AAH Nursing Grand Rounds Recordings 2025: Doll Therapy: Not Just for Babies Anymore!

Doll Therapy (DT) is defined as the process of engagement between a doll and a patient with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia or confusion. Engagement may include holding, cuddling, or hugging, talking to, and dressing the doll.  This presentation will share how nurses at Atrium Health Navicent (GA) implemented DT as a non-pharmacologic intervention to reduce falls and improved outcomes in patients displaying significant neuropsychiatric symptoms in the acute care setting.

Target Audience

This course is intended for Nurses (all levels of preparation)

Learning Objectives

At the end of this session, learners should be able to:

1. Relate how doll therapy can be used to calm patients with acute or chronic confusion.

2. Describe how to recognize mental and behavioral symptoms that warrant intervention.

3. Discuss how to implement doll therapy and measure outcomes for success in acute care.

3. Describe 1-2 takeaways for your practice

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
  • 1.00 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 1.00 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
Course opens: 
03/23/2026
Course expires: 
12/31/2027
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
Advocate Health Nursing Grand Rounds Recordings
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Faculty

Mary B. Hoey DNP, RN, NPD-BC, MBA, CPXP, Nurse Scientist, The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Advocate Health

Meryl Montgomery MSN, RN, CLSSBB, Manager Nursing Professional Practice Program, The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Advocate Health

Michele Mock ASN, RN, Supervisor Home Health & Hospice, The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Advocate Health

Jed Lindo BSN, RN, Registered Nurse Weekend Program Lead, The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Advocate Health

Disclosure

The planner(s) and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.

 

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Credit Statement(s)

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Advocate Health designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
  • 1.00 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 1.00 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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