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Peer Reviewed Gerontological Web ResourcesScroll, Search or Jump for reviews of outstanding gerontoloical websites that are easily use for educational purposes!Read our purpose and process used to review web resources.View our icon ledgend.
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Acumentra Health: Safety & quality initiatives |
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Description | "Acumentra Health assists health care providers (hospitals, physician practices, home health agencies, nursing homes, behavioral health, managed care, and others) in a wide range of initiatives to improve patient safety, cost effectiveness, and quality of care." |
Content | Acumentra Health assists health care providers and clinicians in a wide range of initiatives to improve patient safety, effectiveness of care delivery, and quality of care including nursing home safety and quality initiatives. The Medicare projects include pressure ulcer prevention and reduction of restraint use. Other initiatives include "Advancing excellence in America's Nursing Homes and Pain Management Resources. Comprehensive resources for restraint use reduction: patient safety/resident safety culture surveys; tools and resources; falls investigation guide toolkit (coming, not posted as of 11/30/11); links to other useful tools from other organizations such as:
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Suggestions for use | Faculty can have student access site to learn more about patient safety, restraint use and pain management. Comprehensive resource for restraints |
Location | http://www.acumentra.org/provider/initiatives/ |
Key Words or Related Topics | Pain management, restraints, restraint reduction, medicare, Advancing Excellence Campaign, hand hygiene, video, self assessment, tools. |
Alzheimer’s Disease Association Videos/Interactive material |
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Description | Website for this global organization (content offered in multiple languages). The mission of the Alzheimer’s Disease Association is to “eliminate Alzheimer’s Disease through the advancement of research, provide and enhance care and support for all affected, and reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.” This site is a goldmine of resources targeted to the public, family caregivers, health care providers, and researchers. Materials include interactive presentations, video clips, fact sheets, stories by families, quizzes and assessment tools, and text-based information. Has a lending library of text and media resources. Provides links to local chapters and other key resources for people affected by Alzheimer’s Disease (patients, families, providers, researchers). |
Content | Content includes information on brain health, pathology associated with A.D., clinical manifestations and treatment, suggestions for caregivers, financial information for families, legal and policy implications of the disease, and resources for researchers. Here are a few examples of content:
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Suggestions for use | There is content for every student level here (chronic, acute, leadership, population health, integrated practicum.). This site includes scholarly papers, practical pointers, visuals, fact sheets, links to numerous articles, etc. |
Location | http://www.alz.org/ |
Key Words or Related Topics | Dementia, cognitive health, Alzheimer’s Disease, physiology, pathology, diagnosis, treatment (pharmaceutical and other), family care-giving, elder abuse, research, caregiver stress |
Aging in the Know: Health in Aging |
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Description | Created by the American Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA), Aging in the Know offers up-to-date information geared towards Older Adult consumers on health and aging. Overseen by a team of experts on caring for older adults, Aging in the Know content is based on resources that the American Geriatrics Society has developed for its professional members. |
Content | In depth information about the aging process, and questions for consumers to ask themselves and health care providers. Geared towards Older Adults, there is an active mailing list to receive the latest news, research updates page, glossary of terms. Information on common diseases and disorders that affect older adults. The "What to Ask" Series provides older adults with practical questions and tips to help them work with their provider on developing the best plan of care for the older adult. Also useful for family caregivers of older adults. |
Suggestions for use | Faculty can have students in the community (population)course, leadership course, and chronic I and II access site to learn more about the aging process, health care decisions and trends in the elderly population. The site also provides specific information about community-based care, hospital-based care, and nursing home care. This website is geared towards educating older adults and family caregivers. |
Location | http://www.healthinaging.org |
Key Words or Related Topics | American Geriatric Society, older adult, healthy aging, older adult diseases, aging process, trends, population, community based care, home care, hospitalization and nursing home. |
Bandwidth: The online Communications Resource for Grantees of The John A. Hartford Foundation |
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Description | Bandwidth is the John A. Hartford Foundation's one-stop, online source for communications tools and information. The site is designed to help grantees and other professionals enhance, strengthen, and add visual impact to a variety of publications, presentations, and communications about aging and health. |
Content | Images, Stories, examples of key messages, how to create public announcements and share them quotes, poster tutorials and examples and a newsletter. |
Suggestions for use | Students could use this in developing presentations, using the quotes add images, ideas for disseminating research data sharing etc. |
Location | http://bandwidthonline.org/ |
Key Words or Related Topics | Presentation Resource, Communications, Public relations, Public affairs, Public Aging Health, Healthy, Images Gallery, Database Illustrations, Tutorials, Quotations, Stories, Gerontology Data, Presentations, Policy, Older Adults, Photos, Images, Resources. |
Best Practices for Elder Care |
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Description | The Best Practices for Elder Care course focuses on critical care nursing with older adults. The self-paced program consists of four units of instructional content, four units of interactive case studies, and one 17-question self-assessment unit. Completion of the course is worth 4.0 hours of continuing nurse education (CNE) credit. AACN offers this CNE credit at no charge to AACN members. Nonmembers shall remit a reduced fee of $12 to receive their CNE certificate. |
Content | Online Education Module for critical care nurses working with older adults. The four modules are titled 1) Considerations for care 2) Physiologic changes of aging 3) Healthy care framework 4) Other frameworks for care. Once the modules are complete then you have the option of exploring four case studies. The course can be slow to load at times. |
Suggestions for use | Have students work through module case studies and have them explain usefulness. Preparation for a critical care clinical experience/rotation. |
Location | http://www.aacn.org/wd/practice/content/eldercare.pcms?pid=305&mid=2864&menu=CETests |
Key Words or Related Topics | American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Best Practices with Older Adults, Education, online module, older adults |
Better resources for better care: A new look at the old Lippincott’s Learning Center.com
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Description | This site provides information about the care of those over 65, derived from cutting-edge research and best practices, is now available to nurses and other providers in either print format or streaming video, at any time and at no cost, through this series called "A New Look at the Old". The print series began in the August 2004 issue of AJN, and continued until December 2006. You can read or download the articles. The broadcast series is based on the content of the articles found in AJN, but includes additional content. Those interested in viewing the 60-minute or 30-minute programs which began in January 2005, can click on the titles under the broadcast heading. These programs are archived for viewing at any time. No charge for above materials. Some items include continuing education units for a small fee. |
Content | Oral hydration |
Suggestions for use | Students interacting with people with older adults. Many of the resources address concepts that are applicable across care settings and with diverse older populations. These resources might be tapped for acute or chronic illness courses as well as leadership, population health and integrative practicum. |
Location | http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/static.asp?pageid=527873 |
Key Words or Related Topics | Cognitive impairment, sensory impairment, dementia behaviors, Alzheimer’s Disease, bathing, oral care, hydration, nutrition, incontinence, staffing, nursing home |
Campaign for Better Care |
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Description | A website for the Campaign for Better Care a broad-based coalition group that has an agenda to improve the health care delivery system for all people, including older adults. Website describes the campaign and issues regarding our current health care delivery system, stories from people in communities, and how to help the group. From their website “The Campaign for Better Care is led by the National Partnership for Women & Families, Community Catalyst, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the National Health Law Program — and funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies. The National Partnership is a non-profit, non-partisan organization.” |
Content | Information about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) including a time line for implementation of specific features of the Health Care Reform Act and their impact on older adults, recent press releases and articles from organizations as well as stories and photos about people dealing with the current health care system and upcoming legislation. Provides 'fact sheets' on chronic illness including demographics, socio-economic implications and policy implications. Links to other excellent websites such as the Kaiser Family Foundation that has a 10-item quiz, 'test your knowledge' about the ACA. Compares individual scores with national knowledge about the ACA; dispels myths about the ACA: http://healthreform.kff.org/the-basics.aspx Includes information about electronic health records, and several current/proposed models for seamless and more effective health care delivery (e.g., PACE model; Medical Care Home model). |
Suggestions for use | Excellent policy site related to health care reform. Describes this group's principles for reform and metrics for measuring reform success. Review the website's fact sheets on chronic illness and the time line and activities behind the Affordable Care Act (ACA), could be used in Chronic Illness, Leadership and Community (Population) Health courses. |
Location | http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=cbc_intro_landing |
Key Words or Related Topics | Health care reform, Affordable Care Act, chronic illness, and policy implications older adult |
Center for Personal Assistive Services (CPAS) |
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Description | The CPAS website has a wealth of information regarding personal assistance services, including research, training, dissemination and technical assistance. Personal assistance includes paid assistive personnel, family caregivers, and devices that promote independence . A very large website that covers a broad range of information, research, and issues around assistive services. Includes webcasts, journal articles, links, presentations, webcasts, policies, guide for caregivers and workers, guides for workplaces, legislation and state-by-state resources. The Guide to Center Information organizes site content by target audience (e.g., person with a disability, caregiver, researcher, professional health care provider). |
Content | Six main content areas on website regarding PAS: For PAS users, Disability Statistics, Home and Community Based Programs, Caregivers & PAS Workers, Economics and Workplace, and Emergency Preparedness. |
Suggestions for use | Content is appropriate for use in a Chronic Illness course, Community (Population) nursing course. Have students watch the video about Richard and address issues about functional health, safety, and quality of life. |
Location | http://www.pascenter.org/home/index.php |
Key Words or Related Topics | Caregiving, Older Adult, Personal Assistance Services, caregiver, health care reform, personal attendant services, attendant care services, personal care assistance, personal care services, models for chronic illness care delivery, quality of life, disability, independent, provider. |
CHAMP Advancing Home Care Excellence ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Description | A large diverse website that has e-learning courses, resources, expert advice, best practice documentation and recommendations available to the community. "Collaboration for Homecare Advances in Management and Practice. The CHAMP Program is the first national initiative to advance home care excellence for older people. CHAMP makes the latest evidence based tools, e-learning and expert advice easily accessible to home care clinicians, from any computer". Much of the content comes from links to other sites (e.g., ConsultGeriRN; PHI). However, this site is very comprehensive and home-care/community-based nurses will find the resources appropriate and very helpful. |
Content | Online education modules for RNs, Certified Clinical Case Managers, Frontline Nurse Managers and more (course costs range $50-$150). Resource section has Tools (assessment/management tools listed by topic), evidenced based guidelines, journal articles, and meta-analyses available to download. Links section of website has links back to other organizations interested in health care quality, older adults and team-building. Copies of presentations about the CHAMP program as well as topics at their meetings and workshops are also available for download. The news and events section of the website is up to date and includes national conferences as well as virtual webinars. |
Suggestions for use | Content is appropriate for use in a Chronic Illness course, Community (Population) course, or Leadership Nursing course. Students will find resources for planning in-service projects for ancillary staff as well as basic content about community-based care for older adults (e.g., culture change, coaching-supervision of staff, practice protocols for pressure ulcer prevention). The resources section is probably the most helpful section. |
Location | http://www.champ-program.org/ |
Key Words or Related Topics | Older Adults, Home Care, CHAMP, culture change, community residential care, evidence based practice, tools, assessment, coaching, supervision, protocols, pressure ulcer prevention. |
ConsultGeriRN.org ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Description | “ConsultGeriRN.org is the evidence-based geriatric clinical nursing website of The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, at New York University's College of Nursing.” ConsultGeriRN.org is part of the “practice” portion of the Hartford Institute of Geriatric Nursing. “ConsultGeriRN.org addresses the need that many nurses face to improve older adult patient outcomes through better staff education and access to evidence-based knowledge.” On ConsultGeriRN.org you will find:
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Content | The site contains videos and articles on various protocols and topics pertaining to the older adult. There is the Try This:® Series which focuses on “assessment tools and topics specific to a syndrome, specialty and the older adult population.” The videos are excellent, demonstrating use of the assessments with real nurses and real patients/clients. |
Suggestions for use | This is an excellent resource for nurses at all levels. Students will see modeling of nurse-patient interaction, assessment techniques, and more. Instructors can use portions of videos in class and refer students to videos for independent study. The tools are useful in all care settings: Acute care, Population/community based nursing, Long-term care. |
Location | http://consultgerirn.org |
Key Words or Related Topics | Advance Directives, Age Related Changes, Assessing Cognition, Atypical Presentation, Critical Care, Delirium , Dementia, Depression, Elder Mistreatment and Abuse, Ethnogeriatrics and Cultural Competence for Nursing Practice Falls, Family Caregiving, Frailty and Its Implications for Care, Function, Healthcare Decision Making, Hydration Management, Iatrogenesis, Mealtime Difficulties Medication, Nutrition in the Elderly, Oral Healthcare, Pain, Palliative Care, Physical Restraints, Pressure Ulcers & Skin Tears, Sensory Changes Sexuality Issues in Aging, Sleep, Substance Abuse, Urinary Incontinence, assessment, tools, gerontological nursing, older adults, assessment tools, videos. |
Delirium in the Older Person ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Description | A web page developed by the Vancouver Island Health Authority Mental Health and Addiction Services Agency. This is a very specific resource for distinguishing delirium it is geared towards families and health professionals. |
Content | They have developed many PDF downloads that are available for free in the subject areas of About Delirium, Quick Reference Tools, Prevention, Recognition, Assessment, Intervention, Quizzes to practice your delirium knowledge and Professional Practice Resources as well as book recommendations on the subject. There is also an engaging video called Delirium in the Older Person Family Guide with three different parts. (http://www.viha.ca/mhas/resources/delirium/family_guide.htm). There are also award winning DVDs that they have developed available for purchase. |
Suggestions for use | Have students watch the videos, download the PDFs and take the quizzes about delirium. |
Location | http://www.viha.ca/mhas/resources/delirium/ |
Key Words or Related Topics | Delirium, Older Adults, Family, tools, prevention, assessment. |
E- Aging ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Description | Western Australian Center for Health Aging online aging resource. Developed after focus groups with audiences to determine their needs. 10 modules each with an interactive case study to deepen the learning. Each module has objectives, pre-module test, and resources with power point downloads. Also within each objective is a case study which includes images, history of complaint, medical history, medication history, social history and assessments and an interactive interview where you click on the question to get the answer from the client. Final state of the interview includes a physical examination where you can hover your mouse over different parts of the body to get different results. Then you get to see results of various tests and select the diagnosis you think most appropriate, feedback is given on all options. |
Content | The module topics are Delirium, Continence, Dementia, Falls, Depression, Geriatric Assessment and Planning , Stroke, Rehabilitation, Health Aging and Residential Care. |
Suggestions for use | Have students complete a case study based on the topics they are currently covering. |
Location | http://e-ageing.wacha.org.au/ |
Key Words or Related Topics | Aging, Older Adults, Case Study, Interactive case study, delirium, Continence, Dementia, Falls, Depression, Geriatric Assessment and Planning , Stroke, Rehabilitation, Health Aging and Residential Care. |
Geriatric Medication Management Course (Collaboration for Homecare Advances in Management and Practice CHAMP)
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Description | CHAMP's Geriatric Medication Management course has been approved by the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) as a continuing education activity for certified clinical case managers. |
Content | Fee: $149
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Suggestions for use | Possible leadership course or nursing student discussion (eg. brown bag medication review with clients). Designed for frontline nurse managers, clinical directors, QI/QA officers, and clinical case managers. 10 CE hours for registered nurses and certified clinical case managers. Tuition $149 per participant for lessons. |
Location | http://www.champ-program.org/page/63/geriatric-medication-management-course |
Key Words or Related Topics | Geriatric, gerontological nursing, medication, management, medicine, reconciliation, communication, SBAR, situation, background, assessment, recommendation, improvement. |
Geriatric Pain ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Description | This web resource (GeriatricPain.org) is to identify and share best practice tools and resources that support recommendations for good pain assessment and management in older adults. The web site is organized into categories of emphasis with tools selected to assist nurses with responsibility for pain care in the nursing home. Free evidence-based tools and best practices for nurses who work in nursing homes. |
Content | Excellent resource about pain management, interventions, myths, communication - educational content for educators, family caregivers, nursing home & long term care setting staff. Website has power points, pdf files, & word documents. Learning outcome: Describe the core principles of pain assessment, recommendations for effective pain management and tools for assessing, documenting and monitoring pain in cognitively intact and cognitively impaired older adults. Review of terminology, key principles for pain management, and tools for documenting and communicating pain treatments and response to treatment; communicating with prescribers; and monitoring analgesic therapy. World Health Organization WHO Ladder (pdf file with drawing). Review of WHO's Pain Ladder, part of an overall pain treatment method: WHO Ladder Side Effects Management - List of side effects associated with opioids and recommendations for management: Side Effects Serial Trial Intervention Overview - Brief explanation: Serial Trial Intervention Overview Putting the Serial Trial Intervention into Practice - Step by step process for implementing the Serial Trial Intervention for use for patients with advanced dementia: Putting the Serial Trial into Practice Documenting Use of the Serial Trial Intervention - Form for documenting the use of the Serial Trial Intervention: Documenting Serial Trial Intervention
1. Addiction Related Terminology 2. General Pain Terminology Communication tools for pain management (Use these tools and resources to help you communicate information about pain assessment, pain symptoms, and pain treatment recommendations):http://www.geriatricpain.org/Content/Management/Tools/Pages/default.aspx |
Suggestions for use | Faculty can provide students with these easy to use resources on pain and addiction terminology as well interventions such as the WHO Ladder, side effects management, non-drug management, brief introduction to Serial Trial Intervention. Faculty can review the communication tools with students when studying pain management. Review list of myths about pain with "reality" explanation including table listing assessment and intervention approaches for specific older adults and family barriers to pain management: Pain Myths |
Location | http://www.geriatricpain.org/pages/home.aspx |
Key Words or Related Topics | Geriatric, gerontological nursing, medication, management, medicine, reconciliation, communication, SBAR, situation, background, assessment, recommendation, improvement, intervention, terminology, pain, WHO, ladder, side effects, older adult. |
Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog |
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Description | Forum for discourse, recent news and research, and freethinking commentary. Won the Best Clinical Weblog of 2010. |
Content | Brief review of palliative care and geriatrics for faculty/students - information is based on expert opinion.
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Suggestions for use | Faculty and students can access site for review on palliative care, end of life care and geriatrics. Faculty can have students explore current concerns and perspectives of a wide range of health care providers. |
Location | http://www.geripal.org/2010/08/length-of-stay-in-nursing-homes-at-end.html |
Key Words or Related Topics | Blog, medical, health, geriatrics, gerontology, palliative care, older adults, expert opinion, nursing home, end of life, advanced planning. |
Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing |
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Description | Gerontological Nursing Certification Review Course Sign-up |
Content | Fee: $150 |
Suggestions for use | Review course to sit for the ANCC Gerontological Nurse Certification Examination. Fee for this course is $150.00 and earn 10 Contact Hours. |
Location | http://hartfordign.org/continuing_ed/cert_review |
Key Words or Related Topics | American Geriatric Society, older adult, healthy aging, older adult diseases, aging process, certification, review, gerontological nursing. |
Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) |
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Description | This website provides information about recognizing delirium (new mental confusion). It also describes a program that prevents delirium in hospitalized older people, the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP). |
Content | Preventing & treating delirium in the hospitalized older adult. Family materials: going from hospital to home; Hospital visitation guide; & links. Confusion Assessment Method (CAM), detailed document for assessment of the Hospitalized elder. (link to CAM) http://www.hospitalelderlifeprogram.org/private/cam-disclaimer.php?pageid=01.08.00 |
Suggestions for use | Students can review delirium, safety in transitioning from hospital to home, and how to avoid confusion in the hospital. |
Location | http://www.hospitalelderlifeprogram.org/public/public-main.php |
Key Words or Related Topics | Delirium; older patient; confusion; assessment; prevention; documentation; hospital; hospitalization; acute care; critical care; elder; life; program; Institute for Aging research; Hebrew senior life; Sharon K. Inouye. |
Improving Nursing Home Compare: Five star Quality Rating System |
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Description | Center for Medicaid and Medicare developed an online Power Point Presentation to inform consumers on changes to how they are improved their website Nursing Home Compare LINK. An in depth power point explaining their 5 star rating system and how the system is applied to individual nursing homes. Background information about as well as screen shots of their new web interface are shared. Go to Nursing Home Compare for acutual comparison database.http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare |
Content | 37 slide power point. |
Suggestions for use | Review for deeper understanding of how CMS regulates nursing homes and provides this knowledge to the public. |
Location | http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CertificationandComplianc/Downloads/consumerppt.pdf |
Key Words or Related Topics | Nursing Home, Rating system, Older Adults, CMS, Medicare, 5 star, rating system. |
Look at me - Video hosted on YouTube |
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Description | "A video that paints the portrait of one resident of a nursing home, reviewing his life that led him to where he is today. Show this video with a brief discussion afterwords or in conjunction with the home vs. homelessness exercise. From the Veterans Administration, used with permission." |
Content | YouTube video with the poem, "Look at Me" set to music (Length: 3 minutes, 50 seconds). Depicts of the life of one man and looking beyond the surface. Addresses stereotyping, ageism. |
Suggestions for use | Use video in class or as assigned & reflect on impressions after viewing. Useful to develop empathy, avoid stereotyping elders. |
Location | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB1I2eV64cw |
Key Words or Related Topics | Older adult self-image; stereo-types, video; ageism, prejudice, bias, portrait, empathy, resident, nursing home, elders, Youtube. |
Making Oregon Vital for Elders (M.O.V.E.) |
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Description | Mission: "To create and sustain personalized, enriching communities where older adults and those who support them can thrive." Vision: "Oregonians will live and work in communities that embrace aging; where individual contributions are valued, unique talents celebrated and personal life experiences honored." This is a national grassroots organization committed to changing the culture of aging in America. Oregonians, from a variety of organizations, developed a statewide coalition in which ideas and actions come together to support culture change. "Culture change has been defined by the Pioneer Network as "a transformation anchored in values and beliefs that return control to elders and those who work closest with them. Its ultimate vision is to create a culture of aging that is 'life-affirming, satisfying, humane, and meaningful.' Culture change can transform a 'facility' into a 'home,' a 'resident' into a 'person,' and a 'schedule' into a 'choice.'"
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Content | Website has descriptions of culture change and vision with excellent resources linking to other sites and organizations that share the same vision.
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Suggestions for use | Faculty and students can use this website to connect with other organizations in Oregon and access resources dedicated towards empowering elders and learning more about culture change. This site has tools for measuring readiness for culture change and artifacts for culture change and is useful for chronic illness or population-based nursing courses to evaluate the environment. |
Location | http://orculturechange.org |
Key Words or Related Topics | Empowerment, empowering elders, culture change, vital elders, vision, tools, person-centered care, staff retention, pioneer, network. |
Medicare- Health and Drug Plans |
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Description | Medicare.gov is a consumer beneficiary Website that provides access to information about Medicare, Medicare health plans, contact information and publications, as well as information about health care fraud and abuse and nursing homes. |
Content | Tools with "personalized search (eg. entering zip code) may provide you with more accurate cost estimates and coverage information." Provides basic knowledge on Medicare benefits Parts A, B, C, and D. |
Suggestions for use | Faculty and students can use this site for Medicare information and complexities of Medicare. Useful for chronic illness, population-based nursing, and leadership courses to understand federal health care benefits for people over 65 years old. |
Location | http://www.medicare.gov |
Key Words or Related Topics | Medicare benefits, drug plans, health plans, medigap policies, enrollment, formulary, prescription, card, beneficiaries, part A, part B, part C, part D, elder care, eligibility. |
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Description | The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators, established in 1998, is a proprietary database of the American Nurses Association. The database collects and evaluates unit-specific nurse-sensitive data from hospitals in the U.S. Participating facilities receive unit-level comparative data reports to use for quality improvement purposes. "University of Kansas School of Nursing administers the NDNQI program and provides ongoing nursing-sensitive indicator consultation and research-based expertise to the NDNQI. The School of Nursing primarily conducts research on clinical and health policy topics in two areas - health behavior and symptom management research, and clinical and organizational systems research." |
Content | Pressure Ulcer training program (1.5 contact hours): https://www.nursingquality.org/NDNQIPRESSUREULCERTRAINING/SelectModule.aspx Pressure Ulcer training program - After reviewing the training modules and passing module tests, you will be able to:
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Suggestions for use | Increase knowledge about hospital quality improvement and the role of the American Nurses Association. Pressure ulcer identification training program has excellent photos and clear descriptions of different stages of pressure ulcers and other tissue damage. Could be used as a self-paced, independent learning activity related to pressure ulcer identification. The Pain Care Quality Survey takes the participant through the detailed process of data collection in research. Content includes information on the challenges of reliably collecting study data. This training program also illustrates the need for translational nursing research that could stimulate discussion about the importance of research for practice and ways to participate in nursing research. Could be a springboard for discussing human subject protections, bias in research, and how investigators minimize error in data collection. |
Location | https://www.nursingquality.org |
Key Words or Related Topics | Hospital quality indicators, improvement, database, American Nurses Association, pressure ulcer prevention. |
Nursing Home Compare |
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Description | Medicare guide step-by-step on comparing nursing homes. Go to Improving Nursing Home Compare: Five star Quality Rating System for a slideshow describing this rating system. |
Content | "This tool has detailed information about every Medicare and
Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country." Find Nursing Homes in
your area. Search by name, city, county, state, or ZIP code. Compare the
quality of the nursing Homes you're considering using the Five-Star
Quality Ratings, health inspection results, nursing home staff data,
quality measures, and fire safety inspection results. |
Suggestions for use | Students can learn about evaluating and comparing nursing homes, filing complaints, and nursing home client rights. Useful for chronic illness, population-based nursing, and leadership courses. |
Location | http://www.medicare.gov |
Key Words or Related Topics | Medicare, nursing homes, client rights, ombudsman, complaints, guide, quality, inspection, 5 star, quality, rating. |
National League for Nursing (NLN) |
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Description | The National League for Nursing advances excellence in
nursing education that prepares the nursing workforce to meet the needs
of diverse populations in an ever-changing health care environment.
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Content | Advancing Care Excellence for Elders (ACES):
http://www.nln.org/facultydevelopment/facultyresources/ACES/unfolding_cases.htm Cases deal with functional health, assessment tools, communication skills, discharge teaching, medication teaching, transition of care, referrals, caregivers, culture, and are across settings. Four Unfolding Cases: 1. Millie Larsen - An 84-year-old Caucasian female living alone at home. Medical problems include: hypertension, glaucoma, osteoarthritis of the knee, stress incontinence, osteoporosis, and hypercholesterolemia. She is taking several anti-hypertensive medications. She is now in the hospital with a diagnosis of urinary tract infection and dehydration. Her presentation is atypical and she is confused. Faculty can choose from 3 possible scenarios. |
Suggestions for use | Faculty can use the well-designed unfolding cases for acute
care, chronic care, population, and leadership courses. Faculty can
modify the cases to meet the needs of their curriculum and have students
access function and care depending upon each unfolding situation. |
Location | http://www.nln.org/index.cfm |
Key Words or Related Topics | National, League, nursing, excellence, care, elders, geriatrics, gerontology, competence, audio, unfolding case, case studies, case, study, assessment tool, Fulmer, SPICES, Heinrich Falls Risk, Confusion Assessment Method, CAM, communication, skills, conflict, functional assessment, discharge, teaching, referrals, breakdown, incontinence, scenarios, sepsis, psychosocial, functional decline, alcohol, elder abuse, Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Elder Mistreatment Assessment, Alcohol Use and Screening Assessment, COPD, hypertension, high cholesterol, Geriatric Depression Scale, Modified Caregiver Strain Index, Beers Criteria for Potential Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults, General Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7), SBAR, tool, lung cancer, chemotherapy, radiation, support, hospice, grief, grieving process, chronic care, population, acute care, leadership. |
Older Adult Focus: Competency Development and Evaluation for Health Professionals and Others who Work with Older Adults.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Description | “The materials on this website were created for people who work with or plan to work with older adults but may not have had specific education in gerontology or geriatrics.” The content was developed by Linda Felver, PhD, RN & Catherine Van Son, PhD, RN. Updated 2011. |
Content | This is an excellent resource full of useful information and tools:
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Suggestions for use | Nursing faculty can access the multiple learning activities that include assessment tools, audio clinical stories, case studies, fact sheets, handouts, and power point presentations on a wide variety of topics in gerontology. Students can complete various competencies; for instance, increasing an awareness of attitudes, values, and expectations about aging and their impact on care of older adults and their families. These excellent and thorough competencies can be used as self-paced, independent learning activities. |
Location | http://www.olderadultfocus.org |
Key Words or Related Topics | Older adults, gerontological nursing, geriatrics, gerontology, competency, competencies, evaluation, health, professional, learning activities, teaching tools, assessment tools, communication, systems, decision making, advocacy, elder abuse, activities of daily living, clothing, adaptive devices, eating, nutrition, dietary, advance directives, advocating, ageism, aging in place, Alzheimer’s disease, Amsler Grid, Animal-assisted therapy, anorexia, art therapy, cognitive function, depression, eyes, ears, falls risk, functional assessment, lungs, heart, peripheral circulation, medication history, mobility, pain, mobility, pressure ulcers risk, skin, sleep, SPICES, hygiene, dressing, autonomy, bathing, combative behavior, BEERS list, bowel function, Braden Scale, caregivers, caregiving, family, COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, nurse, nursing, dementia, delirium, confusion, CHF congestive heart failure, constipation, driving, dysphagia, end of life, environmental modifications, ethics, exercise, focused, gardening, geriatric depression scale, geriatric syndromes, health, policy, hearing, hospice, immunizations, incontinence, diary, legal, long term care, ombudsman, massage, Medicare, MMSE Mini Mental State Examination, movies, videos, music, myocardial infarction, blacks, Hispanics, National Indian Council on Aging, women, oral cavity, osteoporosis, person-environment fit, pets, physical activity, POLST, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, relocation, resident councils, restraint-free care, sensory changes, sexuality, smoking cessation, statistical profile, touch, transitions, care settings, vision, vital signs. |
Oregon Geriatric Education Center![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Description | The Oregon Geriatric Education Center (OGEC) serves the
state of Oregon. The mission of the OGEC is to improve the care of older
adults through the interdisciplinary education and training of health
care providers.
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Content | A membership library located at Portland State University.
The library maintains a collection of 1,500 resources, including books,
videos, DVDs, games and other instructional materials related to
geriatrics and gerontology. Members can access educational materials by
searching the on-line catalog or by stopping by the Center. Materials
can be picked up in person or mailed directly to members at no
additional cost: 1. Oral Health Care brochure (pdf) |
Suggestions for use | Faculty and students can use this site for accessing educational materials, video link on maintaining balance by Tai Chi to decrease falls, and downloading the Geriatric Assessment Card Set and pdf file on tips for managing delirium. |
Location | http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of-nursing/about/centers/oregon-geriatric-education/index.cfm/ |
Key Words or Related Topics | Oregon, geriatric, gerontology, center, health, science, university, Portland, consortium, library, resources, DVDs, videos, games, card, prescribing, prescription, medication, medical, decision making, guardianship, will, functional assessment, incontinence, depression, alcoholism, screen, modified, caregiver, strain, index, antidepressants, confusion, assessment, method, diagnostic, algorithm, behavioral, symptoms, symptomatic, behavior, dementia, cognitive evaluation, mini-mental, state, examination, MMSE, oral, delirium. |
Parkinson's Disease Foundation:Take Action: Help to Ensure the Best Nursing Care for People with Parkinson's |
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Description | Read the latest Parkinson's community news - events in the Parkinson's community, personal stories of living with Parkinson's Disease (PD) and new resources to help those living with Parkinson's. |
Content | (from website) "An online course - Parkinson's Disease Across the Lifespan: A Road map for Nurses - ensures that nurses have the opportunity to learn the latest in Parkinson's comprehensive care. Designed by Parkinson's nurse specialists, the course was taped in front of a live audience on May 21 at the New York Academy of the Sciences in New York City and web cast to hundreds more nurses throughout the US." "The course includes modules discussing the challenges of Parkinson's throughout the lifespan, and the vital role that nurses can play in managing care. Modules are led by Parkinson's nurse specialists, physical therapists and people with PD. Nurses can earn continuing education credits by watching four modules, each of which is approximately one and a half hours in length, and by taking brief exams following each one." Nurses can complete the course at one sitting, or can finish each module separately. The course will be available online, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, until June 1, 2011. This was still available on 10/3/2011. |
Suggestions for use | Nursing Educators: Show the online course to your students and ask them to complete the online tests at home. From the site: |
Location | http://www.pdf.org/en/pd_comm_news/release/pr_1283445450 |
Key Words or Related Topics | Parkinson's, web cast, nursing, videos. |
PHI Training & Organizational Development Services |
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Description | PHI offers both home- and facility-based providers training and organizational development services to manage change and create dynamic relationship-centered organizations that better serve elders, people with disabilities, and their families. |
Content | Staff training resources for culture change & best practice [building skills for relationship centered care]. Best practice profiles; Blog: what matters most to residents; exemplars of care. Learning modules:
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Suggestions for use | Resource for students to view best practices in long-term care (LTC) & a variety of community based settings. Portions of the curricula could be used regarding falls prevention or Abuse & Neglect Prevention. Courses: Health promotion, chronic & community-based nursing. |
Location | http://phinational.org/ |
Key Words or Related Topics | Elder care; best practices, relationship-centered care, elder abuse, fall prevention, residential; long-term care; LTC; abuse; neglect; prevention; direct-care workers; personal care; disabilities; Spanish; workshop; training; modules; blog; peer; mentoring; home-health aides; home health; DVD; video; Youtube. |
Pioneer Network : Changing the Culture of Aging |
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Description | "Pioneer Network advocates for culture change in eldercare models from long-term nursing home care to short-term transitional care to community-based care in order to create homes that are consumer-driven and person-directed." Formed in 1997 by "prominent professionals in long-term care to advocate for person-centered care." |
Content | A collection of culture change tools, resources, &
information for providers, consumers, educators, & policy makers.
This is a comprehensive site that explains culture change, why it is
important, and how to accomplish it. There are tools for consumers,
providers, and policy makers. Below are listed some of the topics but
this site is too extensive to list all here.
Section for Providers includes:
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Suggestions for use | Have students observe interactions of staff or students with
elders after reading module and identify "elderspeak" issues. Have them
practice and give feedback to each other.
http://www.pioneernetwork.net/Providers/ProviderTools Have students "research" as a consumer for a nursing home for their family member & identify aspects they view as important. Assess the home environment and identify where their agency is on the continuum of culture change. Then identify a cost-effective change that is evidence-based, that would move the agency further on the continuum. |
Location | http://www.pioneernetwork.net/ |
Key Words or Related Topics | Culture change, elderspeak, relationship-centered care, person-centered care; Culture change, Long-term care, Elder care , eldercare Person-directed care, Person-centered care Resident directed Advocate; patronizing; speech; language; demeaning words; demean; alternate; respect. |
POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education |
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Description | "Portal of Geriatric Online Education (POGOe) is a free public repository of a growing collection of geriatric educational materials in various e-learning formats, including lectures, exercises, virtual patients, case-based discussions, simulations, as well as links to other resources. New products are added every month. POGOe's mission is to promote geriatric education through the provision and encouragement of free exchange of teaching and assessment materials that support the fields of geriatrics and gerontology." |
Content | POGOe is a repository with some original content organized into: Content Library, Product Library, Video Library, Geriatric Competencies, and Forums. ReCAP (Repository of electronic Critically Appraised Papers) is a valuable resource for the latest evidence-based articles. The "Product Library" makes searching for geriatric Educational Materials easy. They are listed by title and resource type. There is a 5-star rating system for users but has few entries at this time. There are many useful resources on this site. Some videos reviewed by faculty that may be especially useful are listed below: link: http://www.pogoe.org/video-library
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Suggestions for use | Many of the videos could be used to enhance case studies or "virtual" client assessments for acute care, chronic care, and community based courses. Portions of videos could be used in class to spark discussions or as preparation for clinical. |
Location | http://www.pogoe.org/search/site/videos |
Key Words or Related Topics | Dementia, communication, person-centered care, video, virtual patient, oral care, evidence based practice, resistant behavior, senior partnership |
Quality Measures: Nursing Home Quality Initiatives |
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Description | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
Content | Nursing home quality initiatives including downloadable documents in pdf format. Also links to MDS 3.0 information. |
Suggestions for use | Have students research quality measures for nursing homes. Do "mock review" of one measure. Use for health promotion, population, leadership, integrative practicum. Excellent resource for learning how nursing homes are evaluated by Medicare for safety and quality issues. |
Location | https://www.cms.gov/NursingHomeQualityInits/10_NHQIQualityMeasures.asp#TopOfPage |
Key Words or Related Topics | Medicare, Medicaid, nursing homes, quality, measures, falls, pressure ulcers, MDS, chronic care measures, post acute measures. |
Resources for Teaching Gerontological Nursing |
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Description | This website (product of the Northwest Coalition for Geriatric Nursing Education) is designed to provide a variety of teaching resources for nursing faculty who want to include content on older adults in their curricula. Website is still being developed but is a good resource as it stands now. |
Content | Rich website for instructors that deserves a full investigation by anyone who teaches geriatric nursing or wants to teach gerontology. Many links to resources & activities for students. Topics include: environmental assessment, functional assessment, falls prevention, global aging, medications, sensory changes, transitions to different health care settings. Link for pdf files: http://www.geronursinged.org/topicalactivities |
Suggestions for use | Many activities & resources for students with thorough descriptions for suggested use on website. |
Location | http://www.geronursinged.org/ |
Key Words or Related Topics | Gerontology, teaching resources, Gero Nursing Ed, Gero Nursing Education, Northwest Coalition for Gerontology nursing excellence, How to teach this, Northwest Coalition, NWCoalition, Northwest Coalition for Geriatric Nursing Education, Geriatric Nursing, NWCoalition, nursing resource, OHSU, School of nursing, OHSU School of Nursing Geriatric, gero, gero nursing; assessment; environmental; functional; falls; prevention; aging; medications; sensory; changes; transition; health; care; settings. |
Retirees and Those Near Retirement Have Different Views of Golden Years |
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Description | Results of a poll from NPR, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Harvard School of Public Health regarding retirement from the view points of pre-retirees and retirees. Results show that pre-retires may underestimate health, financial challenges of retirement. One in four retirees think life in retirement is worse than it was before they retired, according to the poll. |
Content | The poll covers the following areas: 1) The retirement experience of retirees and the expectations of pre-retirees; 2) Perspectives on the timing of retirement; 3) Steps taken to stay healthy in retirement; 4) Views on the role of Medicare and Medicaid in retirement; 5) Perceptions of what makes a community a healthy place for retired people; and 6) Concerns about being admitted to a nursing home during retirement. |
Suggestions for use | Faculty can use poll results to increase knowledge about the differing views of older adults in retirement or as they near retirement. The slides from the power point can be used in the classroom setting to discuss issues and challenges facing older adults as they retire. |
Location | http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/product.jsp?id=72836&cid=XEM_1643011 |
Key Words or Related Topics | Vulnerable Populations, Health Policy, retirement, retirees, Medicare, Medicaid, perceptions, opinion, view, community, older adults, gerontology, concerns, nursing home, placement, health coverage, challenges, finances, poll, results, Golden Years, government, public policy, public health. |
Teepa Snow Dementia Expert |
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Description | Occupational therapist Teepa Snow is a dementia expert who trains and consults for health care professionals and families privately. |
Content | Videos and links to videos explaining dementia & care techniques for the resident with dementia. Video: what happens with vision when a person has dementia. Video clips: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=teepa%2Bsnow&search_type=&aq=f
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Suggestions for use | Show videos in class with discussion after. Independent study for students about dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Appropriate for community/population-based courses, chronic illness, & health promotion. |
Location | http://www.teepasnow.com/index.html |
Key Words or Related Topics | Dementia care, resident perspective, vision changes; Teepa Snow, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's, dementia, expert, training, speakers, consulting, health care, professionals, families, video, YouTube. |
This Caring Home![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Description | "This Caring Home provides tips and tools to enhance home safety for persons with Alzheimer's and other types of dementia." This site is designed for caregivers and won the "2010 National Alzheimer's Caregiver Award" for an Award Winning Website. |
Content | This site for caregivers includes an interactive "virtual home" with product guides, safety information, videos and animations. This site is well organized and addresses all aspects of the daily life of the dementia client and helpful hints and guides for the caregiver. There are links to other videos, experts, and product information. There is an emphasis on safety for both the caregiver and receiver. |
Suggestions for use | Students could explore this site in order to gain an appreciation for the complexities of caring for dementia clients at home. Have a discussion on what they learned or what was most helpful (biggest "ah ha"). This is a good resource for the "day in the life" activity and the student could imagine what it might be like to be a spouse or other family caregiver of a loved one with dementia. Could be used in Chronic or Population courses. |
Location | http://www.thiscaringhome.org/ |
Key Words or Related Topics | Alzheimer's, dementia, caregiver, activities, safety, product guide, bathroom, toileting, memory aides. |
Transitional Care & Pressure Ulcers Project Toolkit : Acumentra Health |
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Description | "Acumentra Health assists Oregon nursing homes in projects to improve clinical care of residents, including a cross-setting pressure ulcer initiative with nearby hospitals and a project to reduce restraints and prevent falls." This entry is specifically for the Pressure Ulcers Toolkit. |
Content | Toolkit materials designed to "support your organization's quality improvement efforts. They can be used by care providers who want to improve their individual organization's measures for preventing or minimizing pressure ulcers. They can also be used to guide a cross-setting cluster of care providers who want to achieve improvements in pressure ulcer care within their community." Oregon Best Practices:
Audit/Checklist Best Practices Audit/Checklist Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk Pressure Ulcer Definition and Stages Summary of Pressure Ulcer Assessment Variables Clinical Signs and Symptoms for Infection Nutritional Care Guidelines Pocket card: positioning, pressure points Recommended Interventions to Prevent or Minimize Pressure Ulcers |
Suggestions for use | Background information r/t pressure ulcers. Independent study re: examples of audits/best practices. Population nursing, leadership, chronic & acute care courses. A good resource for planning a performance improvement project (PIP) or for auditing pressure ulcers. |
Location | http://www.acumentra.org/provider/initiatives/TC-PU-Toolkit.php |
Key Words or Related Topics | Acumentra Health, care, healthcare, quality, improvement, nursing home, initiative, project, pressure ulcer, cross-setting, hospital, restraint, fall, performance improvement, prevention, Medicare, Oregon, OMPRO, Accumentra. |
Transitional Care Model (TCM) - When You or a Loved One Requires Care |
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Description | The heart of the TCM is the Transitional Care Nurse (TCN), who follows participating patients from the hospital into their homes, and using an evidence-based care coordination approach, provides services designed to streamline plans of care and interrupt patterns of frequent acute hospital or emergency department use and health status decline. The TCN collaborates with patients' physicians in the implementation of tested protocols with a unique focus on increasing patients' and caregivers' ability to manage their care. In published studies of the model, the nurse who implements the intervention is an Advanced Practice Nurse who has a masters degree in nursing with advanced knowledge and skills in the care of older adults. |
Content | This site originally provided information on training. You need to email for information on training. The Introductory video (8:42 min) is still there along with detailed explanation of the model, and how it differs from ongoing Case Management. |
Suggestions for use | Use all or parts of video as introduction to elements of discharge planning for students in acute care & community nursing courses. |
Location | http://www.transitionalcare.info/ |
Key Words or Related Topics | Transitional Care Model; transitional; home care; discharge planning; continuity of care; video; interdisciplinary; nurse led; evidence based; University of Pennsylvania; Dr. Mary Naylor. |
United Hospital Fund (UHF) Next Step in Care | :: Next Step In Care Homepage |
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Description | Designed to help family caregivers of chronically or seriously ill patients navigate the health care system. Next Step in Care provides easy-to-use guides to help family caregivers and health care providers work closely together to plan and implement safe and smooth transitions for chronically or seriously ill patients." A campaign of United Hospital Fund. |
Content | Contains many resources for family caregivers with pages that are easy to read and navigates. Provides a guide: "How to Get the Most from the Next Step in Care Website." Caregiver guides are also provided in Chinese, Spanish, & Russian. This site is a good starting point for family caregivers (hence, Next step!) There is a "Nursing Home Self Assessment Survey on Patient Transitions and Family Caregivers" and a companion survey for families: "The Nursing Home (Rehabilitation) Experience: Some Questions for You as a Family Caregiver" (in English, Spanish, Chinese, & Russian) Also contains guides for HCP. These are very brief guides that provide an overview on each of the topics below. Most are adaptations from other sources and the original sources are referenced: |
Suggestions for use | Use the "Reducing stress…" guide for students in acute care, as background information or as reflection post-clinical. The "self assessment" could be used in Leadership or Population-based courses. Independent study: Have students evaluate the site from the family caregiver perspective. Would they refer families to this site? |
Location | http://www.nextstepincare.org/ |
Key Words or Related Topics | Caregivers; transitional care; rehabilitation; families; quality assessment; quality improvement; HIPAA; dementia; hospitalization; hospital planning; caregiver resources; next steps; Spanish; Chinese; Russian; United Hospital Fund |
Virginia Geriatrics: Quick Consults |
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Description | "Geriatric Quick Consult is a primer on acute geriatric care that will very soon be linked to the clinical computing system of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health System (CERNER). It gives clinicians direct access to focused information about care of acutely ill older patients..." |
Content | One-page guides (evidence-based) on various topics to help the clinician address issues in the older adult: Topics include:
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Suggestions for use | Good reference for students in the acute care setting needing information in a brief format, quick overview. Could be used as a first stop place for students on the listed topics. |
Location | http://www.virginiageriatrics.org/consult/index.html |
Key Words or Related Topics | Delirium; confusion; sundowning; AMS; altered; mental; status; agitation; falls; safety, placement; decision-making; agitation; placement problems; sleep disturbances; medications; pressure ulcers; medication; management; urine; incontinence; PEG tube; unrealistic expectations; acute care. |
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