Gerontological nursing leadership in the Advancing Excellence Campaign: moving interdisciplinary collaboration forward.

Nursing was not a part of the coalition of multiple nursing home stakeholders at the roll out of the Advancing Excellence Campaign (AEC). In January 2007, several nurse organizations proactively approached the AEC leadership, were welcomed and immediately began to volunteer for leadership positions such as committee chairs and conference coordinators. This paper presents an exemplar of how a proactive stance, even when not initially included, allowed nurses to secure chairs at the decision making table of this quality campaign and contribute to improved resident outcomes.

Lifestyle behaviors, chronic diseases, and ratings of health between black and white adults with pre-diabetes.

Purposes: The purposes of this study were to assess differences in lifestyle behaviors and other health-related factors between black and white adults with pre-diabetes and to identify predictors for lifestyle behaviors.

Methods: Using the 2007 and 2009 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), an annual cross-sectional survey of randomly selected samples from each state, black (n = 1156) and white (n = 9539) adults with pre-diabetes were compared on lifestyle behaviors, general health practices, perceptions of health, chronic diseases, and access to care. Predictors for participating in regular physical activity and adequate intake of fruits and vegetables were identified for each racial and gender group using multiple regression procedures.

Do vaccination strategies implemented by nursing homes narrow the racial gap in receipt of influenza vaccination in the United States?

Objectives: To determine whether the racial inequity between African Americans and Caucasians in receipt of influenza vaccine is narrower in residents of nursing homes with facility-wide vaccination strategies than in residents of facilities without vaccination strategies.

Design: Secondary data analysis using the National Nursing Home Survey 2004, a nationally representative survey.

Setting: One thousand one hundred seventy-four participating nursing homes sampled systematically with probability proportional to bed size.

Are standing order programs associated with influenza vaccination? - NNHS, 2004.

Background: Influenza vaccination coverage among nursing home residents has consistently been reported well below the Healthy People goals. We sought to determine if standing order programs (SOPs) in long-term care facilities are associated with greater influenza vaccination coverage among residents.

Methods: The National Nursing Home Survey (2004) is cross-sectional.