The Scope and Standards of Gerontological Nursing Practice

The Scope and Standards of Gerontological Nursing Practice:

A) identifies minimum nurse staffing levels for both acute and long-term care facilities.
B) describes minimum gerontological nursing education required for nursing staff in long-term care facilities.
C) mandates the presence of a full-time advanced practice nurse (APN) ,either a gerontological clinical nurse specialist or a geriatric nurse practitioner,for all patient care areas with greater than 50% of the population older than age 65.
D) identifies levels of clinical gerontological care and gerontological nursing performance.