FINALS : Core Competencies for Gerontological Nurse Educators

Question 1

Type of Competency Serves as an advocate and positive role model for quality care of older adults.

Answer 1

Competency 2

Question 2

Competency 2

Serves as a ____ or ____ for evidence based practice, theoretical development, and/or teaching in gerontological nursing.

Answer 2

consultant or resource

Question 3

Competency 2

Advocates for ____ that promote the health and quality care of older adults

Answer 3

policies

Question 4

Type of Competency

Collaborates in the evaluation of learning about healthy aging and care of older adults in academic and/or professional curricula.

Answer 4

Competency 6

Question 5

Type of Competency

Facilitates interprofessional learning opportunities opportunities for students related to healthy aging and care of older adults.

Answer 5

Competency 4

Question 6

Competency 2

Develops ____ with students, faculty, interprofessional team members, and community members/partners to promote positive learning environments and commitment in the care of older adults.

Answer 6

collegial working relationships

Question 7

Competency 1

The ____ possesses the requisite knowledge and skills to prepare students to deliver high quality nursing care to diverse older adult populations. This includes ____, ____, and ____ knowledge and skills that can be obtained through ____ formal education, or other professional development programs/activities. Experience in working with older adults is crucial.

Answer 7

• Gerontological Nurse Educator
• gerontological, geriatric, and geropsychiatric
• post-baccalaureate

Question 8

Type of Competency

Facilitates the integration of concepts of healthy aging and care of older adults in academic and/or professional curricula.

Answer 8

Competency 5

Question 9

Type of Competency

Implements innovative teaching strategies for engaging students in learning about healthy aging and care of older adults.

Answer 9

Competency 3

Question 10

Type of Competency

Maintains knowledge and skills in the care of older adults.

Answer 10

Competency 1

Question 11

Competency 2

Provides ____ related to care of older adults at local/organizational, regional, national, and/or international levels.

Answer 11

leadership

Question 12

Competency 2

Applies principles of ____, ____, ____, and/or ____ to inspire and motivate students in the care of older adults, their families, and caregivers within the context of varied health care settings.

Answer 12

• effective teaching
• knowledge of the science of learning
• national standards of nursing practice
• research evidence

Question 13

Exemplars that may demonstrate competency 1 includes:

1. Incorporates ____ assessment and ____ interventions for older adults and families into his/her teaching.
2. Educates students about ____ and the ____ that influence the health, function, and independence of older adults such as socioeconomic and environmental issues, multiple chronic conditions, geriatric syndromes, atypical illness presentation, and geropharmacology.
3. Integrates theories and science of aging into ____ and ____.
4. Maintains ____ in the care of older adults.

Answer 13

1. comprehensive geriatric assessment and evidence-based interventions
2. normal aging and the complex factors
3. didactic and clinical teaching
4. national certification(s)

Question 14

Type of Competency

Demonstrates scholarship and leadership that advances gerontological nursing education and practice, and fosters others’ professional development.

Answer 14

Competency 7

Question 15

Competency 2

Advocates for ____ that promote the health and quality care of older adults

Answer 15

policies

Question 16

Type of Competency

Collaborates in the evaluation of learning about healthy aging and care of older adults in academic and/or professional curricula.

Answer 16

Competency 6