NADONA/LTC Online: We Understand

The Honor Society Launches Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy with $1.6 million grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation. Acquire the leadership competency and knowledge necessary to impact health care practice for older adults and their families! http://www.nursingsociety.org/LeadershipInstitute/GeriatricAcademy/Pages/default.aspx?utm_source=GNLA041308&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ILI&WT.mc_id=&WT.dcsvid=1264047973

John A. Hartford Foundation - funded initiative called "How to Try This", a collaborative project of Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at NYU's College of Nursing and the American Journal of Nursing. cost-free, web-based resources including demonstration videos and companion articles in AJN.: www.nursingcenter.com/ajnolderadults

Facility Guide for the Nursing Home Quality Indicators: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MinimumDataSets20/Downloads/CHSRA%20QI%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf

PPS overview: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/snfpps

Strategies for Managing C- Diff: http://www.rmei.com/LTC-CDAD507/

Discover Nursing (scholarships, nursing information): http://www.discovernursing.com/

Hydration Calculator: http://nutrition.about.com/library/blwatercalculator.htm Geronurse

Online Care of the Geriatric Resident- Nursing Resources: http://consultgerirn.org/

Aging with Dignity: http://www.agingwithdignity.org/

Environmental protection agency: http://www.epa.gov/

Medicare- Nursing home compare: http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare

Agency for healthcare Research and Quality: http://www.ahrq.gov/

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/

Sharing Innovations in Quality: http://siq.air.org/

MDS 2.0 Manuals and Forms: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NursingHomeQualityInits/20_NHQIMDS20.asp

Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing: http://www.hartfordign.org/

Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes (NADONA is on the steering committee!!): http://www.nhqualitycampaign.org/

National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners: Comprehensive Alzheimer's and dementia training and certification organization providing to health care professionals and First Responders: www.nccdp.org

RESOURCE PUBLICATIONS

Questions and Answers About Swine Influenza and You

Kestrel Health Information - Providing health care professionals with the most comprehensive product search tools. http://www.kestrelhealthinfo.com/

Elopement Resource Manual from Healthcare Association of New York and Wandering Behavior, Edge Electronic Dementia Guide. www.nccdp.org/wandering.htm

Workforce Stability Toolkit - A Publication From Quality Partners of Rhode Island.

RESOURCE WEBSITES

Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes Visit the Advancing Excellence Web Site for the Best, Most Comprehensive Information about the Campaign! www.nhqualitycampaign.org/

Quiet Heart Music featuring Yamaha recording artist, Henry A. Wiens, Quiet Heart Music offers personalized piano solo CDs that are especially suitable as sympathy or memorial gifts. Soothing Memorial Gift CDs, will honor the memory of a loved one while providing proven, continuing comfort to those left behind. http://www.quietheartmusic.com/

NurseZone.com - Dedicated to meeting the personal and career needs of today's nurses and nursing students. Discover the latest in health care news, devices & technology, advice by industry experts, as well as career information and thousands of nursing jobs available right here, at your convenience: http://www.nursezone.com/

TFH Special Needs Toys - A focussed resource for fun products. This text will help both People with Disabilities and Disabled People find a wide range of Special Needs Toys online. www.specialneedstoys.com/

TMF Health Quality Institute - TMF Health Quality Institute, formerly the Texas Medical Foundation, has been a presence in Texas health care since being chartered in 1971 as a private, non-profit organization of licensed physicians tasked with leading quality improvement and review efforts in the state. Over the past 37 years TMF has developed and nurtured strong relationships with stakeholders in all provider settings, including hospitals, physician offices, home health agencies and long-term care facilities, through work as the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for Texas and various state, local and private contracts. TMF (http://www.tmf.org) offers Provider Intervention & Tools for Skilled Nursing Facilities.

Carefree Homecare in Scottsdale, Arizona - Dedicated to consistently providing the highest level of personal and compassionate care for senior care Scottsdale. http://carefreehomecare.com

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. - KCI's new website for clinicians, www.helphealdfus.com, features clinical evidence and data demonstrating the benefits and postive healing outcomes of V.A.C. Therapy in treating DFUs, information on the impact of diabetic foot wounds in the U.S. and an FAQ section for patients on the definition, causes and treatments of DFUs.

Research Project from the University of Texas at Austin - Dr. Eun-Ok Im is conducting an Internet study on the physical activity attitudes among diverse ethnic groups of middle-aged women and invites NADONA members to participate. mapa.nur.utexas.edu/MAPA/

AfterShingles.com is an educational resource offering tools and information to help educate consumers about shingles and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), or after-shingles pain, its impact on people’s lives and steps to take to help manage this condition. www.aftershingles.com

Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis is a united effort to raise awareness of this serious medical condition among consumers, healthcare professionals, policy-makers and public health leaders. www.preventdvt.org/home.aspx

Pandemic Influenza Toolkit A resource to assist your organization in preparing for a pandemic influenza. Contains helpful educational modules, whitepapers, webcasts and other tools to assist in your planning efforts. www.pandemictoolkit.com

Spanish for Nurses (nursing students and other health care providers) is an independent study and group course, complete with audio, audio script, small books and flash cards -- all on one CD, playable on any CD player. rmelnick.com/spannurs.html

Hill-Rom Medical Equipment Hill-Rom specializes in hospital and home health care equipment. As an innovator in medical technology, we specialize in hospital bed design, hospital equipment, and medical care solutions for your patients. http://www.hill-rom.com/

The TURN Study - The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston The purpose of this multi-site, randomized, controlled trial is to determine the optimal frequency of repositioning nursing facility residents with mobility limitations who are at moderate and high risk for pressure ulcer development who are cared for on high density foam mattresses for the purpose of preventing pressure ulcers. http://son.uth.tmc.edu/coa/turn.htm

iaBPG Best Practices Toolkit Implementing and Sustaining Change in Long-Term Care http://ltctoolkit.rnao.ca/resources/falls#Care-Planning

RN to MSN.com The most complete directory on the Web of RN to MSN/Masters in Nursing programs. www.rntomsn.com

Unwanted Medicine Return Program www.medicinereturn.com/waste-reduction

Teleosis Institute Teleosis is a program of Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading membership and networking organization for institutions in the healthcare community that have made a commitment to sustainable, eco-friendly practices. Practice Greenhealth members include hospitals, healthcare systems, businesses and other stakeholders engaged in the greening of healthcare to improve the health of patients, staff and the environment. www.teleosis.org

Know What to Do ABout the Flu - www.flu.gov

Fall Management Program and Toolkit offered through the Massachusetts Senior Care Foundation

The National Consumer Voice For Quality Long-Term Care http://www.nccnhr.org

Partners Against Pain is a resource that serves patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals to alleviate unnecessary suffering by advancing standards of pain care through education and advocacy.