This article, written by Sidhesh Phaldessai, provides an overview of geriatric psychopharmacology, including the epidemiology of mental health disorders in the older population, the physiological changes that occur with ageing and their impact on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and the use of psychotropic medications in older adults
Nurse practitioner/paramedic trailblazer in community
Wednesday 11 March 2020, 12:44 PM
College of Nurses Aotearoa NZ executive director, Professor Jenny Carryer and nurse practitioner Jackie Clapperton
COLLEGE OF NURSES AOTEAROA NZ NURSE PRACTITIONER OF THE YEAR
Nurse practitioners add increased medical skill and focus to their extensive education in nursing. As such they offer a critical point of difference and a vital addition to primary healthcare service delivery across a wide spectrum of locations. We especially value and celebrate their attention to issues of equity and vulnerability
WINNER
JACKIE CLAPPERTON
In what is thought to be a world first, Jackie Clapperton is forging a novel path for nurse practitioners by combinin