Nurse Competence in Aging (NCA) is improving the quality of health care older adults receive by enhancing the geriatric competence – the knowledge, skills and attitudes – of the 400,000 nurses who are professionally identified as members of approximately 57 specialty nursing associations.

Nurse Competence in Aging is committed to:

• Enhancing Geriatric Activities of National Specialty Nursing Associations
  Associations apply for grant funding and receive technical assistance to move forward with geriatric best practice initiatives. Funded associations are designated ANA-SNAPGs – American Nurses Association – Specialty Nursing Association Partners in Geriatrics.
• Promoting Gerontological Nursing Certification to encourage specialty nurses to obtain dual certification and validate their geriatric competence along with their specialty expertise. Scholarships available!
• Providing a Web-based Comprehensive Geriatric Nursing Resource Center
  GeroNurseOnline is a comprehensive website providing current best practice information on care of older adults. Coming Soon to GeroNurseOnline – Specialty Nurse Web Fellows will be designated to customize resources addressing geriatrics and specialty nursing practices such as oncology, critical care, medical surgical and many other specialties! We invite you to explore GeroNurseOnline and become a Gero Smart Nurse!

Nurse Competence in Aging is a 5-year initiative funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies (USA) Inc., awarded to the American Nurses Association (ANA) through the American Nurses Foundation (ANF), and represents a strategic alliance among ANA, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University, The Steinhardt School of Education, Division of Nursing.

Learn more about the Nurse Competence in Aging Initiative