Mathy Mezey, Named Nursing Living Legend
In the American Academy's online announcement on July 18, 2024, it states the following about Dr. Mezey:
Mathy Mezey EdD, RN, FAAN, Professor Emerita, Senior Research Scientist, and Associate Director (and Founding Director) of the Hartford Institute of Geriatric Nursing at the New York University (NYU) Rory Meyers College of Nursing, has been a transformational leader in the fields of nursing ethics and geriatric nursing, spurring important policy change to ensure quality care for aging individuals. Under her leadership, landmark programs and materials, including evidence-based geriatric nursing practice protocols, a summer research institute, and other training efforts flourished and continue to be utilized today, such as the Nurse Competence in Aging, a national initiative to ensure specialty nurses are prepared in geriatrics. Dr. Mezey was also a Founding Director of Nurses Improving HealthSystems to the Elderly (NICHE™), an initiative involving over 700 hospitals nationwide. Her work to improve older adult care has had a lasting impact on the health of patients nationally.
FEATURED SCHOLAR
Patricia Geisler
(2010-2011 Winner)
Patricia Geisler graduated with her BSN from the University of Wisconsin in 1992.She worked for eighteen years at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Green Bay first on the medical/surgical floor, then in the medical/sur... read more.
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