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NATIONAL GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING SECTION Official Section of the National Gerontological Nursing Association
ANNUAL MEETING The NGNA held its Annual Education Conference in New Orleans September 22-24, 1994. It was an excellent conference with good presentations, great research posters, and lots of networking by members and new members. At the Annual Membership Business Meeting, the new officers for the term 1994-96 were installed. Offices for election in even years include: president, treasurer, and directors in Regions 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10. In addition, three members of the five-member Nominating Committee are elected. The following people were installed in their new offices:
president has served on the board as a regional director. Her educational background includes a BSN from South Dakota State University and an MSN from the University of Texas. She is certi6ed (ANA) in gerontological nursing. The NGNA welcomes Mary Lou back to the board.
Treasurer: Dianne L. Myers Long
President: Mary Lou Long Mary Lou Long is the Clinical Director of Nursing at S1. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. She has an extensive background in gerontology nursing, including clinical nurse specialist in gerontology nursing, Medicare! Medicaid consultant, and director of senior life at S1. Luke's for 10 years. She has presented at a number of workshops throughout the United States and has considerable expertise in urinary incontinence. She has published extensively in nursing books and journals. Mary Lou has adjunct faculty status at Boise State University. In addition, Mary Lou has served on the National Agenda Committee to promote continence in 1994. She is a contributor to the NGNA's forthcoming Core Curriculum in Gerontology Nursing, due on the bookshelves in 1995. The new
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Dianne Myers has served as regional director for two terms on the board of directors and has been a member of the NGNA since its inception in 1986. Other involvement in gerontology nursing includes her present position as gerontology clinical nurse specialist at The Chambersburg Hospital in Pennsylvania. She serves on the board of the Alzheimer's Association and the Geriatric Health Care Institute in Pennsylvania. She has presented and published extensively and has expertise in confusion, behavioral management, and agerelated physiological changes. We are pleased to keep Dianne on the board.
Regional Director II: Roberta Vitcusky
Vitcusky
Roberta Vitcusky is a gerontological clinical nurse specialist at St. Clares Riverside Medical Center in Denville, N.J. She received her MSN, including CNA/nurse practitioner education, from Seton Hall University and is certified (ANA) as a gerontological nurse practitioner. She has extensive experience in gerontology nursing, which includes acute and long-term care, as well as in the roles
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of educator, clinician, and administrator. Roberta is currently serving as secretary to the Gerontology Division of the New Jersey State Nurses Association. Roberta is a welcome member to the board.
NGNA the past 2 years as chair of the Research Committee and as an editor of the NGNA section of GERIATRIC NURSING. Mary Ann has been a project coordinator for the Kellogg Foundation's "Dissemination: Expanding Collaboration between Community Colleges and Nursing Homes."
Regional Director IV: Bonnie Brown Bonnie Brown is director of nursing of a long-term care facility in Jacksonville, Fla. Bonnie, who has more than 30 years in nursing, 14 in gerontology nursing, worked her way through the ranks, from staff nurse to director. Bonnie has her certification (AN A) in gerontological nursing. She is the long-term care representative to the Greater Jacksonville Acute and Long-term Care Task Force. The NGNA is glad to have Bonnie Brown on the board.
Regional Director VI: Beatrice R. Carney Beatrice Carney has the title of geriatric evaluation management nurse coordinator of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. She is also secretary of the Greater Kansas City Clinical Specialist Association. Beatrice serves on the ANCC Test Development Committee for Certification as clinical specialist in gerontological nursing. She has been very active in the Kansas State Nurses Association, holding executive positions on a number of committees. She has conducted research in a number of areas and lectured extensively. Beatrice Carney will add considerable expertise to the board.
Ethel Ekland is a clinical nurse specialist in geropsychiatry at Western State Hospital in Tacoma, Wash. She received her BSN and MN at the University of Washington. Ethel has expertise in biomedical ethics, dementia care, communication strategies, and pain management in older adults. The NGNA welcomes the new Region X Director from Washington state.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE Carney
,
Anderson
Regional Director VIII: Mary Ann Anderson The board welcomes back Mary Ann Anderson. Mary Ann is on the faculty of Weber State University in Utah and is a doctoral student at the University of Colorado. She is certified (ANA) in gerontological nursing and in nursing administration. She has been actively involved in the
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Regional Director X: Ethel S. Ekland
Brown
Eklond
.
Among the nominees for this important committee, the following people were elected: Beverly Reno, MSN, RNC, associate professor at Northern Kentucky University; Barbara Stewart, RNC, assistant district office supervisor in the Bureau of Acute and Long-Term Care at the Ohio Department of Health; and Mary Slater, RNC, MSN, charge nurse at the Christian Health Care Center in Lexington, Ky. Congratulations to the three winners.
CORE CURRICULUM FOR GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING The NGNA has been working very hard developing its first Core Curriculum for Gerontological Nursing, and it is expected to be available in the next few months. This will be just in time for preparation for the ANCC Certification Examination in Gerontological Nursing. The Core Curriculum. should also be a valuable tool for nurses in acute care settings that serve an older adult population, as well as for nurses in long-term
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care units and home care nurses working with elderly clients. The content of the Core Curriculum is developed to encompass the areas of content in the certification examination. Sections include gerontological nursing professional issues, issues and trends in gerontological nursing, legal/ethical issues (written by a nurse attorney with an elderly clientele), administration issues, evaluation issues, regulatory issues, education, advocacy, research, service delivery issues, environmental issues, common health problems and case studies, nursing assessment and data collection. The Core Curriculum is edited by board members ofNGNA. The more than 30 contributors to the edition
NGNA members will receive a 25% reduction in the fee for the Certification Examination in Gerontological Nursing. This follows an agreement between the NGNA and the ANCC to co-sponsor certification examinations. The involvement of the NGNA with the ANCC includes providing an individual to serve on the ANCC Test Development Committee; recommend individuals to serve as item writers for the certification examination; assist in marketing certification; and provide review for the ANCC Board on Certification. Members who wish to be involved in this new venture, write the NGNA. CJ
are experts in gerontological nursing from all over the United States. The Core Curriculum is expected to be updated every 3 to 4 years to stay current with the clinical practice and practice environments of gerontological nursing. The NGNA has plans to develop a study guide to accompany the Core Curriculum, as well as a test guide in the near future. Other publishing plans include the development of a core curriculum for clinical nurse specialists in gerontological nursing, as well as for gerontological nurse practitioners, specifically developed for preparation for national certification examinations. The NGNA was delighted with the news from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) that
DISCOVER A NEW HORIZON Join the National Gerontological Nursing Association and discover how by sharing professional experiences we can grow In knowledge, reputation, and friendship.
NGNA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION ACTIVE MEMBER o RN o LPN $60.00 ASSOCIATE MEMBER
$60.00
(Interested Allied Health Professionals)
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NGNA supports furthering the education of those Individuals dedicated to the profession of gerontological nursing. If you would like to contribute to our scholarsnlp campaign. you may include your contribution with your membership check.
CONTRI!3UTION FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND $5 [j $10 :J $25
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C Other $
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Please complete and mail this form with your check (made payable to NGNA). NGNA 7250 Parkway Drive, Suite 510 Hanover, MD 21076
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ANNUAL MEETING The NGNA held its Annual Education Conference in New Orleans September 22-24, 1994. It was an excellent conference with good presentations, great research posters, and lots of networking by members and new members. At the Annual Membership Business Meeting, the new officers for the term 1994-96 were installed. Offices for election in even years include: president, treasurer, and directors in Regions 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10. In addition, three members of the five-member Nominating Committee are elected. The following people were installed in their new offices:
president has served on the board as a regional director. Her educational background includes a BSN from South Dakota State University and an MSN from the University of Texas. She is certi6ed (ANA) in gerontological nursing. The NGNA welcomes Mary Lou back to the board.
Treasurer: Dianne L. Myers Long
President: Mary Lou Long Mary Lou Long is the Clinical Director of Nursing at S1. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. She has an extensive background in gerontology nursing, including clinical nurse specialist in gerontology nursing, Medicare! Medicaid consultant, and director of senior life at S1. Luke's for 10 years. She has presented at a number of workshops throughout the United States and has considerable expertise in urinary incontinence. She has published extensively in nursing books and journals. Mary Lou has adjunct faculty status at Boise State University. In addition, Mary Lou has served on the National Agenda Committee to promote continence in 1994. She is a contributor to the NGNA's forthcoming Core Curriculum in Gerontology Nursing, due on the bookshelves in 1995. The new
GERIATRIC NURSING Volume 15. Number 6
Myers
Dianne Myers has served as regional director for two terms on the board of directors and has been a member of the NGNA since its inception in 1986. Other involvement in gerontology nursing includes her present position as gerontology clinical nurse specialist at The Chambersburg Hospital in Pennsylvania. She serves on the board of the Alzheimer's Association and the Geriatric Health Care Institute in Pennsylvania. She has presented and published extensively and has expertise in confusion, behavioral management, and agerelated physiological changes. We are pleased to keep Dianne on the board.
Regional Director II: Roberta Vitcusky
Vitcusky
Roberta Vitcusky is a gerontological clinical nurse specialist at St. Clares Riverside Medical Center in Denville, N.J. She received her MSN, including CNA/nurse practitioner education, from Seton Hall University and is certified (ANA) as a gerontological nurse practitioner. She has extensive experience in gerontology nursing, which includes acute and long-term care, as well as in the roles
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of educator, clinician, and administrator. Roberta is currently serving as secretary to the Gerontology Division of the New Jersey State Nurses Association. Roberta is a welcome member to the board.
NGNA the past 2 years as chair of the Research Committee and as an editor of the NGNA section of GERIATRIC NURSING. Mary Ann has been a project coordinator for the Kellogg Foundation's "Dissemination: Expanding Collaboration between Community Colleges and Nursing Homes."
Regional Director IV: Bonnie Brown Bonnie Brown is director of nursing of a long-term care facility in Jacksonville, Fla. Bonnie, who has more than 30 years in nursing, 14 in gerontology nursing, worked her way through the ranks, from staff nurse to director. Bonnie has her certification (AN A) in gerontological nursing. She is the long-term care representative to the Greater Jacksonville Acute and Long-term Care Task Force. The NGNA is glad to have Bonnie Brown on the board.
Regional Director VI: Beatrice R. Carney Beatrice Carney has the title of geriatric evaluation management nurse coordinator of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. She is also secretary of the Greater Kansas City Clinical Specialist Association. Beatrice serves on the ANCC Test Development Committee for Certification as clinical specialist in gerontological nursing. She has been very active in the Kansas State Nurses Association, holding executive positions on a number of committees. She has conducted research in a number of areas and lectured extensively. Beatrice Carney will add considerable expertise to the board.
Ethel Ekland is a clinical nurse specialist in geropsychiatry at Western State Hospital in Tacoma, Wash. She received her BSN and MN at the University of Washington. Ethel has expertise in biomedical ethics, dementia care, communication strategies, and pain management in older adults. The NGNA welcomes the new Region X Director from Washington state.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE Carney
,
Anderson
Regional Director VIII: Mary Ann Anderson The board welcomes back Mary Ann Anderson. Mary Ann is on the faculty of Weber State University in Utah and is a doctoral student at the University of Colorado. She is certified (ANA) in gerontological nursing and in nursing administration. She has been actively involved in the
320
NGNA Section
Regional Director X: Ethel S. Ekland
Brown
Eklond
.
Among the nominees for this important committee, the following people were elected: Beverly Reno, MSN, RNC, associate professor at Northern Kentucky University; Barbara Stewart, RNC, assistant district office supervisor in the Bureau of Acute and Long-Term Care at the Ohio Department of Health; and Mary Slater, RNC, MSN, charge nurse at the Christian Health Care Center in Lexington, Ky. Congratulations to the three winners.
CORE CURRICULUM FOR GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING The NGNA has been working very hard developing its first Core Curriculum for Gerontological Nursing, and it is expected to be available in the next few months. This will be just in time for preparation for the ANCC Certification Examination in Gerontological Nursing. The Core Curriculum. should also be a valuable tool for nurses in acute care settings that serve an older adult population, as well as for nurses in long-term
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care units and home care nurses working with elderly clients. The content of the Core Curriculum is developed to encompass the areas of content in the certification examination. Sections include gerontological nursing professional issues, issues and trends in gerontological nursing, legal/ethical issues (written by a nurse attorney with an elderly clientele), administration issues, evaluation issues, regulatory issues, education, advocacy, research, service delivery issues, environmental issues, common health problems and case studies, nursing assessment and data collection. The Core Curriculum is edited by board members ofNGNA. The more than 30 contributors to the edition
NGNA members will receive a 25% reduction in the fee for the Certification Examination in Gerontological Nursing. This follows an agreement between the NGNA and the ANCC to co-sponsor certification examinations. The involvement of the NGNA with the ANCC includes providing an individual to serve on the ANCC Test Development Committee; recommend individuals to serve as item writers for the certification examination; assist in marketing certification; and provide review for the ANCC Board on Certification. Members who wish to be involved in this new venture, write the NGNA. CJ
are experts in gerontological nursing from all over the United States. The Core Curriculum is expected to be updated every 3 to 4 years to stay current with the clinical practice and practice environments of gerontological nursing. The NGNA has plans to develop a study guide to accompany the Core Curriculum, as well as a test guide in the near future. Other publishing plans include the development of a core curriculum for clinical nurse specialists in gerontological nursing, as well as for gerontological nurse practitioners, specifically developed for preparation for national certification examinations. The NGNA was delighted with the news from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) that
DISCOVER A NEW HORIZON Join the National Gerontological Nursing Association and discover how by sharing professional experiences we can grow In knowledge, reputation, and friendship.
NGNA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION ACTIVE MEMBER o RN o LPN $60.00 ASSOCIATE MEMBER
$60.00
(Interested Allied Health Professionals)
STUDENT MEMBER NAME
$45.00 TITLE
ADDRE~S::-:S~-----------
CITY HOME PHONE SCHOOL
_
STATE
ZIP
WORK PHONE EMPLOYER __..
_ _ _
NGNA supports furthering the education of those Individuals dedicated to the profession of gerontological nursing. If you would like to contribute to our scholarsnlp campaign. you may include your contribution with your membership check.
CONTRI!3UTION FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND $5 [j $10 :J $25
o
C Other $
_
Please complete and mail this form with your check (made payable to NGNA). NGNA 7250 Parkway Drive, Suite 510 Hanover, MD 21076
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