title: Valuing gerontology nursing.
abstract: It is time the specialist skills required in gerontology nursing were recognised: they have been underrated and undervalued for too long. This and the following article mark 1999 as the International Year of Older Persons.
authors.affiliation: Wellington's Wesley Ewart Centre.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schumacher
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009520:New Zealand