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404-25: Geropsychiatric Prescribing Across Disorders and Settings

Get age-related clinical guidelines and prescribing pearls, including for lithium, antidepressants, anticholinergics and medical stability plus, setting considerations.

Presenters:  Kristin Hjartardottir, DNP, PMHNP; Merrie Kaas, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.  Off-label uses will be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  1 hour 30 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

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

• Describe two principles for prescribing and deprescribing medications for older adults with major mental health disorders.

Keywords:  Prescribing, Deprescribing, Older Adults, Major Mental Health Disorders, Clinical Guidelines, Geriatrics, Medication Management

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
1.5 pharmacology contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and pass the post-test with a score of 80% or higher before the expiration date. Unlimited post-test attempts are allowed. Once all steps are successfully completed, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. All steps must be successfully completed to earn contact hours. 

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: July 16, 2025
Access to this course will end: July 31, 2027

© 2025 APNA. Reproducing and distributing this material without the written permission of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) is prohibited. 

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