Nursing care quality initiative for care of hospitalized elders and their families
Fitzpatrick, J.J.; Salinas, T.K.; O'Connor, L.J.; Stier, L.; Callahan, B.; Smith, T.; White, M.T., 2004: Nursing care quality initiative for care of hospitalized elders and their families. Journal of Nursing Care Quality 19(2): 156-161
This report describes a Nursing Care Quality Initiative (NCQI) through which a new model of care for hospitalized older adults and their families, the Family-Centered Geriatric Resource Nurse (FCGRN) model, was introduced. Eighteen units in 10 hospitals participated in the NCQI Project. Educational, clinical, and evaluation components of the NCQI Project are described.