NICHE Solutions Series .

The "Solutions" Series" was designed by NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders), a nurse driven program designed to help hospitals improve the care of older adults. This series aims to provide the NICHE community and other interested audiences with the latest "success stories" related to the care of older adults.

Stories are based on the successful application of best practice solutions related to NICHE Clinical Improvement Models and other NICHE resources. "Solutions" stories are published both in printed format and on the NICHE website

 Some of the topics covered include:

• A Nurse Driven Urinary Catheter Removal Protocol
• Supporting a Family-Centered Care Model in ICU - Implementation of a Volunteer Program
• Collaborating to Provide a Best Friends Approach to Hospitalized Patients
• Reducing Delirium with a Team Approach
• Patient Activity Cart (PAC) for Better Care
• Screening of Older Adults for Delirium Risk Prior to Orthopedic Surgery
• The "Great" Kit: Enhancing Geriatric Resources, Education, and Tools in the Emergency Department
• Supporting Hospitalized Frail Seniors from ED to Home
• STARForUM: Crossing the Quality Chasm in Care Transition
• Promoting Safety for Older Adult Population in the Surgical Observation Unit
• Educational Interventions to Increase Medication Knowledge and Safety in the Hospitalized Older Adult
• Promoting Evidence-Based Dysphagia Assessment and Management by Nurses
• A Multidisciplinary Effort to Improve Patient Care and Satisfaction with Pain Management