Vision Statement

GANA’s vision is to raise the profile of gerontological nursing and offer a forum that supports the professional development of gerontological nurses and assistants.

Co-Presidents: Professor Victoria Traynor and Professor Kasia Bail

Deputy President: Lynne Day

Treasurer: Jolan Stokes

Secretary: Susan Brownlowe

Mission Statement

Our mission is to enable access to gerontological nursing knowledge and skills and a community of specialist nurses to support the delivery of high quality, evidence based and holistic care in Australia to older population groups and their families/carers across care settings.

GANA will achieve its mission by promoting:

• The wisdom of First Nations Australians to inform our mission;
• Alliance and collaborations with like-minded organisations;
• Gerontological nursing as a rewarding specialty;
• Nurturing the future generation of gerontological nurses by ensuring GANA has inclusive approach to its activities to encourage membership of nursing students, AINs*, ENs, RNs and retired gerontological nurses in all care settings and working in all types of nursing roles;
• Ensure the experiences of the culturally and linguistically diverse populations who currently make up the majority of the nursing workforce in aged care are acknowledged in the work we do;
• Mentoring opportunities for nurses specialising in gerontology;
• The diversity of experiences among nurses working with older people and their families/carers; respecting and valuing diversity in place of home, gender, sexuality, disability, age, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, race, and culture;
• Accessible membership fee structure;
• The development and implementation of gerontological nursing competencies to recognise the contribution, and increase the capacity, of Australian nurses to help meet the complex needs of older people;
• Evidence based practice strategies, including undertaking research and practice development to improve the quality of nursing care for the health and well-being of older Australians;
• Policy developments that improve the health and well-being of older people and their families/carers;
• The human rights of older population groups and their families/carers through advocacy activities;
• Gerontological nursing career pathways;
• Engagement between members and all our stakeholders that authentically embody a sense of partnership between members of GANA and all our stakeholders; transparency in communications and relationships built on trust and integrity.
  

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