title: Nurses Improving Care to Health System Elders (NICHE): implementation of best practice models.
abstract: Nurses Improving Care to Health System Elders (NICHE) is a comprehensive program that hospitals use to foster system-wide improvements in the care of older patients. The authors report on a survey of 103 NICHE hospitals to determine perceptions of the NICHE program, the adoption of NICHE models and protocols, and the educational outcomes, policy changes, and benchmarks related to care of older patients established by the participating NICHE hospitals.
authors.affiliation: The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, Steinhardt School of Education, Division of Nursing, New York University, 246 Greene Street, New York, NY 10003-6677, USA. mathy.mezey@nyu.edu
authors.forename: Mathy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mezey
authors.forename: Mia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Sheryl
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grossman
authors.forename: Adolfo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Firpo
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fulmer
authors.forename: Ethel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mitty
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019985:Benchmarking / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002568:Certification; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States