If I would have been asked a year ago what gerontolgical nursing means to me, I would have had a totally different answer than I do today. After working in a long term care facility for over a year, gerontogical nursing means providing special nursing care to elderly patients. This special care includes care for Alzheimer patients, hospice patients or end of life care, etc. Working in a nursing home to me is comparable to home health nursing because to most of our patients the nursing home is their permanent home. …show more content…
Also, I believe gerontological nursing is portrayed as working with “crazy Alzheimer patients” or combative patients. I believe it is also portrayed as boring and not “real” nursing. I will admit I had the same feelings during nursing school and before I started my first job in a long term care facility. Now that I have worked in a long term care facility for over a year, I would not trade my experiences or the things I have learned for