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The four leaders interviewed are:

•  Cornelia Beck, PhD, RN, FAAN
•  Kathleen Buckwalter, PhD, RN, FAAN
•  Lois Evans, PhD, RN, FAAN
•  May Wykle, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA

These leaders provide reflections about the following topics:

•  Geropsychiatric Nursing Education: Meeting 21st Century Demands for Better Care
•  What Drew me to the Field of Geropsychiatric Nursing
•  My Greatest Accomplishment
•  Advice

The video conveys that while not every student will become a geropsychiatric nurse, almost all nurses at some point in their careers will care for older adults with mental health issues. Therefore, they will need the requisite knowledge, skills and compassion to improve the quality of life for this most challenging, rewarding and neglected population.

The video was produced by the Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative, a project of the American Academy of Nursing. The video was supported by the John A. Hartford Foundation and the Frances Payne Bolton Florence Cellar Professorship in Gerontological Nursing at Case Western Reserve University.

This video can be used as a standalone resource or segments can easily be excerpted for specific uses. The video can also be viewed on AAN's web site at http://www.aannet.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=4501.