Coaching Guide for Practice & Leadership in Nursing Homes: Building on Academic-Practice Partnerships

The Coaching Guide for Practice & Leadership in Nursing Homes is a practical guide that helps educators prepare nurses for practice in today’s increasingly complex nursing home settings and provide person- centered care to the residents within them. Designed to be used alongside the Practice & Leadership in Nursing Homes textbook and based on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials, this Coaching Guide advances nursing education and practice to meet the demands of a diverse and aging population as well as a rapidly changing healthcare environment. Educator resources include discussion questions, NextGen NCLEX style questions with answer key and rationale, case studies with application ideas, classroom activities, and application of content in the clinical and/or simulation setting.

Andrea Yevchak Sillner, PhD, RN, GCNS-BC, is an Assistant Teaching Professor at the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing at Penn State University. Her research and clinical focus are on improving communication between older adults, informal family caregivers, and formal healthcare providers.

JoAnne Reifsnyder, PhD, MSN, MBA, RN, FAAN, is Professor, Health Services Leadership and Management, at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. She has held executive and leadership roles in hospice, hospice-related medication management, and skilled nursing.

Ann Kolanowski, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor Emerita at the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing and conducts research on nonpharmacological interventions for symptoms of distress and delirium in people living with dementia in nursing homes.

Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Distinguished Service Professor and Dean Emeritus (Nursing) at the University of Pittsburgh. She was the founding Co-chair of the Implementation Steering Committee for the 2021 Essentials for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.