From nursing home to hospital and back again: an educational program to improve care for hospitalized nursing home patients.
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.
Robinson
Sherry B
SB
School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL, USA.
Weitzel
Tina
T
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