title: From nursing home to hospital and back again: an educational program to improve care for hospitalized nursing home patients.
abstract: Hospital nurses have little knowledge of the geriatric syndromes and the processes of caregiving in nursing homes. This lack of knowledge is a barrier to continuity of care for patients admitted to hospitals from nursing homes. An educational program, including both classroom and clinical components, was designed to help bridge this gap. A plan for dissemination to other hospital staff was developed by the 15 nurses who participated.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Sherry B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Weitzel
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D015397:Program Evaluation