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Nursing home staff--nursing student partnership
Nursing Management
|October 1, 1995
Summary
Nursing home staff and nursing students collaborated to create a successful bowel management program. This partnership fostered innovative clinical problem-solving in a long-term care setting.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Gerontology
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- Nursing home and nursing school partnerships offer unique avenues for clinical problem-solving.
- Effective clinical programs require collaboration between healthcare facilities and educational institutions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the development and implementation of a bowel management program.
- To highlight the benefits of interdisciplinary collaboration between a nursing home and a nursing school.
Main Methods:
- A collaborative approach involving senior baccalaureate nursing students and long-term care facility staff.
- Focus on identifying and addressing clinical challenges within a long-term care environment.
Main Results:
- Successful development and implementation of a comprehensive bowel management program.
- Demonstrated creative problem-solving through student-staff collaboration.
Conclusions:
- Partnerships between nursing homes and nursing schools yield effective clinical solutions.
- Collaborative efforts enhance patient care through innovative program development.