Geriatric Nursing Commons^™

A National Dementia Care Pathway Explored, Mary Val Palumbo, Betty Rambur, Lori P. Mckenna

College of Nursing and Health Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: A national, systematic diagnosis and care pathway has the potential to alleviate pressing challenges experienced by individuals with dementia, their carers, and healthcare providers. International exemplars were sought to compare/contrast dementia care with current practice in the United States (US). The 2013 New Zealand (NZ) Framework for Dementia Care was explored. The aim was to understand this systematic, primary care-led, home- and community-focused dementia management approach from the perspective of those delivering care. Providers in one US state were similarly studied.

Method: Maximum variation purposive sampling was used in this qualitative descriptive study of 28 participants (18 New Zealand, …

Interprofessional Care Of Elders: Utilizing The Virtual Learning Environment, Mary Val Palumbo, Jennie De Gagne

College of Nursing and Health Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: Video conferencing and a virtual environment was used for teaching interprofessional practice (IPP) when caring for the elderly with students from eight healthcare professions. Is this pedagogy perceived as effective by the students in Interprofessional Competency Domains¹?

Methods: Twenty interprofessional conferences (90 minutes in length) were conducted. Students from nursing, physical therapy, speech and language therapy, social work, nutrition, medicine, exercise science, and pharmacy collaboratively developed a plan of care for a frail elder.

Using the Interprofessional Competency Domains¹, an evaluation survey was developed which included 14 Likert-scaled, five open-ended, and demographic questions. Quantitative data …