Embracing the challenges in graduate geropsychiatric nursing education: Findings from a national survey.

•Funding opportunities are key to advancing geropsychiatric nursing education.•Faculty experts are essential to cultivating interest in geropsychiatric nursing.•Interprofessional opportunities in geriatric mental health are needed in graduate programs.•Geropsychiatric Nursing Competency Enhancements are basic to nursing curricula.•Subspecialty certification in geropsychiatric nursing is vital to geriatric mental health.