The public policy positions and statements below are the primary vehicles through which the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) policy views are articulated.
Highlighted Positions Statements
- Addressing Nursing Home Safety during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond (approved: 12/14/20)
- GAPNA Geropsychiatric Nursing Position Statement: Supporting Evidence for Geropsychiatric Nursing as a Subspecialty of Gerontological Advanced Practice Nursing (updated: 11/4/2020)
- Primary Care in Long-Term Care Sites: Long-Term Care Sites as Appropriate Clinical Placements for Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Students (updated: 11/4/2020)
Additional Policy and Position Statements
- Addressing Nursing Home Safety during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond (approved: 12/14/20)
- Available for GAPNA Members only: Send any comments about this Position Statement by 1/27/21.
- Clinical Practice of GNPs
- GAPNA Consensus Statement on Proficiencies for the APRN Gerontological Specialist
- GAPNA Geropsychiatric Nursing Position Statement: Supporting Evidence for Geropsychiatric Nursing as a Subspecialty of Gerontological Advanced Practice Nursing (updated: 11/4/2020)
- Joint Summary Statement - Diagnosing Schizophrenia in Skilled Nursing Centers
- Nurse Practitioner DNP Education, Certification and Titling: A Unified Statement
- Policy and Position Statements
- Primary Care in Long-Term Care Sites: Long-Term Care Sites as Appropriate Clinical Placements for Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Students (updated: 11/4/2020)
- Resolution on Advanced Practice Gerontological Nurse Interactions with Industry Representatives