In this episode, Dr. Cassandra Vonnes, a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, and member of the GAPNA Communication Team, talks with Dr. Kimberly Posey, the Coordinator of the Executive Nurse DNP Program and MSN Nursing Education Program at Texas Christian University, in Fort Worth, TX, and currently serves as GAPNA’s President.  

Dr. Posey shares her unconventional path from a technical career at IBM to discovering her passion for nursing and geriatric care. She discusses community-based initiatives, including a foot care clinic for unhoused older adults, and shares insights from her research on nurse practitioner job satisfaction and interprofessional education in long-term care. She also highlights her policy work on the Texas Nursing Facility Administrators Advisory Committee, emphasizing the importance of advocacy, mentorship, and advancing high-quality, compassionate care for older adults.

Dr. Kimberly Posey, PhD, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP, GS-C, FAANP, is the Coordinator of the Executive Nurse DNP Program and MSN Nursing Education Program at Texas Christian University, in Fort Worth, TX, and currently serves as GAPNA’s President.  

Dr. Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, is the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) Coordinator, Geriatric Oncology, at the Moffitt Cancer Center, in Tampa, Florida. She is a member of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association Communication Team and is a host of the GAPNA Chat podcast series.

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Production management by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc., for the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association.

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