2011-18: When the Medication Rules Don't Fit: Minimizing Delirium Risk for Older Adults in Integrated Primary Care

This presentation suggests an alternative model for psychiatric prescribing for older adults in the integrated primary care setting, to minimize the risk of life-threatening delirium. This model proposes use of an individualized, patient-centered medication decision-making strategy, coupled with 8 strategic recommendations for geriatric prescribing, facilitated by the PMHNP.

Presenter:  Pamela R. Stover, DNP, ARNP, PMHNP-BC

Disclosures:  The presenter and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose.  Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  45 minutes

Target Audience:  APRN

Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the proposed strategies for medication decision-making with older adults, the associated benefits for older adult health, and the implications for PMHNPs in integrated primary care.

Keywords:  Older Adults, Risky Prescribing, Delirium Risk

Continuing Nursing Education:
0.75 contact hours (of which 0.5 are in pharmacology).  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 32nd Annual Conference
Columbus, Ohio
Thursday, October 25, 2018
10:15am - 11:00am

The contact hours for this session expire:  January 1, 2022