Research in Gerontological Nursing

Print ISSN: 1940-4921

Online ISSN: 1938-2464

The premier journal for geriatric nurse researchers

Research in Gerontological Nursing is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed publication offering cutting-edge, interdisciplinary gerontological nursing research to educators, academicians, clinicians, and policymakers involved with older adults in all health care settings. Begin to explore the Journal and all of its great benefits such as:

• Quantitative, qualitative, methodological, and theoretical research articles
• Featured intervention studies
• The annual State of the Science Commentary, authored by national gerontological leaders
• Access to current articles, as well as several years of archived content
• Manuscripts posted online just 2 months after acceptance

Journal Impact Factor
2018 Impact Factor 0.964

Past Issue

January 2012
Volume 5 · Issue 1

Editorial

Free

We’ve Come a Long Way, Haven’t We?

Kathleen C. Buckwalter, PhD, RN, FAAN

Research in Gerontological Nursing. 2012;5(1):3 https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20111207-01

Guest Editorial

Free

Celebrating 10 Years of Geriatric Nursing Through the BAGNC Program

Claire M. Fagin, PhD, RN, FAAN

Research in Gerontological Nursing. 2012;5(1):4-5 https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20111206-01

Empirical Research

End-of-Life Care for Rural-Dwelling Older Adults and Their Primary Family Caregivers

Lissi Hansen, PhD, RN; Juliana C. Cartwright, PhD, RN; Carol E. Craig, PhD, RN

Research in Gerontological Nursing. 2012;5(1):6-15 https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20111213-01

Prevalence of Comorbidity and its Association with Traumatic Brain Injury and Outcomes in Older Adults

Hilaire J. Thompson, PhD, RN, CNRN, FAAN; Sureyya Dikmen, PhD; Nancy Temkin, PhD

Research in Gerontological Nursing. 2012;5(1):17-24 https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20111206-02

Medication Problems Occurring at Hospital Discharge Among Older Adults with Heart Failure

Janice B. Foust, PhD, RN; Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN; M. Brian Bixby, MSN, CRNP; Sarah J. Ratcliffe, PhD

Research in Gerontological Nursing. 2012;5(1):25-33 https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20111206-04

Measuring Symptoms of Depression: Comparing the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9-Observation Version

Lorraine J. Phillips, PhD, RN

Research in Gerontological Nursing. 2012;5(1):34-42 https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20111206-03

Exploring the Applicability of Interdependence Theory to CNA-Resident Relationships

Louis J. Medvene, PhD; Carissa K. Coleman, PhD

Research in Gerontological Nursing. 2012;5(1):43-54 https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20110329-01

Victim or Initiator?: Certified Nursing Assistants’ Perceptions of Resident Characteristics that Contribute to Resident-to-Resident Violence in Nursing Homes

K. Susan Sifford-Snellgrove, PhD, APN; Cornelia Beck, PhD, RN, FAAN; Angela Green, PhD, RN; Jean C. McSweeney, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN

Research in Gerontological Nursing. 2012;5(1):55-63 https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20110603-01

Instrument Development

Diffusion of Innovations in Long-Term Care Measurement Battery

Eleanor S. McConnell, PhD, RN, GCNS-BC; Kirsten N. Corazzini, PhD; Deborah Lekan, MSN, RN, C; Donald E. Bailey, PhD, RN; Richard Sloane, MPH; Lawrence R. Landerman, PhD; Mary T. Champagne, PhD, RN, FAAN

Research in Gerontological Nursing. 2012;5(1):64-76 https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20110602-04