Acknowledgements
The first author was supported by the Intramural Grant Program and the
Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, College of Nursing, University
of Arkansas for Medical Sciences while this research was being conducted.
We thank Ms. Pamela Avaltroni and Melissa Grubbs for their
assistance during the data collection. We also thank Ms. Elizabeth Tornquist
and Mr. William Gabello for editorial assistance during the preparation of
this manuscript. Finally, we thank Mr. T and his family for participating in
this project. Written consent was obtained from the patient and his family
for publication of the patient's details.