JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Page B15, March 2010

Lack of Knowledge of Skilled Nursing (SNF) Care by Internal Medicine Residents

David Geffen School of Medicine, David Geffen SOM at UCLA

Introduction/Objective: Background: More than 25% of older adults require SNF care after acute hospitalization but it is unclear whether Internal Medicine residents have sufficient knowledge about the type of care that can be provided at this site. We assessed knowledge about SNFs among Internal Medicine trainees prior to a mandatory SNF rotation during their first year and either 2nd or 3rd year of training.

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PII: S1525-8610(09)00477-0

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2009.12.041

JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Page B15, March 2010

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