title: Enhancing your gerontological nursing practice: the BSc (Hons) in Gerontological Nursing by distance learning at the RCN Institute.
abstract: The BSc (Hons) in gerontological nursing by distance learning at the RCN Institute, developed in 2000, is a top-up degree programme specifically for nurses working with older people across a wide range of settings in both the NHS and independent sectors. The programme aims to promote innovative gerontological practice through the in-depth study of the experience of ageing and the nursing care of older people.