By Michelle Hines, University Relations
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Posted 12-07-07
Dr. Laurie Kennedy-Malone.
GREENSBORO, NC – Dr. Laurie Kennedy-Malone, a nursing professor at UNCG, has been named Geriatric Nursing Faculty Champion by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing in collaboration with the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing and New York University.
Awards were presented Oct. 28 during AACN’s Fall Semi-annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
Now in its 10th year, this national awards program recognizes model baccalaureate and graduate programs in nursing with a strong focus on gerontological nursing. Awards are presented to nursing programs that exhibit exceptional, substantive and innovative curriculums in this subject area. Beyond innovation, programs must also demonstrate relevance in the clinical environment and have the ability to be replicated at schools of nursing across the country.
Kennedy-Malone, a nurse educator at UNCG since 1990, has served as program director of the adult/gerontological nurse practitioner concentration since she first received the federal funding in 1992. More than 200 gerontological nurse practitioners have graduated from the program, and she was nominated for the award by her peers for her consistent dedication and expertise as a Geriatric Nursing Faculty Champion.
Kennedy-Malone served as a member of AACN’s Advanced Gerontological Nursing National Expert Panel and the John A. Hartford Foundation. She participated in the development of the AACN Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist Competences for Older Adult Care and is currently a member of AACN’s Creating Careers Advisory Panel. She is also one of the authors of “Management Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners Caring for Older Adults.”
AACN is the national voice for university and four-year-college education programs in nursing. It represents more than 600 member schools of nursing at public and private institutions nationwide.
The Hartford Institute, housed in the NYU College of Nursing, seeks to shape the quality of health care older Americans receive by promoting the highest level of geriatric competence in all nurses.
