8 November 2006
Bice Memorial Lecture of the School of Nursing
Meeting the Challenge:
Our Mandate to Care for Older Adults
Mathy Mezey, Ed.D., R.N., FAAN, John A. Hartford Foundation Institute
for Geriatric Nursing, New York University College of Nursing
Two trends are on a collision course in the U.S.-a rapidly aging population and a shortage of nurses. How will our society meet the health care needs of burgeoning numbers of elderly persons? What is the nursing profession doing both to increase its workforce and to prepare nurses to care for older persons in sickness and in health?
Co-presented with the School of Nursing