Addressing Future Challenges in Nursing and Geriatric Care
School
George Mason University**We aren't endorsed by this school
Course
HAP 442
Subject
Nursing
Date
Dec 11, 2024
Pages
1
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Future Workforce Challenges - Nursing - Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training. - Nurses should obtain higher levels of education and training to adequately address the needs of a patient population with complex needs. - Achieving cultural diversity in the nurs- ing workforce remains a challenge - Primary Care Physicians - To train future PCPs, physicians’ education must be more efficient, integrated, and longitudinal - PCPs earn less compared to other physicians/specialties - Solutions to make PC more appealing - Geriatrics - Aging population - U.S. health care workforce is not prepared to deliver the best care to older patients - Ways to address shortages (IOM,2008) - residency training, improved recruitment and retention, financial incentives to attract geriatric specialists in various health professions - enhancement of reimbursement for practitioners - federal programs - loan forgiveness and scholarships for specialization in geriatrics - better pay and benefits for direct care workers - support for technological innovation to enhance the capacity of caregivers to deliver services to older adults
