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/February 2018
Volume 11 · Issue 1

Guest Editorial

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Is It Functional Levels, Obesity, or Something Else? Making the Case for Additional Research Focused on Obesity in Nursing Homes

Christine Bradway, PhD, CRNP, FAAN; Holly C. Felix, PhD, MPA

Research in Gerontological Nursing. 2018;11(1):2-3 https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20171220-01

Thank You to Reviewers

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2016–2017 Reviewers

Research in Gerontological Nursing. 2018;11(1):5 https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20171220-03

State of the Science Commentary

Precision Health: Use of Omics to Optimize Self-Management of Chronic Pain in Aging

Susan G. Dorsey, PhD, RN, FAAN; Barbara M. Resnick, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAANP; Cynthia L. Renn, PhD, RN

Research in Gerontological Nursing. 2018;11(1):7-13 https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20171128-01

Response to the Commentary: Precision Health: Using Omics to Optimize Self-Management of Chronic Pain in Aging: From the Perspective of the NINR Intramural Research Program

Ann K. Cashion, PhD, RN, FAAN; Patricia A. Grady, PhD, RN, FAAN

Research in Gerontological Nursing. 2018;11(1):14-15 https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20171220-02

Empirical Research

Barriers to Promoting Mobility in Hospitalized Older Adults

Gordana Dermody, PhD, RN, CNL; Christine R. Kovach, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA

Research in Gerontological Nursing. 2018;11(1):17-27 https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20171023-01

Supplemental Data

Older Adult Caregiving in an Amish Community

Helen M. Farrar, PhD, RN, BC, CNE; Judith Kulig, PhD, RN; Janet Sullivan-Wilson, PhD, RN

Research in Gerontological Nursing. 2018;11(1):29-38 https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20171128-02

“Maybe This Generation Here Could Help the Next Generation”: Older African American Women's Perceptions on Information Sharing to Improve Health in Younger Generations

Lenette M. Jones, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC; Karen O. Moss, PhD, RN, CNL; Kathy D. Wright, PhD, RN, CNS; Marie-Anne Rosemberg, PhD, RN; Cheryl Killion, PhD, RN, FAAN

Research in Gerontological Nursing. 2018;11(1):39-47 https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20171129-01

Influence of Nurse Staffing Levels on Resident Weight Loss Within German Nursing Homes

Jaroslava Zimmermann, MA; Holger Pfaff, PhD

Research in Gerontological Nursing. 2018;11(1):48-56 https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20180109-01