Patient Education

Spotlight on the Older Adult

Assessment Tools: New and updated issues available from theTry This General Assessment,
Specialty Practice and Dementia Series – http://consultgerirn.org/resources

Specialty Nursing Resources:
New geriatric resources are available through the Resourcefully Enhancing
Aging in Specialty Nursing (REASN) program, from

• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and American Academy of Nursing (AAN) –
  Best Practices in Elder Care online course
• American Society for Pain Management Nursing – Geriatric Pain Management Course
• Association of perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) – Perioperative Care of the Older Adult
  online module
• Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) – Recommended guidelines for the safer hand-off of
  older adult patients between long-term care (LTC) facilities and emergency departments (ED)
• Infusion Nurses Society (INS) – Infusion Therapy for Older Adults webinar
• Preventive Cardiovascular Nursing Association (PCNA) – Online Medical Forms Guide

Access more information and all resources at http://consultgerirn.org/specialty_practice/reasn_products/

Specialty Nursing Resources:
ConsultGeriRN.org is the geriatric clinical nursing website of the Hartford
Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University College of Nursing. ConsultGeriRN.org is an
evidence-based online resource for nurses in clinical and educational settings. ConsultGeriRN.org
is funded in part by a grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies (USA) Inc. to support work with specialty
nursing associations. Click here for the HIGN Report.

The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing: Making Geriatric Best Practice Standard Practice
http://www.hartfordign.org

Smoking Cessation

Smokeless Tobacco and Smoking Cessation Program Document