NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) announces the opening of registration for its October 2015 Leadership Training Program (LTP).
NICHE Contact: Scott Bugg | 215-527-9351 | scott@tsivisuals.com
The LTP is the first step to NICHE designation and better care for older adults
NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) announces the opening of registration for its October 2015 Leadership Training Program (LTP).
The six-week, web-based program provides an interdisciplinary hospital team with the tools and resources to begin the process of increasing the quality of care for older adult patients at their facility and achieving NICHE designation. Registration information for the LTP starting October 5, 2015 is available at: www.nicheprogram.org/LTP
“Many of the nation’s nurses and other healthcare providers lack expertise in elder care. Less than 1% of RNs and fewer than 3% of advanced practice registered nurses are certified in geriatrics, according to the American Geriatric Society,” says NICHE Executive Director Barbara Bricoli. “Better preparing nursing staff to meet the special needs of older adults is the goal of NICHE and the Leadership Training Program.”
The NICHE program is the only nurse driven geriatric program available. It is designed to assist facilities in raising the level of geriatric care.
Since the inception in 2009 of the online version of the LTP program, 459 hospitals and 1880 individuals have participated. NICHE has more than 620 hospitals and healthcare facilities in the U.S., Canada, Bermuda, and Singapore.
LTP participants:
• Develop excellence in the care of older adults
• Engage in the online, 30+ credit hour course
• Collaborate with experienced NICHE faculty
Three people responsible for steering the NICHE initiative at the facility should attend the LTP session. This typically includes a nurse clinician leader, a clinical educator, and an administrator or quality manager. NICHE designated hospitals can also use this opportunity to train additional staff for their NICHE team.
The Geriatric Institutional Assessment Profile, an extensive, web-based assessment of the hospital’s readiness to implement geriatric programs, is included as part of the annual NICHE program fee. Participating hospitals also receive registration discounts for the annual NICHE conference.
Upon designation as a NICHE facility, hospitals pay an annual designation fee that includes access to hundreds of resources, ongoing evaluation tools, professional mentoring, and access to the NICHE community.
About NICHE
NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) is an international program designed to help hospitals improve the care of older adults. The vision of NICHE is for all patients 65-and-over to be given sensitive and exemplary care. The mission of NICHE is to provide principles and tools to stimulate a change in the culture of healthcare facilities to achieve patient-centered care for older adults. NICHE, based at NYU College of Nursing, consists of over 620 hospitals and healthcare facilities in the U.S., Canada, Bermuda, and Singapore.
For more information visit www.nicheprogram.org/.