Suicide Prevention (359)
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Course Summary—Suicide Prevention (359)
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This course covers suicide prevention including warning signs, protective factors, and individual, community, and societal risk factors. It describes how chronic and toxic stress and secondary traumatic stress affect healthcare personnel, potentially increasing suicide risk. The course also discusses “pathways to care” for healthcare providers at risk for suicide that addresses screening, assessing, safety planning, referrals, and follow-up. Evidence-informed approaches and best practices to reduce suicide rates are covered, as well as the ethical legal considerations of caring for patients and nurses who are suicidal.
The course fulfills the requirement for training in suicide prevention for healthcare providers in Connecticut, Kentucky, and Nevada as well as nationally.
Criteria for Successful Completion
Study the course material, achieve a score of 80% or higher on the post test (the post test can be repeated if a learner scores less than 80%), complete the course evaluation, and pay where required. No partial credit will be awarded.
Instructional Level
Introductory
Conflict of Interest / Commercial Support Disclosure
The planners and authors of this learning activity have declared no conflicts of interest, vested interest, or financial relationship that may influence the content of this activity. All information is provided fairly and without bias.
ATrain Education, Inc. received no outside financial or commercial support in the preparation, presentation, or implementation of this learning activity and has no affiliation with any company whose products or services are mentioned in this activity.
Target Audience
Nurses, nurse practitioners, advanced practice nurses, nursing students, and other healthcare providers who are required to complete a course in suicide prevention.
ATrain Education is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Approved provider #13323. This distance learning-independent is offered at 0.3 CEUs, introductory, Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Learning Objectives
When you finish this course you will be able to*:
- Describe the scope of suicide in the United States.
- List 3 warning signs for suicidal ideation and behaviors.
- Describe 5 risk factors for suicidal ideation and behaviors.
- Relate 4 job-associated concerns that can lead to chronic stress among nurses.
- Describe the importance of screening, assessment, and safety planning for patients as risk for suicide.
- Define imminent harm.
- Relate 5 evidence-based approaches that have been shown to be successful in reducing suicidal ideation and behaviors.
- List 4 commonly accepted ethical principles.
Lauren Robertson, BA, MPT
Available Credit
- 3.00 Contact hours