title: Collaboration to promote best practices in care of older adults.
abstract: A successful grassroots collaboration of faculty members from one Midwestern school of nursing to promote best practices in gerontological nursing is described. Recommendations are made for developing similar collaborations in other settings.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Judith E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hertz
authors.forename: Mary Elaine
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Koren
authors.forename: Jeanette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rossetti
authors.forename: Donna J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Munroe
authors.forename: Georgine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berent
authors.forename: Donna J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Plonczynski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019985:Benchmarking / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D015146:Midwestern United States; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology