Gerontology????

suzanne4, RN · May 4, 2005

It is still not a requirement even in the US schools............

Amogee · May 4, 2005

When i applied to CGFNS they already had the gerontology in there i did not do it so it was left blank for me but i was a was approved, so i dont think it is that important....good luck

Julia777 · May 4, 2005

Thank you all very much for the promt answer!!!

ikayar · May 5, 2005

Gerontology is now required by the Maryland Board of Nursing and they require CGFNS to report on it in their CES reports, so you really only have to take that into consideration if your recipient is the Maryland Board.

Julia777 · May 19, 2005

Thank you for the news, but one of the guys applying to cgfns called them and the angry answer was, " yes, you have to have it in the application". Maybe that cgfns person on the other phone was wrong????

ss_ivana · Jun 1, 2005

I did CGFNS VisaScreen application online 15 April 2005 and my online form (automatically generated) does not have subject Gerontology.It has Care of Adult-Medical Nursing, Care of Adult-Surgical Nursing, Maternal/Infant Nursing excl. Gynecology, Nursing care of children, Psychiatric /Mental Health Nursing excluding Neurology, Community/Public Nursing, Other, Physical and Bilogical Sciences, and Social Sciences.

Which of these are absoultetly required as my University is not surer what to put under Medical Nursing subject.

Also, we did not have Community/Public Health of Nursing.

If the Univeristy did not offer a subject, is it better that my Univeristy writes 0 hours on CGFNS Request fro Academic Records or explain in letter that it was not offered by degree plan at that time?THANKS.

Thank you for the news, but one of the guys applying to cgfns called them and the angry answer was, " yes, you have to have it in the application". Maybe that cgfns person on the other phone was wrong????