The Gerontological explosion

After reading and viewing the required instructional materials, draft a response to the following questions:
1. What does the term “gerontological nurse” mean to you?
2. Why do you think so few students choose gerontological nursing as a specialty?
3. What would increase interest in this area of nursing?
4. What is the relationship between A Profile of Older Americans: 2016 and the ANA Standards and Scope of Practice Nursing?

Initial Post: Minimum of two (2) total references: one (1) from required course materials and one (1) from peer-reviewed references.

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Based on my research, gerontological nursing refers to the profession of nursing befitting the elderly. We find that gerontological nurses tend to work together with the elderly inmates, their lineage, and the society to support hearty aging and a better life.

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