The Nurse Competence in Aging initiative consists of three program areas, each with specific activities:

• Promoting the Geriatric Activities of National Specialty Nursing Associations by creating permanent geriatric structures. Designated Specialty Nursing Association Partners in Geriatrics (ANA-SNAPGs) apply for grants assistance and also gain technical assistance to help in developing geriatric special interest groups and initiate geriatric educational activities.

• Conducting a National Gerontological Nursing Certification Outreach program dedicated to assisting more than 400,000 nurses, through their respective specialty nursing organizations, to obtain dual certification that includes demonstration of their newly acquired high level of knowledge related to care of older adults.

• Developing a Web-based Comprehensive Geriatric Nursing Resource Center to provide a virtual, comprehensive geriatric nursing resource center easily customized for, and accessed by, specialty nurses at their workplace and home.