health promotion to consider. Guess where the other 95% of the older adult population resides... :eek: