Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 84-94 , March 1999

Gerontological nursing content in baccalaureate nursing programs: Findings from a national survey

    PhD
  • Peri Rosenfeld (Associate Director)

      Affiliations

    • Center for Nursing Research, Division of Nursing, New York University, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Rosenfeld: New York University, Division of Nursing, Center for Nursing Research, 429 Shimkin Hall, 50 West 4th St, New York, NY 10012.
  • , MPH
  • Melissa Bottrell (Project Director)

      Affiliations

    • Nurses Improving Care to the Hospitalized Elderly, Division of Nursing, New York University, USA
  • , PhD, RN
  • Terry Fulmer (FAAN, Codirector)

      Affiliations

    • Nurses Improving Care to the Hospitalized Elderly, Division of Nursing, New York University, USA
  • , EdD, RN
  • Mathy Mezey (FAAN, Director)

      Affiliations

    • Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, Division of Nursing, New York University, USA

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* Funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University, New York, NY.

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Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 84-94 , March 1999