Utilize the resources in the Try This:® Series from the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN) at the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. The students can watch a video, print out the tool, or read an article directly related to the tool utilized. The tools specific to mental health issues include:
- Mental Status Assessment of Older Adults: The Mini-Cog
- Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
- Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)
- Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU)
- Modified Caregiver Strain Index (CSI)
- Elder Mistreatment Assessment
- The 2019 American Geriatrics Society Updated Beers Criteria® for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
- Alcohol Use Screening and Assessment for Older Adults
- Brief Evaluation of Executive Dysfunction: An Essential Refinement in the Assessment of Cognitive Impairment
- Recognition of Dementia in Hospitalized Older Adults
- Assessing and Managing Delirium in Persons with Dementia
- Decision Making in Older Adults with Dementia