South County receives elder-care designation

South County Hospital recently announced that it had received designation as a Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) hospital.

South County’s nurses recently received specialized training designed by NICHE, which is based at NYU College of Nursing and comprises 500 hospitals and healthcare facilities in North America.

NICHE helps nurses identify, interpret, and apply evidence-based practice to optimize both care outcomes and the patient/family experience. NICHE also supports the implementation of a variety of best practices, including prevention and management of pain, pressure ulcers, adverse medication events, delirium, urinary incontinence, and fall prevention.

South County’s NICHE training and designation will help nurses improve the care of older adults. This program demonstrates South County Hospital’s organizational commitment and continued progress in improving quality, enhancing the patient and family experience, and supporting efforts to serve the community.

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The mission of NICHE is for all patients 65 and older to be given sensitive and exemplary care, and to provide principles and tools to stimulate a change in the culture of health care facilities to achieve patient-centered care for older adults.

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