Primary Care of Older Adults for Registered Nurses (PCOA-RN) Series

By: Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing

Price

$300.00

Course Credits

17.0 Nursing Continuing Education Contact Hours

Course Format

Asynchronous

Course Target Audience

Registered Nurses

Course Description

This series was developed to increase the age-sensitive health care knowledge and skills of primary care professionals. Each course promote team-based, coordinated, patient-centered, evidence-based care that is responsive to the particular needs of older adults. The series was created through funding provided by the US Health Resources and Services Administration’s Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP).

Overview

HIGN partnered with the Montefiore Health System and R.A.I.N., a community services organization in the Bronx, to create this series to improve the quality of healthcare for older adults by:

Changing clinical training environments into integrated geriatrics and primary care delivery systems.
Training providers who can assess and address the needs of older adults and their families or caregivers at the individual, community, and population levels.
Delivering community-based programs that will provide patients, families, and caregivers with the knowledge and skills to improve health outcomes and the quality of care for older adults.

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PCOA-RN 1: Annual Wellness Visit

PCOA-RN 2: Dementia- Collaborative Care Approach to Memory Disorders

PCOA-RN 3: Advance Directives

PCOA-RN 4: Palliative and Hospice Care

PCOA-RN 5: Practical Guide to Health Care Financing

PCOA-RN 6: Distinguishing Dementia, Delirium, and Depression

PCOA-RN 7: Person and Family-Centered Care

PCOA-RN 8A: Health Promotion: Health Literacy

PCOA RN 8B: Health Promotion: Population Health

PCOA-RN 9: Mistreatment Detection and Older Adults

PCOA-RN 10: Substance Misuse in Older Adults