Course Summary
Not approved for Washington state requirements.
Contact Hour(s):
3 Contact Hours
Author:
Heather Rhodes, APRN-BC
This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Athletic Trainer (AT/AL), Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTR), Dietitian/Nutritionist (RDN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Midwife (MW), Nursing Student, Occupational Therapist (OT), Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA), Physical Therapist (PT), Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Nurse Practitioner, Respiratory Care Practitioner, Respiratory Therapist (RT)
Accreditations:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers (BOC)
State Approvals:
Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Florida Physical Therapy Association Approval: CE26-650097; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353; New York State Education Department’s State Board for Physical Therapy
Course Description: This course identifies suicide risk, evidence-based treatments, and ethical and legal stands of care for patients and nurses who are suicidal.
Outcomes: ≥ 92% of participants will know how to screen, assess, and refer patients with suicidal thoughts, plans, and behaviors.
Objectives
After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to:
- Relate terms that describe suicidal thinking and behavior.
- Define both suicide risk factors and protective factors.
- Differentiate suicide risk screening and assessments.
- Analyze the components of a comprehensive suicide assessment.
- Determine how to appropriately use the information gathered from suicide risk screening and assessments.
- Choose the appropriate referral for those at risk for suicide.
- Explain the importance of continuity of care when making referrals.
Disclosures:
CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.