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Linda J O'Connor

Publications and source records attributed to Linda J O'Connor.

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A family assessment tool for hospitalized elders.

This article describes the development of the FAMILY card, a family assessment instrument used in the Nursing Care Quality Initiative (NCQI) to assess the involvement and needs of family members of hospitalized elders. Through the NCQI project, particular attention has been paid to integrating both clinical expertise in geriatric nursing care and the principles of family-centered care into the nursing care provided by staff on the NCQI study units. Two case studies illustrating use of the SPICES geriatric assessment instrument and the newly developed FAMILY assessment card are included as exemplars.

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Nursing care quality initiative for care of hospitalized elders and their families.

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.

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Reinforcing organizationwide pressure ulcer reduction on high-risk geriatric inpatient units.

Skin care and pressure ulcer prevention programs abound, although their content varies and their outcomes are often difficult to quantify. This article describes 2 complementary programs, their quality improvement processes, and a variety of ways of measuring their success. The first program was broad in scope, emphasizing system-wide changes in administration and coordination of resources, while the second focused on nursing education on high-risk units. These 2 approaches could be adapted for use in any health care setting.

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Hospitalized elders: changes in functional and mental status.

This article describes outcomes of a new model of care for hospitalized elders and their families. Patient functional and cognitive status on admission and discharge were evaluated for changes as a result of an educational program for preparing family-centered geriatric resource nurses. Patients in the intervention group (n = 173) demonstrated significant improvements in outcome measures (functional and cognitive status) from admission to discharge. A subset (n = 50) was selected from the 173 subjects who comprised the intervention group; this subset was compared with control subjects (n = 44); no statistically significant differences were noted between the 2 groups. Suggestions for future research are presented.

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