Members of the NICHE Community include:

• NICHE Coordinators of designated NICHE Sites
• Nursing Leadership of designated NICHE Sites
• Clinical/managerial nursing staff that have been identified by NICHE Coordinators as active NICHE participants
• Physicians, social workers, pharmacists, rehabilitation specialists and other health care providers that have been identified by NICHE Coordinators as active NICHE participants

Members can attend the NICHE User conferences, participate in audio/web-cast conferences, contribute to NICHE resource development (organizational best practices & NICHE Wikipedia), and dialogue among members via the NICHE LISTSERV.

 

The LISTSERV, open to all personnel identified by NICHE hospitals, provides daily contact with the NICHE hospitals nationwide and with the NICHE Coordinating Center at the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing for questions or problems. LISTSERV members share resources and experiences. The LISTSERV draws a national base, and allows nurses from around the country to discuss practice problems and solutions on line. The LISTSERV typically addresses issues that promote exchange of geriatric nursing practice protocols and procedures and strategies to address geriatric syndromes. Hospitals are invited to join the LISTSERV after they have attended the NICHE Leadership Conference.

Mitty, E., Mezey, M., Bottrell, M., Grossman, S. (2002). The NICHE listserv. Geriatric Nursing, 23(3), 156.

Beginning in 2008, NICHE members have access to the Niche Wiki, an interactive Wikipedia-type technology that enables users to share information about best practices in care of older adults.