Gerontological Nursing -- Pearson eText

About our author Patricia A. Tabloski, PhD, RN-BC, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN, possesses three degrees in nursing. She received her BSN from Purdue University, her MSN from Seton Hall University, and her PhD from the University of Rochester. As a gerontological nurse practitioner, Dr. Tabloski has provided primary care to older patients in a variety of settings, including acute care facilities, geriatric outpatient clinics, long-term care facilities and hospice programs. She has taught graduate and undergraduate students about gerontology since 1981 and presently is an associate professor at the William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College.

In 2002, Dr. Tabloski was honored as a fellow in the Gerontological Society of America and in 2010 was honored as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. She has numerous publications and presentations relating to gerontological nursing and has lectured internationally in Hungary, China, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Dr. Tabloski has chaired the Test Development Committee for the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner examination by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and is a member of the American Nurses Association, the Gerontological Society of America, the American Geriatrics Society, the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, Sigma Theta Tau and the Eastern Nursing Research Society.

Dr. Tabloski is a federally funded researcher and has conducted clinically based outcome studies related to interventions designed to treat pain and detect delirium in older adults in community and institutional settings. Additionally, Dr. Tabloski has received federal funding to establish an advanced practice nursing program in palliative care.