Presentations and Reports: Geriatric Nursing

Interim Conclusions from the Cross-Cutting Evaluation of the Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence: A Component of the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Initiative
The John A. Hartford Foundation created five Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence (HCGNEs), coordinated at the American Academy of Nursing, as part of the John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatric Nursing Initiative Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Program. The goals of the HCGNEs are to provide enriched and increased opportunities for training, research, clinical model development, and policy development for nurses who would develop into leaders in the next generation of geriatric nursing. This report covers the activities of the five HCGNEs funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation between January 1, 2001 and June 30, 2004. The initial funding cycle for these Centers continues through December 31, 2005.

Preliminary Conclusions from the Cross-Cutting Evaluation of the Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative: Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Coordinating Center at the American Academy of Nursing

In 2000, the John A. Hartford Foundation launched the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) Initiative. The American Academy of Nursing was selected as an active partner that would provide a home for a Coordinating Center to facilitate the activities of the programs and grantees who were part of the BAGNC Initiative (including the John A. Hartford Geriatric Nursing Scholars program, the Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence (HCGNE) and the Nursing School Geriatric Investment Program (NSGIP)), foster communications among grantees and the Foundation, and provide oversight of various kinds for the different programs. This report represents program activities for the first four years of the grant, July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2004.

Evaluation of the John A. Hartford Foundation's Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Scholars Program: An Interim Report on a Program Administered by the American Academy of Nursing

The John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatric Nursing Scholarship Program, coordinated by the American Academy of Nursing, provides Pre- and Post- Doctoral Scholars with financial and leadership support to help redirect or strengthen their careers in geriatric nursing. This report documents the impact of the John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatric Nursing Scholarship Program on the professional and leadership development of the first two cohorts of Hartford Scholars. It details the activities and successes of the Hartford Scholars Program between July 1, 2001 and December 31, 2002.

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Highlights of Scholars' Activities and Successes

It is very clear that the John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatric Nursing Scholarship Program is a highly successful one whose Scholars are establishing themselves as productive professionals in their chosen field and, in many cases, exhibiting strong signs of professional leadership. The following tables highlight some of the activities and successes of the Hartford Scholars that occurred between July 1, 2001 and December 31, 2002.

Evaluation of 2004 BAGNC Leadership Conference: A John A. Hartford Foundation Funded Project
for the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Initiative

The fourth annual Leadership Conference for the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) Initiative, funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation, was held November 17-19, 2004 in Washington, DC. The goal of the Conference was to facilitate leadership development among the Scholars supported by the Hartford Foundation—the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) Hartford Scholars, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Advanced Practice Nursing Scholars, and the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University (NYU) Scholars. This report represents an analysis of the experiences of Conference attendees and presents recommendations for future conferences.

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Evaluation of 2003 BAGNC Leadership Conference: A John A. Hartford Foundation Funded Project
for the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Initiative

The third annual Leadership Conference for the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) Initiative, funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation, was held November 19-21, 2003 in San Diego, California. The purpose of the Conference was to facilitate leadership development for the Pre-Doctoral, Post-Doctoral, and Advanced Practice Scholars supported by the John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatric Nursing Scholarship Program. The target audiences for this Conference were the first three Cohorts of American Academy of Nursing (AAN) Hartford Scholars, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Advanced Practice Nursing Scholars, and Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing Summer Institute Scholars. This report represents an analysis of the experiences of Conference attendees and presents recommendations for future conferences.

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Evaluation of 2002 BAGNC Leadership Conference: A John A. Hartford Foundation Funded Project for the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Initiative

The second annual Leadership Conference for the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) Initiative, funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation, was held November 20-22, 2002 in Boston, Massachusetts. The purpose of the Conference was to facilitate leadership development for the Pre-Doctoral, Post-Doctoral, and Advanced Practice Scholars supported by the John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatric Nursing Scholarship Program. The target audiences for this Conference were the first two Cohorts of American Academy of Nursing (AAN) Hartford Scholars and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Advanced Practice Nursing Scholars. This report represents an analysis of the experiences of Conference attendees and presents recommendations for future conferences.

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Evaluation of 2001 BAGNC Leadership Conference: A John A. Hartford Foundation Funded Project for the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Initiative

The first annual Leadership Conference for the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) Initiative funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation was held on November 14th and 15th, 2001 in Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of the Conference was to facilitate leadership development for the Pre- and Post Doctoral Scholars supported by the John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatric Nursing Scholarship Program. The target audience for this Conference was the first cohort of American Academy of Nursing (AAN) Hartford Scholars. This report represents an analysis of the experiences of Conference attendees and presents recommendations for future conferences.

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Data Summary from the Evaluation of the John A. Hartford Foundation’s Geriatric Nursing Initiative Web-Based Activities

The Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative (HGNI) includes programs designed to increase the supply of geriatric nurses and the quality of care provided to older adults by building academic geriatric nursing capacity nationwide. Many of these efforts are conducted using web-based technologies. This report presents a preliminary summary of the HGNI Grantees’ web-based activities. The intent of this report is primarily to survey the individual grantees and catalog the totality of their activities.

Evaluation of Annual Conference: For the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Initiative John A. Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence

The Annual Conference for the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Initiative, funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation, was held on Thursday, June 27th and Friday, June 28th, 2002 at the School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The goals of the Conference were to (1) provide opportunities for collaboration among Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence (HCGNE) Directors, Faculty, and Staff; (2) assist HCGNEs in achieving synergistic objectives and programs; and (3) strengthen each HCGNE through information sharing, and joint planning and programming. The target audience for this Conference was the Director and Staff from each of the five HCGNEs (Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Nursing; University of California San Francisco School of Nursing; University of Iowa College of Nursing; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing). This report summarizes the Conference attendee's responses to the evaluation and presents recommendations for future conferences.

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Evaluation of the John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatric Nursing Initiative Stakeholders Meeting

The Geriatric Nursing Stakeholders Meeting sponsored by the John A. Hartford Foundation and held on October 1, 2002. The meeting served as a forum for the participants to discuss various goals and strategies for the future of all John A. Hartford Foundation geriatric nursing programs. The meeting was attended by Directors of Hartford Centers for Geriatric Nursing Excellence; Directors of Nursing School Geriatric Investment Program grants; and other participants (representing the American Academy of Nursing, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, and the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at NYU). This memorandum presents the responses to a meeting evaluation form given to participants in Stakeholders Meeting.

 

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