Michelle Nai

Michelle Nai

MSN, RN

Michelle Nai MSN, RN, GERO-BC is currently employed at Hartford Hospital in Hartford Connecticut as a Geriatric Nurse Educator. She also serves at the NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Health- systems Elders) coordinator for Hartford Hospital. She facilitates learning for nurses from novice to expert with a focus on Age-Friendly care and early identification, treatment and management of delirium. She trains and oversees volunteers for a variety of geriatric programs. She served as a research assistant for a study that focused on the use of multisensory interventions to improve long term cognitive outcomes in hospitalized older adults. She manages and overseas Hartford Hospital multisensory room “Therapeutic Hub”. She recently co-authored articles focused on delirium education of nursing student during the COVID-19 pandemic and the implication of NICHE evidence based protocols. She has recently been awarded the Nightingale award for her work and is an active member of the American Delirium Society and serves on the education committee.

10:35 am - 10:55 am

Non-Pharmacologic Prevention and Management Strategies

    Faculty: Bethany Young PhD(c), RN, AGCNS-BC, CCRN
    Michelle Nai MSN, RN, GERO-BC

3:30 pm - 4:20 pm

Simulation #3 –Adult- Surgical Focus

    Faculty: Alice Bonner Ph.D., R.N., FAAN
    Michelle Nai M.S.N., R.N., GERO-BC
    James Rudolph M.D.