Do gerontology nurse specialists make a difference in hospitalization of long-term care residents? Results of a randomized comparison trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1962-1967

  Boyd, Michal ^a,b   Armstrong, Delwyn ^b   Parker, Janet ^b   Pilcher, Carole ^b   Zhou, Lifeng ^b   McKenzie Green, Barbara ^c   Connolly, Martin J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b WAITEMATA DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

clinical nurse specialist; community outreach; frail older adults; homes for the aged

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERONTOLOGY NURSE SPECIALIST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGISTERED NURSE; TELECONSULTATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; GERIATRIC NURSING; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE; NURSING HOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSING HOMES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84911984224     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13022     Document Type: Article

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