title: Bridging the gap from long-term care nursing assistants.
abstract: Providing a quality and cost-effective orientation program for certified nursing assistants making the transition from long-term care facilities to acute care settings can be quite challenging. This article describes the process and effectiveness of an educational program implemented at a 380-bed hospital to bridge the gap between being a long-term care nursing assistant and being an acute care nursing assistant.
authors.affiliation: Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Nursing Resource Office, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66204, USA. jean.province@shawneemission.org
authors.forename: Jean L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Province
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D007615:Kansas; D008134:Long-Term Care; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000193:education*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods