Infusing Geropsychiatric Nursing into Curricula - Resources for Teaching Key Concept II.F. (Management: Patient/Family/Peer Education: Mental and Physical Health Interactions)
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 mental health issues of older adults and assist faculty to address them. The key concepts are organized into four domains: assessment, management, approach to older adults, and role. This product provides an index of resources addressing Key Concept II.F. -- Management: Patient/family/peer education: Mental and physical health interactions.
Understanding the association between mental and physical health is important for patients and their families who may have limited knowledge of mental health issues. For example, the more patients and family caregivers know about the possible meaning of new onset acute confusion [delirium], the better able they will be to seek early treatment for medical problems that first exhibit with psychiatric symptoms. Further, affective and cognitive disorders and symptoms should not be viewed as a ‘normal consequence of aging.’ To be able to offer support to patients and families, nurses must recognize the biological and psychological factors contributing to mental disorders.
This product contains resources that address the following:
- Dementia
- Delirium
- Caregiving
Increase skill in conveying knowledge of biological and psychological factors that contribute to mental health disorders in late life.
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.