Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Development, Acute Care of the Elderly Unit (ACE), and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing present “Fundamental Nursing Care of Geriatric Patients.”

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Development is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The Scarritt Bennett Center is located three blocks from Vanderbilt University Medical Center at:

1008 19th Avenue South (between 18th Avenue South). Raintree Conference Room located on the 2nd floor of Scarritt Bennett’s Bennett Hall.

Scarritt Bennett Phone: 615/340-7500

FREE Parking available in Scarritt Bennett Lots A & B

(enter from 18th Avenue South)

Linda, a graduate from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, is a Registered

Clinical Dietician and has been with VUMC’s geriatric service for 19 years.

Laura is the lead speech therapist for the geriatric service at VUMC, with an

expertise in swallowing and communication disorders.

Sally is the Director of VUSN’s Skills and Simulation Lab. She is a Geriatric

Faculty Scholar from the UC San Francisco/Northern California Geriatric Education Center and a member of the

geriatric strategic planning committee at VUSN.

Bobby is a Physical Therapist and Clinical Coordinator in Acute Care Rehabilitation Services at VUMC. He has been the Geriatric Service’s main Physical Therapist for11 years.

Debbie, VUMC’s geriatric team’s pharmacist, received her degree in pharmacy from the University of Georgia, and has a graduate degree in geriatric medicine.

Dr. Beuscher, a VUSN faculty member, is currently working on a joint research project with VUMC’s Center of Quality Aging, focusing on quality of life for nursing home residents; their choices, values, preferences, and dignity.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Development, Acute Care of the Elderly Unit (ACE), and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing present “Fundamental Nursing Care of Geriatric Patients.”

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Development is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

s baby boomers

come of age and with the increase in life expectancy

of today’s adult population, our senior population is growing at a remarkable rate. As

a result, we find that older adults consume the greatest majority of hospital services. The needs of

the hospitalized geriatric patient differ from those of the rest of the adult patient population. Seniors require specialized

care to meet their physical, emotional, and cognitive needs. In an effort to reduce costs and optimize outcomes, we

must incorporate all the principles of geriatric care into the patient’s interdisciplinary plan of care. Simple, back-to-the-basics nursing

interventions can make a profound impact on

our patients.