title: Call to action: greater investment in the registered nurse role is required to improve care outcomes for dementia patients living in residential aged care and their families.
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Health , University of Technology , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Louise D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Hickman
authors.affiliation: b Head of Nursing, School of Clinical Sciences , Auckland University of Technology , New Zealand.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neville
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Health , University of Technology , Sydney , Australia.|c Aged Care Nursing Professor , University of Applied Sciences (EHS) , Dresden , Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Health , University of Technology , Sydney , Australia.|d Dean, Johns Hopkins University , School of Nursing , Baltimore , US.
authors.forename: Patricia M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Health , University of Technology , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Jane L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D009735:Nursing Homes; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*