Appendixes

Appendix A - Contributing Author Bios

Elaine J. Amella, PhD, APRN, BC, FAANP, FAAN
Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Evaluation
College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Carolyn Auerhahn, EdD, APRN, BC, NP-C, FAANP
Clinical Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Geriatric and Adult Primary/Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Programs
New York University College of Nursing
and
Senior Advisor for Advanced Practice Nursing
John A. Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
New York University College of Nursing
New York, NY

Michaelene P. Jansen, PhD, APRN, BC
Professor University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI

Ricki S. Loar, MS, APRN, BC, FNP, GNP
Assistant Professor
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, College of Nursing
Oklahoma City, OK

Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP Professor
University of Maryland School of Nursing and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Roland Park Place
Baltimore, MD

Appendix B - Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist Competencies for Older Adult Care

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Appendix C - Competencies Addressed in Each Case Study

#1 Unexplained Weight Loss
Question #1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Question #2: 4, 9, 11
Question #3: 2, 3, 4, 13
Question #4: 11, 12
Question #5: 14, 16, 22, 23
Questions #6 and #7: 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 32, 33, 35

#2 Herpes Zoster Question #1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11
Question #2: 3, 4, 9, 11
Question #3: 2, 3, 4
Question #4: 2
Question #5: 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Question #6: 14, 16, 17, 23, 26

#3 Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease
Question #1: 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10
Question #2: 4, 9, 10
Question #3: 2, 3
Question #4: 10, 12
Question #5: 6, 14, 16, 17, 18, 21, 23, 25, 32, 35

#4 Pain Management
Question #1: 1, 2, 3, 8, 10
Question #2: 4, 9, 10
Question #3: 2, 3, 4
Question #4: 8, 10, 12
Question #5: 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16, 18, 23, 25

#5 COPD and Weight Loss
Question #1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10
Question #2: 4, 9, 10
Question #3: 2, 3, 4
Question #4: 4, 6, 10, 12
Question #5: 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Question #6: 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 25, 27, 35