NCHWA Nursing Workforce Dashboard
NCHWA’s Nursing Workforce Dashboard visualizes data from the 2018 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN), which includes detailed information on the nursing workforce in the United States. Use this tool to: view data on the nursing workforce landscape, including demographics, employment, and education for RNs, NPs, and APRNs; analyze results for specific subsets of the data using filters by location, license type, and employment status; and access over 100,000 unique data points from the NSSRN.
Source: Health Resources and Service Administration, 2022
Dementia Untangled Podcast
This podcast aims to offer expert guidance and support for the millions of family caregivers of Alzheimer's and dementia patients. The episodes are produced by Banner Alzheimer's Institute and Banner Sun Health Research Institute, which are designated Centers of Excellence by Banner Health for the care, support and research of memory disorders.
Source: Banner Health, 2022
Gerontology Resources for APRN Preceptors and Students
The goal of this Gerontology Resources for APRN Preceptors and Students toolkit is to make geriatric and gerontological content accessible to those caring for older adults. It is designed with advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) students, preceptors, and educators in mind, and it provides a single portal to comprehensive resources. The toolkit is organized by primary care topics and includes links to websites and mobile device apps in the public domain.
Gerontology Resources for APRNs in Acute and Emergent Care Settings
The goal of the Gerontology Resources for APRNs in Acute and Emergent Care Settings (2nd edition) (“Acute Care Resource Guide”) is to make geriatric and gerontological content easily accessible to those caring for older adults in higher-acuity care settings. It is designed with advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) students, preceptors, clinicians, and educators in mind, and to provide a single portal to comprehensive resources. This Acute Care Resource Guide is organized alphabetically by acute and emergent care topics and includes links to websites and videos available publicly.
"COVID-19 Vaccination and Therapeutics in PALTC Toolkit: Resources for Clinicians"
During a meeting with members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team on October 17, 2022, leaders from healthcare associations across the country were asked to educate their members and stakeholders about the importance, effectiveness and accessibility of the COVID-19 bivalent booster and the therapeutics available to treat those diagnosed with COVID-19. AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine partnered to create this toolkit for clinicians working in post-acute and long-term care settings, treating the most vulnerable of our population.
GAPNA Chat Podcast
GAPNA Chat provides interviews and discussions with GAPNA leaders and members of the gerontological health care community, and will focus on advocacy, policy, education, professional development, research, and clinical care for older adults. GAPNA Chat is an official podcast of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA).
Source: Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association, 2022
What Matters Is Most Important
The John A. Hartford Foundation puts what matters to the patient first. President Terry Fulmer says that strategy fights ageism and improves care. In this video, Dr. John Whyte interviews Dr. Fulmer to learn about what matters to the patient first as they get older and develop more health conditions. Dr. Fulmer also TALKS about fighting ageism and improving care for older adults.
Source: WebMD, 2023
Medication: More Birthdays Often Means More Pills
In this video, Richard is an older adult who takes 10 medications a day. The older he gets, the more he has to take, and the more he has to manage. It's why experts worry about medication burden so Dr. Nicole Brandt and Dr. Evelyn Mwangi talk about medication and older adults.
Source: WebMD, 2023.
https://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/toc-aging-well
Mentation: Dementia vs. Normal Memory Loss
In this video, a caregiver, Jelicia Harrison, and an expert, Nora Super, explain what is normal memory loss with aging and what lost memories are not normal.
Source: WebMD, 2023
https://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/toc-aging-well
Mobility: Getting Around and Preventing Falls
In this video, Jackie is an older adult who shares her experiences with mobility and aging. Lil Banchero of the Institute for Healthy Aging provides more information on mobility and what interventions can help with it.
Source: WebMD, 2023
https://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/toc-aging-well