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Welcome
to the John A. Hartford OHSU Hartford Center of Geriatric
Nursing Excellence (HCGNE) website.
In March, 2000,
the John A. Hartford Foundation Trustees endorsed an initiative
to Build Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity in response to
the critical need for geriatric nurses at all levels. The
initiative has three components: support for five Hartford
Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence (HCGNEs); scholar
and fellow awards, and a Coordinating Center at the American
Academy of Nursing. The OHSU School of Nursing was awarded
one of these prestigious centers in 2001.
According to the The John A. Hartford Foundation Trustees,
HCGNEs are schools of nursing "which have demonstrated
the highest level of commitment to the field, have both current
experience and future potential to build the next generation
of Gerontological nurses, have outstanding capacity in research,
practice and education, manifest leadership that transcends
their own institution and meet generally accepted criteria
of excellence."
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Message from the Director, Theresa A. Harvath, R.N., Ph.D.,
C.N.S.
Thank you for visiting
the OHSU HCGNE website.
Our Center is dedicated
to preparing nurse leaders to meet the challenges of caring
for the aging population through the integration of practice,
education, research, and policy.
Specifically, our
goals are to:
• Increase the number of faculty with expertise in gerontological
nursing
• Increase the number of expert gerontological nurses
and nurse practitioners
• Advance the science of gerontological care
Please take a few
minutes to learn more about the exciting work taking place
within the Center. The Center integrates practice, education,
research, and policy through four programs:
- Post
Baccalaureate to Ph.D. Program - Developing academic
gerontological nurse scientists and leaders.
- Post-Master's
Certificate in Advanced Gerontological Nursing - an
innovative program that enhances capacity to serve older
adults using an intensive format and building on existing
knowledge in other specialties.
- Academic
Nursing Partners - the CGNE is a founding member of
the NW Coalition for Excellence in Geriatric Nursing Education,
an organization of 12 regional Schools of Nursing committed
to faculty development and integration of geriatric content
into nursing curricula.
- Center faculty,
student, and fellow research. To view a roster of funded
research, click here.
You will find
a wealth of information about our faculty & students,
our research activities, work with our many partners, including
the Northwest Coalition for Excellence in Geriatric Nursing
Education, scholarship opportunites, and other useful resources.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to
contact the Center or any faculty member.
A list of our partners
can be found by clicking here.
The Center’s programs would not exist without these
valuable partners.
Project
Director: Penny Roberts
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