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1. HGNI: An Interview with Dr. Terri Fulmer on the IOM Report

   Last Updated 09/11/2012

   This is one in a series of podcasts examining the healthcare needs of older Americans. In this episode, Dr Terri Fulmer, Dean of the College of Nursing at NYU and Co-Director of the John A Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing discusses the ...
2. HGNI: The Geriatric Nurse Educator, The Pathway to Teaching

   Last Updated 09/11/2012

   This is the second video in The Geriatric Nurse Educator: A Career for a Lifetime video series, a series of geriatric nursing recruitment videos. This video "The Pathway to Teaching" targets nurses considering a masters degree and highlights ...
3. Geropsychiatric Nursing Competency Enhancements

   Last Updated 04/04/2012

   Nurses care for older adults in health and illness across the full range of health care settings. Especially in late life, physical illness often precipitates and/or is accompanied by psychiatric symptoms. Therefore it is important that nursing ...
4. HGNI: The Geriatric Nurse Educator, Caring for the Modern Senior

   Last Updated 08/26/2010

   This is the first video in the Geriatric Nurse Educator: A Career for a Lifetime video series, a series of geriatric nursing recruitment videos.  This video "Caring for the Modern Senior" focuses on the positive aspects of aging and geriatric ...
5. HGNI: The Geriatric Nurse Educator, Research and Professional Development

   Last Updated 08/26/2010

   This is the third video in The Geriatric Nurse Educator: A Career for a Lifetime video series, a series of geriatric nursing recruitment videos.  This video "Research and Professional Development" takes a broad look at doctoral education and ...
6. HGNI: The Geriatric Nurse Educator, Limitless Possibilities: Geriatric Nursing Now

   Last Updated 08/26/2010

   This is the fourth video in The Geriatric Nurse Educator: A Career for a Lifetime video series, a series of geriatric nursing recruitment videos.  This video "Limitless Possibilities: Geriatric Nursing Now" describes the need for all geriatric ...
7. HGNI: The Geriatric Nurse Educator, Leadership and the Nurse Educator Role

   Last Updated 08/26/2010

   This is the fifth video in The Geriatric Nurse Educator: A Career for a Lifetime video series, a series of geriatric nursing recruitment videos.  This video "Leadership and the Nurse Educator Role" focuses on the nursing faculty shortage with ...
8. HGNI: The Geriatric Nurse Educator, The Future is Here: Geriatric Nursing in the 21st Century

   Last Updated 08/26/2010

   This is the sixth video in The Geriatric Nurse Educator: A Career for a Lifetime video series, a series of geriatric nursing recruitment videos.  This video "The Future is Here: Geriatric Nursing in the 21st Century" highlights the positive ...
9. Continuing Education in Nursing: Research Applications: Delivering Mouth Care to Persons with Dementia

   Last Updated 10/07/2010

   Participants of this online Continuing Education course receive one free nursing contact hour.  This course involves educating family members and other caregivers on the positive outcomes of providing mouth care and the best methods for ...
10. Continuing Education in Nursing: Transition of Elders to Extended Care Facilities

    Last Updated 10/07/2010

    Participants of this online Continuing Education course receive one free nursing contact hour.  This course assesses the challenges of limited resources and socioeconomic complexities as elders transition from home settings to various levels ...
11. Continuing Education in Nursing: Delirium

    Last Updated 10/07/2010

    Participants of this online Continuing Education course receive one free nursing contact hour.  The course begins with an explanation of delirium and the importance of the problem, risk factors and delirium sub-types.  Nursing assessment for ...
12. NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) Solutions Series

    Last Updated 10/05/2011

    The "Solutions" Series is designed to provide the NICHE (Nurses Improving Healthsystem Care for Elders) community and other interested audiences with the latest "success stories" related to elder care. The stories are based on the successful ...
13. HGNI: Geriatric Mental Health Training Series- "Whose Problem Is It?" Mental Health and Illness in Long-term Care

    Last Updated 01/01/2011

    Mental illness is a common problem among nursing home residents, and a primary cause of behavioral management problems for staff.  However, threats to mental health may also precipitate behavioral problems. Both ...
14. HGNI: Geriatric Mental Health Training Series- "Getting the Facts" Effective Communication With Older Adults

    Last Updated 01/12/2011

    Long-term care personnel may overlook various barriers to effective communication with older adults and consequently misinterpret verbal and behavioral messages. General principles of the communication process are ...
15. HGNI: Geriatric Mental Health Training Series- "When You Are More Than Just Down in the Dumps" Depression in Older Adults

    Last Updated 01/12/2011

    Depression is more common in older people than is often realized. The failure to recognize this treatable illness may lead to unnecessary ...
16. HGNI: Geriatric Mental Health Series- "When You Forget That You Forgot" Recognizing and Managing Alzheimer's Type Dementia Part I

    Last Updated 01/12/2011

    Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are commonly encountered in the long-term care setting. However, staff frequently misinterpret or misjudge behaviors and abilities due to lack of ...
17. HGNI: Geriatric Mental Health Series- "When You Forget That You Forgot" Recognizing and Managing Alzheimer's Type Dementia Part II

    Last Updated 01/12/2011

    This program builds on information provided in Part I of the two-part series, focusing on basic interventions that may be used to prevent, reduce and manage behavioral symptoms that may occur ...
18. HGNI: Geriatric Mental Health Series- "Back to the A-B-C's" Understanding & Responding to Behavioral Symptoms in Dementia

    Last Updated 01/12/2011

    Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia are often puzzling, and sometimes are troubling to staff, other residents and family members alike. Compassionate and effective care relies on ...
19. Discover Mental Health: The Forgotten Piece in Elder Care

    Last Updated 04/04/2012

    This 9.5 minute video captures the thoughts of key geropsychiatric nursing leaders. It is meant to serve as inspiration for nursing students as they incorporate mental health care of older adults in their nursing ...
20. Pain and Aging: Challenges and Barriers to Managing Pain in Older Adults

    Last Updated 08/30/2011

    This is the first of three slide presentations with accompanying audio lectures by Keela Herr, PhD, RN, FAAN, AGSF, of the University of Iowa College of Nursing. 

    Dr. Herr was sponsored by The University of Minnesota Hartford ...
21. Pain and Aging: Recognizing and Assesssing Pain in Older Adults

    Last Updated 08/30/2011

    This is the second of three slide presentations with accompanying audio lectures by Keela Herr, PhD, RN, FAAN, AGSF, of the University of Iowa College of Nursing. 

    Dr. Herr was sponsored by The University of Minnesota Hartford ...
22. Pharmacologic Management of Persistent Pain in Older Adults: Best Practice Recommendations

    Last Updated 08/30/2011

    This is the third of three slide presentations with accompanying audio lectures by Keela Herr, PhD, RN, FAAN, AGSF, of the University of Iowa College of Nursing. 

    Dr. Herr was sponsored by The University of Minnesota Hartford ...
23. Infusing Geropsychiatric Nursing into Curricula- Resources for Teaching Key Concept I.A. (Assessment: Normal Aging: Biopsychosocial Theories)

    Last Updated 08/17/2011

    The Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative has developed Geropsychiatric Nursing Competency Enhancements and 27 associated Key Concepts (see POGOe Product 20660) to draw attention to the ...
24. Infusing Geropsychiatric Nursing into Curricula- Resources for Teaching Key Concept I.B. (Assessment: Appropriate Instruments/Clinical Evaluation Tools)

    Last Updated 04/04/2012

    The Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative has developed Geropsychiatric Nursing Competency Enhancements and 27 associated Key Concepts (see POGOe Product 20660) to draw attention to the special ...
25. Infusing Geropsychiatric Nursing into Curricula- Resources for Teaching Key Concept I.C. (Assessment: Adapted Assessment Procedures)

    Last Updated 04/04/2012

    The Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative has developed Geropsychiatric Nursing Competency Enhancements and 27 associated Key Concepts (see POGOe Product 20660) to draw attention to the special ...