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Health care providers often need additional training to understand the recommended treatment for eating disorders (EDs). Treatment varies by diagnosis and particularly for vulnerable populations (e.g., adolescents, pregnant women). EDs have life-threatening consequences and require timely interventions. Treatment tends to focus on decreasing disordered eating behaviors, psychological suffering, and nutritional deficits associated with EDs while simultaneously promoting whole health. An overview of EDs was presented in the first article of this two-part series about treating EDs. The current article discusses pharmacological and nonpharmacological evidence-based treatments for EDs. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 58(4), 9-15.]. Copyright 2020, SLACK Incorporated.The affective domain of learning is an essential component in the professional development of nursing students. Teaching strategies stimulating an emotional response can impact students' attitudes, values, and beliefs. This qualitative study examined the use of a reflective journaling assignment in eliciting perspectives from 142 students about aging. Most students identified the assignment to be a real "eye opener" and perceived older adults in a different light. Students consulted with a grandparent or another older adult while writing the essay, which led to a mutually satisfying connection. Students were most fearful about loss of functional status, being too ill to enjoy activities, and the deaths of loved ones. Students often lack the ability to see patients beyond their current health status because educational programs largely focus on the cognitive domain. Using strategies targeting the affective domain can help students reconsider their values and beliefs toward the older population. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 46(4), 48-52.]. Copyright 2020, SLACK Incorporated.The current study aimed to categorize fall risk appraisal and quantify discrepancies between perceived fall risk measured subjectively using the short Fall Efficacy Scale-International and physiological fall risk measured objectively using the portable BTrackS™ Assess Balance System. One hundred two community-dwelling older adults were evaluated in this cross-sectional study. Approximately 40% of participants had maladaptive fall risk appraisals, which were either irrational (high perceived risk despite low physiological fall risk) or incongruent (low perceived risk but high physiological fall risk). The remaining 60% of participants had adaptive fall risk appraisals, which were either rational (low perceived risk aligned with low physiological fall risk) or congruent (high perceived risk aligned with high physiological fall risk). Among participants with rational, congruent, irrational, and incongruent appraisals, 21.7%, 66.7%, 28%, and 18.8%, respectively, reported having a history of falls (p less then 0.01). Using technology to identify discrepancies in perceived and physiological fall risks can potentially increase the success of fall risk screening and guide fall interventions to target perceived or physiological components of balance. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 46(4), 41-47.]. Copyright 2020, SLACK Incorporated.The current study investigates how age impacts factors associated with successfully managing HIV. One hundred thirty adults with HIV were recruited for the study. Participants were divided into two groups, those age ≥50 and those age less then 50. Cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms were seen at higher rates in older adults, and the severity of depressive symptoms was also higher in older adults. Depressive symptoms impacted cognitive function to a higher degree in older adults compared to younger adults (r = -0.293, p = 0.018 vs. r = -0.109, p = 0.387). Polypharmacy was a greater concern in older adults, with 88% having polypharmacy compared with 60% of younger adults. Similarly, the prevalence of comorbidities was more than double in older adults compared to younger adults. Factors associated with aging complicate management of HIV. Gaining insight into the challenges of caring for this population will furnish nurses with information necessary to provide the best possible care for this growing population. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 46(4), 31-40.]. Copyright 2020, SLACK Incorporated.Medication near-misses occur at higher rates than medication errors and are usually underreported. Reporting a medication near-miss is crucial, as it highlights areas of human and system failures. Identifying these incidents is particularly important in nursing home (NH) settings to help managers plan and initiate proactive measures to contain the errors. However, scarce evidence exists about predictors of nurses' willingness to report near-misses. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to test a proposed model for NH nurses' willingness to report medication near-misses. Data for this cross-sectional study were collected using a random sample of RNs working in NHs across one Midwestern state. The proposed model predicted a 19% variance in nurses' willingness to report medication near-misses, with the strongest predicators being non-punitive responses to errors (β = 0.33, p less then 0.001). [https://www.selleckchem.com/products/sch-900776.html click here] According to the study results, system and social factors are needed to improve nurses' voluntary reporting of medication near-misses. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 46(4), 21-30.]. Copyright 2020, SLACK Incorporated.A wide array of sophisticated information technology (IT) systems are being used in nursing home (NH) resident care to improve quality. The purpose of the current study was to explore differences in NH IT sophistication, a comprehensive measure of adoption, used in resident care processes based on facility characteristics over 4 consecutive years and to examine the impact on select long-stay NH quality measures. Results indicate IT systems used in resident care are becoming increasingly sophisticated. NH bed size, type of ownership, and location were significant predictors of IT score in areas related to resident care. Results also suggest that as electronic clinical processes and documents increase (e.g., incident reporting, nursing flowsheets, care planning) in resident care, more falls with injury are detected. Continued assessments of NH IT sophistication are important as the impact of technology on quality continues to be evaluated. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 46(4), 15-20.]. Copyright 2020, SLACK Incorporated.