Pub Date : 2016-01-01DOI: 10.3912/OJIN.Vol21No01Man03
R. Tappen
Perspectives from patients who reside in nursing homes can inform administrators and providers about the patient experience in long-term care. In a study of preferences for care in the nursing home or hospital should an acute change in condition occur, nursing home residents offered spontaneous descriptions of their experiences in the nursing home and during their prior hospital stays. This article offers background information about nursing home reform and standards, and contemporary reports on the patient experience in nursing homes. Methods, results, and discussion of the study findings will inform readers specifically about the analysis of the narrative data as it relates to the patient experience. Positive and negative aspects of nursing home patient experiences are discussed and compared to hospital patient experiences. Both settings were both praised and strongly criticized. Many concerns identified as patients discussed their experiences can be remedied by the owners and administrators of these facilities.
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Pub Date : 2015-12-21DOI: 10.3912/OJIN.VOL21NO01CRBCOL02
A. Sabia, W. H. Anger
{"title":"Cochrane Review Brief: Workplace Interventions for Reducing Sitting at Work","authors":"A. Sabia, W. H. Anger","doi":"10.3912/OJIN.VOL21NO01CRBCOL02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3912/OJIN.VOL21NO01CRBCOL02","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35614,"journal":{"name":"Online Journal of Issues in Nursing","volume":"21 1 1","pages":"11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70293886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2015-12-21DOI: 10.3912/OJIN.VOL21NO01CRBCOL01
C. Neville
The article offers information on the diagnostic accuracy of the Mini-Cog, a cognitive screening test, for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in a community setting. Topics discussed include the memory impairments that nurses find when caring for older adults in the community setting; the benefits of an early diagnosis; and several studies focusing on it.
{"title":"Cochrane Review Brief: Mini-Cog for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia and Other Dementias within a Community Setting","authors":"C. Neville","doi":"10.3912/OJIN.VOL21NO01CRBCOL01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3912/OJIN.VOL21NO01CRBCOL01","url":null,"abstract":"The article offers information on the diagnostic accuracy of the Mini-Cog, a cognitive screening test, for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in a community setting. Topics discussed include the memory impairments that nurses find when caring for older adults in the community setting; the benefits of an early diagnosis; and several studies focusing on it.","PeriodicalId":35614,"journal":{"name":"Online Journal of Issues in Nursing","volume":"21 1 1","pages":"12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70293876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2015-12-04DOI: 10.3912/OJIN.VOL21NO01PPT03
L. Hoffecker, M. Hastings-Tolsma, Deborah Vincent, Heidi Zuniga
Nurse scholars and clinicians seek to publish their research and scholarly findings to strengthen both nursing science and clinical practice. Traditionally subscription-based publications have been the mainstay of knowledge dissemination. However, subscription costs have tended to restrict access to many journals to a small, specialized, academic community, a limitation that has contributed to the development of open access (OA) publications. OA journals have a powerful appeal as they allow greater access to scholars and consumers on a global level. However, many OA journals depend on an author-pays model that may lead to unintended and undesirable consequences for authors. Today, it is easier than ever to share scholarly findings, but authors need to be vigilant when selecting a journal in which to publish. In this article, we discuss the background of open access journals and describe key consideration to distinguish between reputable publications and those that may lead authors astray. We conclude that despite controversy and concerns related to publishing in OA journals, these journals do provide opportunities for researchers and clinicians to raise the profile of their work and ensure a robust, scholarly communication system.
{"title":"Selecting An Open Access Journal for Publication: Be Cautious","authors":"L. Hoffecker, M. Hastings-Tolsma, Deborah Vincent, Heidi Zuniga","doi":"10.3912/OJIN.VOL21NO01PPT03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3912/OJIN.VOL21NO01PPT03","url":null,"abstract":"Nurse scholars and clinicians seek to publish their research and scholarly findings to strengthen both nursing science and clinical practice. Traditionally subscription-based publications have been the mainstay of knowledge dissemination. However, subscription costs have tended to restrict access to many journals to a small, specialized, academic community, a limitation that has contributed to the development of open access (OA) publications. OA journals have a powerful appeal as they allow greater access to scholars and consumers on a global level. However, many OA journals depend on an author-pays model that may lead to unintended and undesirable consequences for authors. Today, it is easier than ever to share scholarly findings, but authors need to be vigilant when selecting a journal in which to publish. In this article, we discuss the background of open access journals and describe key consideration to distinguish between reputable publications and those that may lead authors astray. We conclude that despite controversy and concerns related to publishing in OA journals, these journals do provide opportunities for researchers and clinicians to raise the profile of their work and ensure a robust, scholarly communication system.","PeriodicalId":35614,"journal":{"name":"Online Journal of Issues in Nursing","volume":"21 1 1","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70294108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2015-10-30DOI: 10.3912/OJIN.VOL21NO01PPT02
S. Matney, K. Avant, N. Staggers
As nurses, we seek to better understand how to gain nursing ‘wisdom’ and apply this wisdom in our daily practice. Yet the concept and experience of ‘wisdom in nursing practice’ has not been well defined. This article addresses wisdom-in-action for nursing practice. We briefly describe nursing theory, review the wisdom literature as presented in various disciplines, and identify characteristics of wisdom by analyzing four models of wisdom from other disciplines. We also present the ten antecedents of wisdom and the ten characteristics of wisdom identified in our analysis of the wisdom literature, discuss and summarize these antecedents, and conclude that understanding these ten antecedents and the ten characteristics of wisdom-in-action can both help nurses demonstrate wisdom as they provide nursing care and teach new nurses the process of becoming wise in nursing practice.
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Pub Date : 2015-10-22DOI: 10.3912/OJIN.VOL21NO01PPT01
A. V. Sabin, P. Levin
The Affordable Care Act requires nonprofit hospitals to collaborate with public health agencies and community stakeholders to identify and address community health needs. As a rural organization, Wabash County (Indiana) Hospital pursued new approaches to achieve these revised requirements of the community benefit mandate. Using a case study approach, the authors provide a historical review of governmental relationships with nonprofit community hospitals, offer a case study application for implementing legislative mandates and community benefit requirements, share the insights they garnered on their journey to meet the mandates, and conclude that drawing upon the existing resources in the community and using current community assets in novel ways can help conserve time, and also financial, material, and human resources in meeting legislative mandates.
{"title":"The Journey to Meet Emerging Community Benefit Requirements in a Rural Hospital: A Case Study","authors":"A. V. Sabin, P. Levin","doi":"10.3912/OJIN.VOL21NO01PPT01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3912/OJIN.VOL21NO01PPT01","url":null,"abstract":"The Affordable Care Act requires nonprofit hospitals to collaborate with public health agencies and community stakeholders to identify and address community health needs. As a rural organization, Wabash County (Indiana) Hospital pursued new approaches to achieve these revised requirements of the community benefit mandate. Using a case study approach, the authors provide a historical review of governmental relationships with nonprofit community hospitals, offer a case study application for implementing legislative mandates and community benefit requirements, share the insights they garnered on their journey to meet the mandates, and conclude that drawing upon the existing resources in the community and using current community assets in novel ways can help conserve time, and also financial, material, and human resources in meeting legislative mandates.","PeriodicalId":35614,"journal":{"name":"Online Journal of Issues in Nursing","volume":"21 1 1","pages":"10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70293979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2015-09-30DOI: 10.3912/ojin.vol20no03man02
Suzanne DelBoccio, Debra Smith, Melissa Hicks, Pamela Voight Lowe, Joy E Graves-Rust, J. Volland, Sarah Fryda
The 2013 addition of the Care Transition Measures to the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey; enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); and a greater focus on population health have brought a heightened awareness and need for action with patient transitions. Data are emerging from the additional Care Transition Measures and benchmarks have been developed. This article briefly describes the context of care transition. We describe the journey of Indiana University Health North Hospital to overcome patient care transition obstacles, ultimately achieving designation as a top performer. We will discuss our efforts to personalize patient outcomes and transition through activation and improve transitions for vulnerable populations, specifically in the bariatric and orthopedic patient populations. The article concludes with discussion of overcoming obstacles and future directions with continued focus on collaboration and improvement.
{"title":"Successes and Challenges in Patient Care Transition Programming: One Hospital's Journey.","authors":"Suzanne DelBoccio, Debra Smith, Melissa Hicks, Pamela Voight Lowe, Joy E Graves-Rust, J. Volland, Sarah Fryda","doi":"10.3912/ojin.vol20no03man02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3912/ojin.vol20no03man02","url":null,"abstract":"The 2013 addition of the Care Transition Measures to the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey; enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); and a greater focus on population health have brought a heightened awareness and need for action with patient transitions. Data are emerging from the additional Care Transition Measures and benchmarks have been developed. This article briefly describes the context of care transition. We describe the journey of Indiana University Health North Hospital to overcome patient care transition obstacles, ultimately achieving designation as a top performer. We will discuss our efforts to personalize patient outcomes and transition through activation and improve transitions for vulnerable populations, specifically in the bariatric and orthopedic patient populations. The article concludes with discussion of overcoming obstacles and future directions with continued focus on collaboration and improvement.","PeriodicalId":35614,"journal":{"name":"Online Journal of Issues in Nursing","volume":"20 3 1","pages":"2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70293153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2015-09-30DOI: 10.3912/ojin.vol20no03man05
Brian Yeaman, Kelly J. Ko, Rodolfo Alvarez del Castillo
Care transitions between settings are a well-known cause of medical errors. A key component of transition is information exchange, especially in long-term care (LTC). However, LTC is behind other settings in adoption of health information technologies (HIT). In this article, we provide some brief background information about care transitions in LTC and concerns related to technology. We describe a pilot project using HIT and secure messaging in LTC to facilitate electronic information exchange during care transitions. Five LTC facilities were included, all located within Oklahoma and serviced by the same regional health system. The study duration was 20 months. Both inpatient readmission and return emergency department (ED) visit rates were lower than baseline following implementation. We provide discussion of positive outcomes, lessons learned, and limitations. Finally, we offer implications for practice and research for implementation of HIT and information exchange across care settings that may contribute to reduction in readmission rates in acute care and ED settings.
{"title":"Care Transitions in Long-term Care and Acute Care: Health Information Exchange and Readmission Rates.","authors":"Brian Yeaman, Kelly J. Ko, Rodolfo Alvarez del Castillo","doi":"10.3912/ojin.vol20no03man05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3912/ojin.vol20no03man05","url":null,"abstract":"Care transitions between settings are a well-known cause of medical errors. A key component of transition is information exchange, especially in long-term care (LTC). However, LTC is behind other settings in adoption of health information technologies (HIT). In this article, we provide some brief background information about care transitions in LTC and concerns related to technology. We describe a pilot project using HIT and secure messaging in LTC to facilitate electronic information exchange during care transitions. Five LTC facilities were included, all located within Oklahoma and serviced by the same regional health system. The study duration was 20 months. Both inpatient readmission and return emergency department (ED) visit rates were lower than baseline following implementation. We provide discussion of positive outcomes, lessons learned, and limitations. Finally, we offer implications for practice and research for implementation of HIT and information exchange across care settings that may contribute to reduction in readmission rates in acute care and ED settings.","PeriodicalId":35614,"journal":{"name":"Online Journal of Issues in Nursing","volume":"20 3 1","pages":"5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70293233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2015-09-30DOI: 10.3912/OJIN.VOL20NO03MAN03
R. Cady, W. Looman, L. Lindeke, Bonnie LaPlante, B. Lundeen, Amanda Seeley, Mary E Kautto
A fundamental component of the medical home model is care coordination. In Minnesota, this model informed design and implementation of the state's health care home (HCH) model, a key element of statewide healthcare reform legislation. Children with medical complexity (CMC) often require care from multiple specialists and community resources. Coordinating this multi-faceted care within the HCH is challenging. This article describes the need for specialized models of care coordination for CMC. Two models of care coordination for CMC were developed to address this challenge. The TeleFamilies Model of Pediatric Care Coordination uses an advanced practice registered nurse care (APRN) coordinator embedded within an established HCH. The PRoSPer Model of Pediatric Care Coordination uses a registered nurse/social worker care coordinator team embedded within a specialty care system. We describe key findings from implementation of these models, and conclude with lessons learned. Replication of the models is encouraged to increase the evidence base for care coordination for the growing population of children with medical complexities.
{"title":"Pediatric Care Coordination: Lessons Learned and Future Priorities.","authors":"R. Cady, W. Looman, L. Lindeke, Bonnie LaPlante, B. Lundeen, Amanda Seeley, Mary E Kautto","doi":"10.3912/OJIN.VOL20NO03MAN03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3912/OJIN.VOL20NO03MAN03","url":null,"abstract":"A fundamental component of the medical home model is care coordination. In Minnesota, this model informed design and implementation of the state's health care home (HCH) model, a key element of statewide healthcare reform legislation. Children with medical complexity (CMC) often require care from multiple specialists and community resources. Coordinating this multi-faceted care within the HCH is challenging. This article describes the need for specialized models of care coordination for CMC. Two models of care coordination for CMC were developed to address this challenge. The TeleFamilies Model of Pediatric Care Coordination uses an advanced practice registered nurse care (APRN) coordinator embedded within an established HCH. The PRoSPer Model of Pediatric Care Coordination uses a registered nurse/social worker care coordinator team embedded within a specialty care system. We describe key findings from implementation of these models, and conclude with lessons learned. Replication of the models is encouraged to increase the evidence base for care coordination for the growing population of children with medical complexities.","PeriodicalId":35614,"journal":{"name":"Online Journal of Issues in Nursing","volume":"20 3 1","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70293185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2015-09-30DOI: 10.3912/ojin.vol20no03man01
K. Hirschman, E. Shaid, K. McCauley, M. Pauly, M. Naylor
Older adults with multiple chronic conditions complicated by other risk factors, such as deficits in activities of daily living or social barriers, experience multiple challenges in managing their healthcare needs, especially during episodes of acute illness. Identifying effective strategies to improve care transitions and outcomes for this population is essential. One rigorously tested model that has consistently demonstrated effectiveness in addressing the needs of this complex population while reducing healthcare costs is the Transitional Care Model (TCM). The TCM is a nurse-led intervention targeting older adults at risk for poor outcomes as they move across healthcare settings and between clinicians. This article provides a detailed summary of the evidence base for the TCM and the model's nine core components. We also discuss measuring the TCM's core components and the overall impact of this evidence-based care management approach.
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