Hospitalization is hazardous to anyone’s health but can be downright dangerous for older adults. More than 36% of those admitted experience at least one iatrogenic event. Geriatric syndromes triggered by hospital care processes can produce devastating functional decline…

Establishing a Telehealth Apprenticeship Program

This session describes the process needed to develop a robust and relevant apprenticeship program for new graduate nurses into the telehealth nursing specialty, as well as outlining additional resources and grant funding…

Telephone Advice Skills: How to Empower Parents

You've completed triage of a sick child. This session will take you on a deep dive into helping the parent care for their child at home. Educate new parents. Reassure fearful parents. Support forgetful parents. Go beyond providing sound care advice. Empower your callers…

Standardizing Nursing Handoff across the Continuum Using the Electronic Health Record

This session discusses the efforts of a project team to implement consistent nursing processes using a standardized electronic tool and a nursing handoff tool to improve accuracy, consistency, and standardization of information exchange…