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2, Issue 8
April 25, 2005 If you have received this newsletter without graphics (and would like to), please write to John Beilenson at jbeilenson@aboutscp.com for instructions on how to view an HTML email, or go to: www.hgni.org. Welcome
to New Directions, a publication of the Hartford Geriatric
Nursing Initiative (HGNI). This e-newsletter is designed to
inform interested academic and practice leaders, faculty members,
students, practitioners and others about the work of the HGNI and
provide the latest news and information relevant to geriatric nursing.
As many of you know, the HGNI is preparing professional nurses to play leadership roles in improving the health of older adults. In partnership with the nation's nursing schools and a variety of health care organizations and systems, this dynamic, national initiative, supported through a $38 million investment from The John A. Hartford Foundation, works in five areas, including: We are proud to represent this critically needed effort, which is involving the nation's top nurses—including you—in making a difference in the health care of our nation's older adults. If you would like more contact information about, and links to all of the programs of the HGNI, please visit the HGNI's Web site at www.HGNI.org. In
this Issue
1. HGNI Partner Highlight-Hartford Institute 2. Tools, Resources & Opportunities 3. Announcements 4. Link of the Month: U.S. Census Bureau 1.
HGNI Partner Highlight—The John A. Hartford Foundation
Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University
Director: Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN Co-Directors: Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN & Elizabeth Capezuti, PhD, RN, FAAN The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University, established in 1996, shapes the quality of health care older Americans receive by promoting the highest level of geriatric competence in all nurses. By raising the standards of nursing care, the Hartford Institute aims to ensure that people age with optimal function, comfort and dignity. Funding for the Hartford Institute represents the initial project of a multimillion-dollar commitment from The John A. Hartford Foundation. The Hartford Institute identifies and develops best practices in nursing care of older adults and infuses these practices into the education of every nursing student and the work environment of every practicing professional nurse. The Hartford Institute educates the public to expect best practice and encourages national leadership to establish best practice as the standard for geriatric nursing care. The Institute focuses on four areas: education, practice, research, and policy. Programs and resources available on the Hartford Institute website (www.hartfordign.org) include: 2.
Tools, Resources & Opportunities
FINAL REMINDER! 2005 AACN/Hartford Institute Awards for Baccalaureate Education in Geriatric Nursing Applications Due May 6, 2005 Schools and programs of nursing that lead to a baccalaureate degree and offer a strong commitment in geriatric nursing are encouraged to apply. Reviewers will be looking for models of excellence, which may be showcased to inspire other schools to "gerontologize" their own programs. Programs may be large or small, new or well established. One entry per award category per school. Award categories are: To view previous awardee abstracts, and to download an application, click here. Call for Posters The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, together with the John A. Hartford Foundation Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence at Penn and the University of Iowa School of Nursing, presents a one-day conference, Geropsychiatric Nursing: State of the Future, to be held September 30, 2005, in Philadelphia, PA. Commissioned white papers, discussant reports and panel discussions will summarize and disseminate the current state of knowledge in geriatric mental health nursing science, curriculum, and clinical care. In addition, there will be a poster session to showcase and advance successful models of geropsychiatric nursing practice, education, research and dissemination. Abstracts are being solicited for poster session only. Target Audiences Topics of interest include but are not limited to: General Information Posters will be posted on bulletin boards. Poster presenters are required to pay the registration fee for the one-day conference and assume all arrangements and costs related to producing and transporting the poster. Presenters will mount their posters at 8:00 AM and will be present to discuss their poster during the 4:30-5:30 PM Poster Session & Reception. Notification of acceptance will be by July 1, 2005. Directions for submission of Posters Coming Soon! Exclusive HGNI "Webinar" on Poster Presentations The HGNI is preparing a Web-based seminar ("webinar") to be presented Tuesday, June 7, 2005, at 2:00-3:30 PM EST. The webinar, "Posters Revisited" is tailored to meet the needs of HGNI scholars and will be conducted by HGNI consultant, John Beilenson of Strategic Communications & Planning. In order to maximize audience participation, attendance will limited. Look for registration information in the May issue of New Directions. UNC Offers Developmental Science Nursing Research Institute The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill is sponsoring a Developmental Science Nursing Research Institute, July 18-22, 2005, at its School of Nursing, Carrington Hall. Geared for doctorally-prepared researchers or educators, post-doctoral fellows, and doctoral students, the institute will be taught by faculty who have many years of experience in Developmental Science Nursing Research. They have all been successful in obtaining research grants, from the National Institute for Nursing Research and other funding agencies, using the developmental science approach. The faculty will share their knowledge, insight and experience in developmental science and the use of this science to obtaining grant funding. The institute will also address topics including historical perspectives on nursing research with children and families, using developmentally appropriate conceptual models for the design of research, ethical issues, and person-centered design and analysis. For more information, or to register, click here. "Try This" Series " Try This Dementia Series" Communication Difficulties: Assessment and Interventions Because dementia causes both cognitive impairment and language deficits, this latest issue in the Try This Dementia Series identifies common language deficits associated with dementia and offers strategies to facilitate communication between the patient and healthcare provider. The Try This Dementia Series is developed by the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing in collaboration with the AlzheimerÕs Association. To view this issue of the Try This Dementia Series, click here. For a comprehensive listing of Try This Assessment Series and Try This Dementia Series issues, click here. Geriatric Education Nursing Project: Showcasing Curriculum Grant Innovations Each month, the AACN geriatric education Web page showcases a stand-alone course from a Hartford-awarded school's geriatric nursing program. The most recently featured course, from University of Arkansas' Geriatric Nurse Practitioner program builds on previous program courses and continues student development of the advanced knowledge and skills needed to assess, plan, and manage acute and chronic cognitive and emotional changes that occur with both normal aging and disease processes. Teaching methods include use of interdisciplinary guest lecturers, research critiques, self-study modules, literature/movies, and analyses of case studies. Nursing faculty and administrators are encouraged to visit the site, learn more about the work of the University of Arkansas and other grantees, and use the articles as a resource to help replicate, develop, and/or expand upon the awardees' fine work. To learn more about these efforts, click here. Nurse-Physician Communication: Enhancement Strategies The American Journal of Nursing, the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and PRIMEDIA Healthcare, in part through a grant from Atlantic Philanthropies, are sponsoring a Web broadcast series designed to provide information and skills to improve the care and well being of older adults. The latest broadcast, Nurse-Physician Communication: Enhancement Strategies, focuses on the fact that how information is communicated among physicians and other members of the healthcare team is as important as what is communicated. Research has shown that where communication is poor—particularly between the RN and the physician—everyone is affected, from patients to families to other staff. Healthcare errors, readmissions, and even death, can result from poor communication. This 60-minute program highlights research on the relationship between communication and safety and quality of care; components of effective communication; and basic tenets incorporated in the Gerontology Interdisciplinary Team Training (GITT)—a program designed to improve the care of elders by enhancing the interdisciplinary training of health professions students and professionals. To listen to this and other previous broadcasts, visit the Nursing Center. Culture Change in Nursing Homes: An Ethical Perspective Ethel Mitty, EdD, RN, Senior Advisor for the Hartford Institute and Adjunct Clinical Professor at NYU, authored "Culture Change in Nursing Homes: An Ethical Perspective" published in the March 2005 issue of Annals of Long-Term Care. To read how culture change in nursing homes can strengthen community and empower residents, click here. Data Profiles on Informal Caregivers of Older Persons The Center on an Aging Society at Georgetown University has published the first in a series of Data Profiles on informal caregivers of older persons, "A Decade of Informal Caregiving: Are today's caregivers different than informal caregivers a decade ago?" This Data Profile looks at the composition of informal caregivers and how this will change as the population ages. To access the Data Profile, click here. California Association of Long-Term Care Medicine (CALTCM) 31st Annual Meeting The California Association of Long Term Care Medicine (CALTCM) is hosting its 31st Annual Meeting on April 29-May 1, 2005, in Anaheim, CA. The meeting, "New Directions For Quality In Long-Term Care" will present cutting-edge information affecting long-term care, including the impact of anemia on nursing home residents, infection control in long-term care, guidelines for skilled nursing facilities, pharmacovigilance, and more. For more information, contact Brian Manning, CALTCM Program Coordinator at bmanning@mednet.ucla.edu or 310.312.0518. GeroNurseOnline Provides "Stat" Geriatric Resources Need help stat when working with your geriatric patients? One click on the "Need Help Stat" menu of www.geronurseonline.org provides quick access to assessment tools and definitions of common geriatric symptoms and syndromes. Topics include pulling out tubes, refusing to eat/drink, abrupt change in mental status, and much more. 3.
Announcements
NYU Division of Nursing becomes NYU College of Nursing! New York University is pleased to announce that effective September 1, 2005, the Division of Nursing within the Steinhardt School of Education will become the College of Nursing at the College of Dentistry, creating opportunities for rich interdisciplinary collaboration based on the significant geriatric expertise in both colleges. According to Dr. Terry Fulmer, who will become Dean of the new College of Nursing, "This move affords a particular opportunity for the growth and development of nursing, a field that has made enormous progress in advancing clinical care and health research." For more information on this exciting change, click here. New Specialty Nursing Associations Receive Nurse Competence in Aging Funding Nurse Competence in Aging (NCA) has awarded grants to 12 new specialty nursing associations to enhance the geriatric competence of their members. NCA now funds a total of 38 American Nurses Association-Specialty Nursing Association Partners in Geriatrics (ANA-SNAPGs) representing over 300,000 nurses. For a list of participating ANA-SNAPGs and Nurse Competence in Aging Resource organizations, click here. Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Article Praises 2003 Incontinence Summit Janice Morse, PhD, FAAN, Professor and Director, International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, University of Alberta, Edmonton has published an article titled "The Ramifications of Perspective: How Theory Focuses Research, Data and Practice" in the March/April 2005 issue of the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing. (Click here for the abstract.) The article was prepared from "Incorporating theory into practice research," a plenary address at Shaping Future Directions for Incontinence Research in Aging Adults, a summit hosted by the Center for Gerontological Nursing, University of Minnesota. The invitational nursing research summit was made possible by a grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation's Nursing School Geriatric Investment Program. Morse acknowledges: "Rarely does a group of researchers create space for deliberately addressing new paradigms for research. The summit held in Minneapolis in October 2003 was a remarkable opportunity for exploring new paradigms for incontinence research conducted for aging adults." 4.
Link of the Month: U.S. Census
Bureau
Census Bureau Commemorations in May Facts for Features, posted by the U.S. Census Bureau (www.census.gov), consists of collections of statistics from the Census Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas intended to commemorate anniversaries or observances or to provide background information for topics in the news. Older Americans are honored with Older Americans Month in May, and nurses are commemorated May 6-12, National Nurses Week. Visit Facts for Features for more information. Write
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