Psychiatric Special Topics: Behavioral and Psychological Disorders in the Elderly- 2 HR

Course overview

Target Audience: The target audience for this education program is nurses who want to enhance their nursing skills in the provision of older adults who have behavioral and/or psychological disorders. Course Overview: Behavioral and psychological disorders in the elderly are problems that most, if not all, nurses will encounter at some point in their practice. In order to provide high quality nursing care it is imperative that nurses have significant knowledge of these disorders. This education program provides information about delirium, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder in the older adult population. Learning Objectives: Upon completion of the course, the learner should be able to: 1. Describe prominent behavioral and psychological disorders in the older adult. 2. Discuss the demographics related to behavioral and psychological disorders in the older adult. 3. Explain the diagnostic process for diagnosing behavioral and psychological disorders in the older adult. 4. Describe treatment regimens for behavioral and psychological disorders in the older adult.