Catheters

• A Nurse Driven Urinary Catheter Removal Protocol

Critical Care

• Acuity Adaptable Care Delivery Model
• Supporting a Family-Centered Care Model in ICU - Implementation of a Volunteer Program

Delirium/Dementia

• Collaborating to Provide a Best Friends Approach to Hospitalized Patients
• Reducing Delirium with a Team Approach
• Patient Activity Cart (PAC) for Better Care
• Use of the Best Practice Team for the Care of Older Adults
• Rapid Response for Dementia and Behavioral Issues
• Screening of Older Adults for Delirium Risk Prior to Orthopedic Surgery
• Implementing a Sitter/Close Observation Policy
• A Nursing and Occupational Therapy Collaboration to Improve Delirium Care
• Dilemma of Delirium in the Geriatric Hip Fracture Patient

Emergency Department

• The "Great" Kit: Enhancing Geriatric Resources, Education, and Tools in the Emergency Department
• The Seniors Emergency Center
• Supporting Hospitalized Frail Seniors from ED to Home

Environment

• Purposeful Visits for Hospitalized Older Adults: Impact on Orientation and Mood

Function and Falls

• Promoting Safety for Older Adult Population in the Surgical Observation Unit
• Environmental and Social Approaches to Improve Outcomes for the Hospitalized Older Adult
• Communication to Enhance Function - A Collaborative Approach
• Regional Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Outreach Team
• Geriatric Resource Nurses: Change Agents to Prevent Hospital Complications

Geriatric Patient Care Associates

• Nursing Assistant Geriatric Training: A Collaboration Between An Academic Medical Center and a School of Nursing
• Integrating Geriatrics with Patient & Family Centered Care on Medical Specialties

Integrated System Implementation

• Overlaying Geriatric Principles Within a Disease Management Structure: Northeast Hospital's Geriatric Initiative

Medication

• Improving Medication Safety in Older Adults at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
• Educational Interventions to Increase Medication Knowledge and Safety in the Hospitalized Older Adult
• Use of the Pasero Opioid-Induced Sedation Scale to Reduce Oversedation and Respiratory Depression

Nutrition and Elimination

• Promoting Evidence-Based Dysphagia Assessment and Management by Nurses
• Prevention and Management of Acute Constipation in Hospitalized Patients

Patient and Family Education

• Pre-Operative Assessment and Education Sessions for Hip and Knee Surgical Patients
• Physician and Nurse Rounding: Impact on Patient Satisfaction