Journal article
Nurses’ experiences with an inpatient geriatric consulting service at a Midwestern Veterans’ hospital: The elder veteran program
Geriatric nursing (New York), Vol.42(2), pp.317-324
03/2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.01.004
PMID: 33556899
Abstract
•The Elder Veteran Program is an inpatient geriatric consulting service.•Nurses describe impact of program on delivery of care and their own growth.•Nurses identify several barriers and facilitators for program implementation.•Need for examination of providers’ experience with inpatient geriatric programs.
This qualitative project used conventional content analysis of interview data to examine nurses’ experience with and perception of the Elder Veteran Program, an inpatient geriatric consulting service, at a midwestern Veterans’ hospital. Nurses were recruited from nursing units utilizing the program and completed individual interviews (N = 10). Participants described the impact of the program within four categories: providing comprehensive care to patients, contributing to individual growth of nurses, promoting team-based care, and as a resource. Participants described several barriers and facilitators to implementation of the program on their unit, including workload and time, shifts and availability of program staff, perceived need, inclusion criteria, perception of program staff, education of nurses, communication, and the inpatient environment. This project provides opportunities for further examination of healthcare providers’ experience with inpatient geriatric programs, how those experiences may relate to effectiveness of programs, and important areas of support for hospital staff.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Nurses’ experiences with an inpatient geriatric consulting service at a Midwestern Veterans’ hospital: The elder veteran program
- Creators
- Daniel Liebzeit - University of IowaMaureen Haske-Palomino - William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans HospitalLiza Gatley - William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans HospitalMarie Boltz - Pennsylvania State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Geriatric nursing (New York), Vol.42(2), pp.317-324
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.01.004
- PMID
- 33556899
- ISSN
- 0197-4572
- eISSN
- 1528-3984
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100000738, name: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2021
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984370741302771
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