Infusing Geropsychiatric Nursing into Curricula - Resources for Teaching Key Concept IV.H. (Delivery Systems)
The ‘system’ of care for older adults is complex and fragmented. Older adults with mental health issues, whose needs require access to a dense set of services, can especially benefit from a multidisciplinary focus that ensures continuity. To address this issue, nurses must bridge the continuum of health care settings including primary care settings, outpatient health and mental health clinics, long-term care facilities and hospitals, recognizing the need for and participating in the development of new models of integrated care.
This product contains resources that address the following:
- Multidisciplinary care models
- Innovative models of care
- Emergency preparedness
- Long term care
Increase knowledge about health care delivery systems, including mental health services for older adults.
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.