ProgramCIP 51.3821
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
A program that prepares registered nurses to provide health care to aging and elderly patients. Includes instruction in geriatric primary care, geriatric diagnosis, mental health and aging, primary care management, geriatric acute and chronic illness, advanced nursing practices for geriatric patients, evidence-based nursing practice, advanced physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and pharmacotherapeutics.
Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).
Also called Gerontological Nurse Practitioner.
FieldFrom the federal list
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01.
Leads to
3 jobs- Nurse Practitioners29-1171
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary25-1072
- Registered Nurses29-1141
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Knowledge those jobs draw on
- Medicine and Dentistry3 of 3
- Psychology3 of 3
- English Language3 of 3
- Customer and Personal Service3 of 3
- Biology2 of 3
- Education and Training2 of 3
- Therapy and Counseling2 of 3
- Mathematics1 of 3
- Sociology and Anthropology1 of 3
- Administrative1 of 3
How many of the linked jobs rate the area important (O*NET importance 3.5 or more out of 5).