Infusing Geropsychiatric Nursing into Curricula - Resources for Teaching Key Concept IV.E. (Research Participation/Utilization)
Research is imperative to build geropsychiatric nursing science. Both registered and advanced practice nurses are well-suited to help address the mental health and psychiatric needs of older adults through research. This includes the identification and description of problems, collection of data, presentation and dissemination of findings; critical review of research reports and translation and implementation of evidence-based practice. Establishing and maintaining interdisciplinary relationships to ensure the collaboration that is necessary to advance the science of geriatric mental health is also critical.
This product contains resources that address the following:
- Research
- Clinical trials
- Dementia
- Alzheimer's disease
- Frontotemporal dementia
- Dementia with Lewy Bodies
- Multi-infarct dementia
- Binswanger Disease
- Antipsychotic medication
Increase geriatric mental health research participation and utilization.
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.