First RN (Gunter) presents at the International Congress of Gerontology 1970 ANA creates the Standards of Practice for Geriatric Nursing 1973 ANA offers the first generalist certification in gerontological nursing (74 nurses certified) 1975 First nursing journal for the care of older adults published: Journal of Gerontological Nursing by Slack, Inc. First nursing conference held at the International Congress of Gerontology 1976 ANA Geriatric Nursing Division changes name to Gerontological Nursing Division ANA publishes Standards of Gerontological Nursing 1977 Kellogg Foundation funds Geriatric Nurse Practitioner certificate education First gerontological nursing track funded by the Division of Nursing at the University of Kansas 1979 First national conference on gerontological nursing sponsored by the Journal of Gerontological Nursing 55805_CH01_0001_0025.qxd 2/19/09 1:01 PM Page 6 Attitudes Towards Aging and Older Adults 7 1980 AJN publishes Geriatric Nursing journal Education for Gerontic Nurses by Gunter and Estes suggests curricula for all levels of nursing education ANA establishes Council of Long Term Care Nurses 1980 First Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Foundation grants for health-impaired elders given (eight in the United States) 1981 First International Conference on Gerontological Nursing sponsored by the International Council of Nursing (Los Angeles, California) ANA Division of Gerontological Nursing publishes statement on scope of practice John A. Hartford Foundation’s Hospital Outcomes Program for the Elderly (HOPE) using a geriatric resource nurse (GRN) model developed at Yale University under the direction of Terry Fulmer 1982 Development of RWJF Teaching-Nursing Home Program (five programs in the United States) 1983 First endowed university chair in gerontological nursing (Florence Cellar Endowed Gerontological Nursing Chair) established at Case Western Reserve University 1984 National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA) established ANA Division on Gerontological Nursing Practice becomes Council on Gerontological Nursing 1986 National Association for Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care established ANA publishes Survey of Gerontological Nurses in Clinical Practice 1987 ANA revises Standards and Scope of Gerontological Nursing Practice 1988 First PhD program in gerontological nursing established (Case Western Reserve University) 1989 ANA certification established for Clinical Specialist in Gerontological Nursing 1990 ANA establishes Division of Long Term Care within the Council of Gerontological Nursing 1992 Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) established at New York University (NYU) Division of Nursing based on the HOPE programs 1996 John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing established at NYU Division of Nursing NICHE administered through the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing 1998 ANA certification available for geriatric advanced practice nurses as geriatric nurse practitioners or gerontological clinical nurse specialists 2000 American Academy of Nursing, the John A. Hartford Foundation, and the NYU Division of Nursing develop the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) program 2002 American Nurses Foundation (ANF) and ANA fund the Nurse Competence in Aging (NCA) joint venture with the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing 2003 The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, the American Academy of Nursing, and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) combine efforts to develop the Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative (HGNI) John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing at NYU awards Specialty Nursing Association Programs-in Geriatrics (SNAP-G) grants 2004 American Nurses Credentialing Center’s first computerized generalist certification exam is for the gerontological nurse 2005 Journal of Gerontological Nursing celebrates 30 years 2007 NICHE program at John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing at NYU receives additional funding from the Atlantic Philanthropies and U.S. Aging Program 2008 Geriatric Nursing journal