The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), launched the Center for Nursing Excellence in Long-Term CareTM this June to help meet the demand for health care providers — especially nurses — that has been created by the aging of the population worldwide.
The Center will provide frontline nurses with the education and knowledge base they need to care for the complex health needs of older adults who reside in skilled nursing facilities.
“I am very excited to be a member of the advisory committee for the Center for Nursing Excellence in Long-Term Care,” said PHI Training & Organizational Development Services Director Susan Misiorski, who was invited to join the 20-member committee. “Nurses play a critical role in modeling person-directed care and in coaching direct-care workers.”
New Center’s Vision
Working in collaboration with experts from the Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, skilled nursing facilities, national providers, trade associations, and geriatric consumer groups, STTI announced that it will create products and services that will “help educate nurses and transform their role in the long-term care environment.”
A Geriatric Nursing Knowledge Assessment (GNKA) tool, which individually assesses registered nurses’ knowledge in nine major competency areas common to geriatric nursing, is available on the Center’s website. The assessment tool was developed with support from the Foundation for the Future of Aging.
The Center’s four-part vision encompasses consumers, families, and nurses in the nursing home community and includes the aspiration that “skilled nursing facilities are valued by the public and embraced as a desirable care and living option.”
STTI supports the learning, knowledge, and professional development of nurses committed to making a difference in health worldwide.
– by Deane Beebe
