TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of a curriculum for long-term care nurses to improve recognition of depression in dementia
AU - Williams, Christine L.
AU - Molinari, Victor
AU - Bond, Jennifer
AU - Smith, Michael
AU - Hyer, Kathryn
AU - Malphurs, Julie
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Agency for Health Care Administration, State of Florida. Address correspondence to Christine Williams, University of Miami, School of Nursing and Health Studies, Coral Gables, FL 33143, USA. E-mail: cwilliams@miami.edu
PY - 2006/9/1
Y1 - 2006/9/1
N2 - There is increasing recognition of the severe consequences of depression in long-term care residents with dementia. Most health care providers are unprepared to recognize and to manage the complexity of depression in dementia. Targeted educational initiatives in nursing homes are needed to address this growing problem. This paper describes the development of competencies, learning objectives, and learning outcomes for a curriculum on depression in dementia for nurses working in nursing home settings. This work provides the foundation for a curriculum to improve learning for nurses and, ultimately, to advance health care outcomes for residents with cooccurring depression and dementia.
AB - There is increasing recognition of the severe consequences of depression in long-term care residents with dementia. Most health care providers are unprepared to recognize and to manage the complexity of depression in dementia. Targeted educational initiatives in nursing homes are needed to address this growing problem. This paper describes the development of competencies, learning objectives, and learning outcomes for a curriculum on depression in dementia for nurses working in nursing home settings. This work provides the foundation for a curriculum to improve learning for nurses and, ultimately, to advance health care outcomes for residents with cooccurring depression and dementia.
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U2 - 10.1080/03601270500494113
DO - 10.1080/03601270500494113
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33746857683
VL - 32
SP - 647
EP - 667
JO - Educational Gerontology
JF - Educational Gerontology
SN - 0360-1277
IS - 8
ER -