Hartford Institute News

New Report Published on NICHE, a Geriatric Nursing Model of Care

The John A. Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University is pleased is announce the recent publication of : Nurses Improving Care to Health System Elders (NICHE) Implementation of Best Practice Models authored by Mathy Mezey, Mia Kobayashi, Sheryl Grossman, Adolfo Firpo, Terry Fulmer, and Ethel Mitty, in the Journal of Nursing Administration, October 2004, Volume 34, Issue 10, Pages 451-457. For more information visit www.jonajournal.com

The authors report on the utilization of NICHE models and protocols, as well as perceptions of the NICHE program in 103 surveyed hospitals. The educational outcomes, policy changes, and benchmarks related to care of older adults in NICHE hospitals are also described.