One hundred years and still counting: the story of NEF--yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

Nurses Educational Funds, Inc (NEF) is the oldest and largest professionally endorsed source of funds for advanced study in nursing, which celebrated its Centennial in 2012. This philanthropic nonprofit organization is notable for its roots; NEF was organized by nurses specifically for nurses. Its history dates back to 1912, when it began in memory of Isabel Hampton Robb at Teacher's College, where the first graduate nursing education programs began.

Peer education: an innovative approach for integrating standards into practice.

The purpose of this article is to describe how a nurse-driven peer education process was developed, implemented, and evaluated to improve the integration of new patient care standards into practice. This process was an innovative, interactive, and nonjudgmental approach to learning, whereby the staff members participated in the education and development of their peers. It allowed nurses to expand their knowledge base, critical thinking, and clinical skills, which were evident in their daily practice.

Hospital nurses' perception of the geriatric nurse practice environment.

Purpose: To test the relationship between nurses' perceptions of the geriatric nurse practice environment (GNPE) and perceptions of geriatric-care delivery, and geriatric nursing knowledge.

Design: A secondary analysis of data collected by the New York University Hartford Institute Benchmarking Service staff using a retrospective, cross-sectional, design.

Methods: Responses of 9,802 direct-care registered nurses from 75 acute-care hospitals in the US that administered the GIAP (Geriatric Institutional Assessment Profile) from January 1997 to December 2005 were analyzed using linear mixed effects modeling to explore associations between variables while controlling for potential covariates.

Changes in the Geriatric Care Environment Associated with NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for HealthSystem Elders).

The aging of the U.S. population has profound implications for acute care nursing practice.

Nurse residency program: a 5-year evaluation from the participants' perspective.

The Nurse Residency Program (NRP) at new York University Hospitals Center id predicated on the idea that acute care settings are facing continued challenges in recruiting and retaining nurses in the face of cyclical nursing shortages, increased opportunities in ambulatory and community-based nursing, and an increasingly complex and demanding hospital environment. Baccalaureate education is the required preparation for such a setting; however, a transition for the new graduate is imperative. The authors present the findings of a follow-up survey of completers of the NRP between 1996 and 2001 focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of the programs, as well as suggestions for future programming.