Specialties Geriatric
Published Jun 23, 2001
trinigal
1 Post
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
HaveOrNot
3 Posts
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
kbolles
6 Posts
bab5z
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
296 Posts
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...