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4016.1-24: Increased Nurse Satisfaction and Patient Engagement Associated with Using an Age-Friendly Toolkit to Manage Behavioral and Psychological Disturbances in Older Hospitalized Veterans

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and often delirium in older hospitalized adults can negatively impact patients’ outcomes. Nonpharmacological approaches can be effective in managing behavior in such patients. An overview of VA Boston Healthcare System’s Age-Friendly Toolkit (AFT) items, implementation, and evaluation will be featured.

Presenter:  Jennifer E. Moyer, MSN, RN, SANE

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  15 minutes

Target Audience:  RN

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

• Describe at least two ways an age-friendly toolkit can improve behavioral and psychological disturbances in older hospitalized patients.

Keywords:  Dementia, Non-pharmacological Interventions, Veterans, Older Adults

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.25 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the 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 nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Release Date:  December 1, 2024
Access to this course will end:  December 1, 2027

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