Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, AGSF President, The John A. Hartford Foundation University Distinguished Professor and Dean Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University The field of geriatrics relies on so many different healthcare professionals to provide expert, high-quality, patient-centered care for older adults. In honor of National Nurses Week 2015 (May 6-12), we’re celebrating the commitment of nurses committed to elder care by helping them share their stories in their own words. Here’s what Terry Fulmer—the new president of The John A. Hartford Foundation and a professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University—had to say about her career as a gerontological nurse practitioner. It was her first experience as a nurse that convinced Terry Fulmer the best part of nursing was caring