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Manuscripts should follow guidelines published in the Information for Contributors (PDF format). Contributors who have additional questions or concerns regarding a particular Section are encouraged to contact the Section Editor. However, do not submit manuscripts directly to the Section Editor. All manuscripts must be submitted electronically at www.RapidReview.com. Please note that the Editor reserves the right to suggest manuscripts submitted for general review be evaluated for consideration for inclusion in particular relevant sections.

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Geropharmacology

Barbara Edlund, RN, PhD, ANP-C
e-mail: edlundb@musc.edu
Merri J. Kaas, DNSc, RN, CS
e-mail: kaasx002@umn.edu

This section discusses pharmacological and therapeutics of medications used in the care of older adults with an emphasis on clinical application. Examples of appropriate themes include: (a) examination of implications of pharmacological management of older adults diagnosed with selected physical and psychological disorders; (b) identification of factors influencing prescribing and administering medications; (c) discussion of relationships among pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes related to aging and drug/drug interactions, drug/food interactions, and polypharmacy; (d) innovative methods for improving compliance and reducing abuse of prescription and over-the-counter medications; (e) review new medications and new uses of existing medications.


Legal Issues

Dolores M. Alford, PhD, RN, FAAN
e-mail: dmarshalford@msn.com

This section provides an opportunity for the application, discussion, and reflection of legal principles, court decisions, and statutory provisions as they apply to nursing care of older adults. Topics include end-of-life issues; need/use of substitute decision-makers for personal, health care, and financial issues; use of advance directives; rights of long-term care residents; interrelated need for informed consent prior to providing health care; and the potential difficulty of determining an older adult’s decision-making capacity. This section addresses a wide range of issues: managed care, right-to-die, limiting health care dollars, or treatments allocated for older adults or elder mistreatment.

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Public Policy

Ann McCracken, RNC, PhD
e-mail: amccracken@healthfoundation.org
Mildred O. Hogstel, PhD, RN, C
e-mail: moh9@flash.net
Susan Crocker Houde, PhD, RN, CS
e-mail: susan_houde@uml.edu

This section considers manuscripts that analyze current health policy problems and issues influencing the health of older adults. Scholarly inquiry that furthers the understanding and full participation of nurses in policy formation, implementation, and evaluation are welcome. Research articles with policy implications are also invited. This section: (a) encourages nurses to become more active in issues at the federal, state, and local levels; (b) informs nurses how to initiate and work for legislation, regulations, policies, and rules to benefit older adults and their caregivers; (c) shares successful nurse initiatives in influencing legislation and public policy issues; (d) stimulates nurses to become assertive advocates for older adults related to policy issues affecting their health. Topics include: logistics of care delivery including access, reimbursement, and cost; stakes and stakeholders; quality of care; ethical concerns, compromises, and reform; managed care legislation and regulations; Social Security; patient’s bill of rights; nursing facility regulations; malpractice; long-term care policy; Medicare/Medicaid/Medigap.


Research Briefs

Helen H. Lach, PhD, RN
email: lachh@slu.edu

All manuscripts must address the clinical implications of the research being discussed for nurses. These implications should be evident throughout the manuscript. Research articles should include an Abstract of approximately 100 words with a focus on findings and conclusions. Research Briefs must be approximately 8 typed, double-spaced pages and 1 to 2 Tables or Figures only.


Technology Innovations

Bonnie Wakefield, RN, PhD
e-mail: bonnie.wakefield@va.gov

This section focuses on how emerging communication and information technologies can be used to improve care and quality of life for older adults. Examples of the range of technologies used in the care of patients include voice, video, and electronic information processing. Potential topics include descriptions of: (a) research on the efficacy, safety, and cost effectiveness of new communication and information technologies; (b) telehealth case management applications; (c) use of telehealth applications to implement evidence-based practice in remote facilities; (d) physical, psychological, cognitive, and social factors influencing successful use of telehealth; (e) older adults’ perceptions of telehealth; (f) effect of telehealth on reducing use of hospital and nursing home care; (g) role of computers and the Internet in enhancing care and quality of life in older adults.

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