title: Nursing care quality initiative for care of hospitalized elders and their families.
abstract: This report describes a Nursing Care Quality Initiative (NCQI) through which a new model of care for hospitalized older adults and their families, the Family-Centered Geriatric Resource Nurse (FCGRN) model, was introduced. Eighteen units in 10 hospitals participated in the NCQI Project. Educational, clinical, and evaluation components of the NCQI Project are described.
authors.affiliation: New York Health Alliance, New York, NY, USA. jjfitzpatrick@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Joyce J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
authors.forename: Theresa K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Salinas
authors.forename: Linda J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stier
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Callahan
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Maureen T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D022143:Family Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*