Infusing Geropsychiatric Nursing into Curricula - Resources for Teaching Key Concept IV.F. (Quality Improvement Initiatives)

Infusing Geropsychiatric Nursing into Curricula - Resources for Teaching Key Concept IV.F. (Quality Improvement Initiatives)
American Academy of Nursing
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Product ID: 21135

Abstract: 

Quality mental health care for older adults  must be a priority. Nurses play an important role in developing, implementing, evaluating and maintaining quality health initiatives. This may include the implementation and evaluation of new evidence-based protocols within a continuous quality improvement project model. Attention to improving overall health care for older adults with mental illness and cognitive impairment within a quality framework is critical.

This product contains resources that address the following:

  • Long term care
  • Health care initiatives

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Educational objectives: 

Increase knowledge regarding nurse-led quality health care initiatives.

Additional information/Special implementation requirements or guidelines: 

Each of the 27 products based on the Key Concepts provides access to curriculum/teaching materials to assist faculty to infuse the geropsychiatric nursing competency enhancements into course objectives, teaching strategies, didactic content, and/or clinical experiences of relevant educational programs. These include entry level and advanced practice nursing programs in psychiatric-mental health, adult/gerontological, family, women’s health or acute care, or stand-alone geropsychiatric nursing or continuing education courses. The resources may be adapted for use with a range of learners, as indicated in each description. Each resource has been identified as appropriate to teaching the Key Concept and is described in detail.

Date posted: 
Wed, 04/04/2012
Date last updated: 
Thu, 01/12/2012
CME credits available: 
No
Has this product been peer reviewed?: 
No
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Contact person/corresponding author: 
Pamela Dudzik (pdudzik@aannet.org)
Creative Commons License: 
CC BY-NC-SA
Conflict of Interest Guidelines: 
I have NO financial relationships to disclose.
NLM Citation:
Infusing Geropsychiatric Nursing into Curricula - Resources for Teaching Key Concept IV.F. (Quality Improvement Initiatives). POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education; 2012 Available from: http://www.pogoe.org/productid/21135
APA Citation:
(2012). Infusing Geropsychiatric Nursing into Curricula - Resources for Teaching Key Concept IV.F. (Quality Improvement Initiatives). POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education. Retrieved May 17, 2012 from http://www.pogoe.org/productid/21135
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