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Review
. 2020 Oct;34(5):281-287.
doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2020.07.006. Epub 2020 Jul 10.

Advances in geropsychiatric nursing: A decade in review

Caroline E Stephens  1 , Lauren Massimo  2 , Melodee Harris  3 , Lois K Evans  2 , Kathleen C Buckwalter  4
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Advances in geropsychiatric nursing: A decade in review

Caroline E Stephens et al. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

This article provides a brief overview of the early development of geropsychiatric nursing (GPN) as background for examining its advancement subsequent to the 2010 Future of Nursing (FON) Report. The FON's education, practice and leadership recommendations form the three pillars that have supported geropsychiatric nursing's continuing evolution, framed within a practice and policy perspective. Lessons learned are relevant to developing the next phase of FON recommendations. The importance of overcoming challenges faced by the field of GPN is supported by the aging global population, the directions of nursing as a discipline, and the clear necessity of an intra- and inter-professional approach to mental health and aging.

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