Gero Journal Club, Hartford Center, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota

The Gerontological Nursing Journal Club will be on hiatus until Fall of 2008. Thank you so much for your participation and we look forward to seeing you in the Fall.

Join us for the Gerontological Nursing Journal Club, a lively discussion of journal articles on cutting edge gerontological nursing research, held the fourth Tuesday of each month from 5 - 6 p.m. in 4-180, Weaver-Densford Hall. Article copies will be posted each month on the CGN bulletin board.

Note about articles: Type in the article information (year, volume, starting page number) on the FindIt page prior to downloading the PDF.

April 2008

This month's session will be held 5-6 p.m., April 22, in 4-180 WDH. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP your attendance by Friday, April 18 to gnintern@umn.edu

Article for review:
 Johnson M., Griffiths R., Piper M., Langdon R. (2005). Risk factors for an untoward medication event among elders in community-based nursing caseloads in Australia. Public Health Nursing, 22(1), 36-44.

March 2008

This month's session will be held 5-6 p.m., March 25, in 4-180 WDH. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP your attendance by Friday, March 21 to gnintern@umn.edu

Article for review:
 Shepherd J et al. PROSPER study group. PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk. Pravastatin in elderly individuals at risk of vascular disease (PROSPER): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2002 Nov 23;360(9346):1623-30.

February 2008

This month's session will be held 5-6 p.m., February 26, in 4-180 WDH. Please note that the room location has changed from 6-194 WDH in order to more comfortably accomodate more people. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP your attendance by Friday, February 22 to gnintern@umn.edu

Article for review:
 Ruzicka, S., Sanchez-Reilly, S., & Gerety, M. (2007). Holistic assessment of chronic pain among elders. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 24, 291-299.

Guidelines for critiquing a qualitative article:
Schoenberg, N.E., & McAuley, W. J. (2007). Promoting qualitative research. The Gerontologist, 47(5), 576-577.

Web-based guide on Polit's work:
http://www.sonoma.edu/users/n/nolan/n400/critique.htm

January 2008

This month's session will be held 5-6 p.m., January 22, in 6-194 WDH. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP your attendance by Friday, January 18 to gnintern@umn.edu

Article for review:
 Coussement, J.: De Paepe, L.; Schwendimann, R., et. al. Interventions for Preventing Falls in Acute- and Chronic-Care Hospitals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, JAGS, Vol. 56, 2008, pg. 29-36
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