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 Data Briefings

Data Briefings from the Evaluation of the John A. Hartford Foundation
Geriatric Nursing Initiative

The following Data Briefings derive from the cross-cutting national evaluation of the Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative by The Measurement Group.

Each Data Briefing is designed to present key data that address a small number of issues that arise in relevant HGNI programs. Thus, these data briefings are not considered individually to be a comprehensive evaluation of the Initiative or any one program, but rather a set of brief summaries of key issues. The overall evaluation of the Initiative is considerably broader than the sum of the entire set of Data Briefings presented here.

Individual Data Briefings are updated regularly as new data are available. Additional Data Briefings are added to this list as new topics of interest become apparent or sufficient data have been collected to present a valid and reliable summary.


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Data Briefing 01-Funds Leveraged by the Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative: Hartford Foundation supported [seeded] programs are often subsequently funded by others – usually through a peer-review mechanism – to sustain and enhance the developed programs. Obtaining additional funds because of having acquired Hartford funding is called “leveraging.” Leveraging Hartford funding into additional financial support may be one of the better overall summary indices of the maturity of the programs and how they are viewed by peers from a number of disciplines, settings, and theoretical orientations. Last updated: February 13, 2007.

Data Briefing 02-Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Postdoctoral Fellow Activities: The Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Component of the overall Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative has awarded competitive, two-year Postdoctoral Fellowships since 2001. This Data Briefing discusses key issues in this program and presents interim data on the progress of the Postdoctoral Fellows to date. Last updated: February 13, 2007.

Data Briefing 03-Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Predoctoral Scholar Activities: The Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Component of the overall Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative has awarded competitive, two-year Predoctoral Scholarships since 2001. This Data Briefing discusses key issues in this program and presents interim data on the progress of the Predoctoral Scholars to date. Last updated: February 13, 2007.

Data Briefing 04-Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence: Research and Theoretical Contributions: In 2001, the John A. Hartford Foundation funded five Schools of Nursing in research-intensive universities as Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence [HCGNEs]: Oregon Health and Science University, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Nursing, University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, University of Iowa College of Nursing, and University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. This data briefing highlights the major research and theoretical contributions of these Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence in their first five years of funding. Last updated: February 13, 2007.

Data Briefing 05-Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence: Linkages with a National Network of Partners: This data briefing highlights the linkages established by each of the Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence with more than 300 institutions in their first five years of funding. The linkages serve to advance training, practice, research and policy around geriatric nursing, as well as to expand the HCGNEs’ network of influence and to build institutional infrastructure to further increase training of geriatric nurses. Last updated: February 13, 2007.

Data Briefing 06-Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence: Infrastructure for Training Nursing Leaders: The enhancement of capacity to train students is one of the central goals of the Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence program and works towards meeting the need for increased numbers of well trained geriatric nurses now and in the future. This data briefing highlights the strides made by the HCGNEs toward enhancing their capacity to train students in geriatric nursing. Last updated: February 13, 2007.

Data Briefing 07-Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence: Policy Development Initiative: Policy development is integral to Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence activities because the Centers recognize that policy affects care for the elderly in a more uniform and permanent way than most other activities. This data briefing features the major steps taken by the HCGNEs to influence policy for services to the elderly. Last updated: February 13, 2007.

Data Briefing 09-American Association of Colleges of Nursing Geriatric Nurse Education Project Baccalaureate Curriculum Programs, Part One: The American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN] Geriatric Nursing Education Project, funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation’s Geriatric Nursing Initiative, was a broad and long-term effort to improve the quality of training in geriatric nursing in American Schools of Nursing and to increase the number of nurses trained who are competent in geriatrics. As part of these efforts, the AACN funded curriculum development for Baccalaureate programs at 20 Schools of Nursing across the nation. This data briefing summarizes the major curriculum enhancements made to by these programs advance the field of geriatric nursing. Last updated: February 13, 2007.

Data Briefing 10-American Association of Colleges of Nursing Geriatric Nurse Education Project Baccalaureate Curriculum Programs, Part Two: The American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN] Geriatric Nursing Education Project, funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation’s Geriatric Nursing Initiative, was a broad and long-term effort to improve the quality of training in geriatric nursing in American Schools of Nursing and to increase the number of nurses trained who are competent in geriatrics. As part of these efforts, the AACN funded curriculum development for Baccalaureate programs at 20 Schools of Nursing across the nation. This data briefing summarizes the major curriculum enhancements made to by these programs advance the field of geriatric nursing. Last updated: February 13, 2007.

Data Briefing 11-American Association of Colleges of Nursing Geriatric Nurse Education Project Graduate Nursing Curriculum Programs, Part One: The American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN] Geriatric Nursing Education Project, funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation’s Geriatric Nursing Initiative, was a broad and long-term effort to improve the quality of training in geriatric nursing in American Schools of Nursing and to increase the number of nurses trained who are competent in geriatrics. As part of these efforts, the AACN funded curriculum development for Advanced Practice Nursing programs at 10 Schools of Nursing across the nation. This data briefing summarizes the major curriculum enhancements made by these programs to advance the field of geriatric nursing. Last updated: February 13, 2007.

Data Briefing 12-American Association of Colleges of Nursing Geriatric Nurse Education Project Graduate Nursing Curriculum Programs, Part Two: The American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN] Geriatric Nursing Education Project, funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation’s Geriatric Nursing Initiative, was a broad and long-term effort to improve the quality of training in geriatric nursing in American Schools of Nursing and to increase the number of nurses trained who are competent in geriatrics. As part of these efforts, the AACN funded curriculum development for Advanced Practice Nursing programs at 10 Schools of Nursing across the nation. This data briefing summarizes the major curriculum enhancements made by these programs to advance the field of geriatric nursing. Last updated: February 13, 2007.

Data Briefing 14-Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing Baccalaureate Partners in Dissemination Program: The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing Baccalaureate Partners in Dissemination Program was started by the Institute in collaboration with the Consortium of New York Geriatric Education Centers in January 2000. The main goals for this program were to develop baccalaureate faculty members’ expertise in geriatric nursing, foster the incorporation of geriatric content into baccalaureate nursing curricula, and to enhance student learning to better care for older adults and ensure on-the-job success. Last updated: February 13, 2007.

Data Briefing 15-Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing Nurses Improving Care for Health Systems Elders [NICHE] Program: The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing Nurses Improving Care for Health Systems Elders [Niche] Program was started for providing participating institutions with “NICHE Tool Kit” materials and services to facilitate change in the institutional culture towards patient-centered care for older adults. The main goals for this program were to achieve an efficient and systematic nursing change to benefit hospitalized older patients and to ensure all patients age 65 and older can be given insightful and exemplary care. Last updated: February 13, 2007.

Data Briefing 16-Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing Staff Development Partners in Dissemination Program: The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing Staff Development Partners in Dissemination Program was started by the Institute in collaboration with the Consortium of New York Geriatric Education Centers in January 2000. The main goals for this program were to create partnerships with staff development educators and to infuse best nursing practices in care of older adults into health care work settings. Last updated: February 13, 2007.

Data Briefing 17-Development of a Geriatric Nursing Leader Cadre through an Annual Leadership Conference: The primary goal of the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity [BAGNC] Leadership Conference, funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation, is to facilitate leadership development among the Geriatric Nursing Scholars supported by the Hartford Foundation. This data briefing summarizes five years of evaluation data from the Annual Leadership Conference. Last updated: February 13, 2007.

Data Briefing 20-Coordinating Center for the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity [BAGNC] Initiative at the American Academy of Nursing: This data briefing features the major activities and achievements of the Coordinating Center for the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Initiative, as well as the major outcomes and impact of the Coordinating Center on the larger BAGNC Initiative. Last updated: February 13, 2007.

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