title: Individualizing geriatric clinical resources to impact nursing home care.
abstract: A Midwestern United States baccalaureate program's partnership with local nursing homes provided an opportunity for faculty, students, and nursing home staff to use national geriatric best practice clinical resources when caring for nursing home residents. Individualizing and using these resources within the nursing home setting proved challenging. Nevertheless, the outcome of the project formed a solid foundation for future collaborative efforts between the College of Nursing and local nursing homes.
authors.affiliation: Mennonite College of Nursing, Illinois State University, USA.
authors.forename: Brenda Recchia
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Jeffers
authors.forename: Sara L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019985:Benchmarking / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D017144:Focus Groups; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D015146:Midwestern United States; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015397:Program Evaluation