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Geriatric Nursing: A Specialty in Need

Nurse.com

Whitaker, who previously worked as a director of nursing in long-term care at a skilled nursing facility, said that along with ageism, helping students to increase their exposure to older adult patients, and countering the perceptions that geriatrics isn’t “very exciting or rewarding” are common challenges.

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Ep. 36: Breaking Down the Silos Between Palliative Care and Hospice

HPNA podcast

She has presented at regional and national meetings on a variety of topics related to serious and advanced illness as well as operation of community-based programs and has served on the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) Task Force for Quality, and on the Home-Based Workgroup for the Center to Advance Palliative Care.