Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States, affecting over 47,000 people in 2017. The rise in suicide deaths and suicide attempts is a significant health concern that requires the medical-surgical nurse to understand the phenomenon of suicide, assess for precursors to suicidal behavior, and intervene appropriately to prevent suicide.
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Lesson Description
Unit 1: Recognize
Unit 2: Circumstances, Culture, and Conditions
Unit 3: Nursing Assessment
Unit 4: Therapeutic Communication
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This module focuses on how you as a medical-surgical nurse can make a difference in prevention, detection, treatment, and referral of patients with substance use disorders. This includes recognizing the signs of opioid, benzodiazepine, novel psychoactive substance, and alcohol misuse as well as responding appropriately with your nursing interventions.
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Lesson Description
Unit 1: Opioids
Unit 2: Benzodiazepines
Unit 3: Commonly Misused Drugs
Unit 4: Alcohol
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Evaluation
Psychosis is a condition involving disordered thinking, delusions, and hallucinations. It can be experienced by individuals with medical problems, or by patients with a psychiatric diagnosis (especially schizophrenia).
In this module, you will learn to recognize the components and manifestations of psychosis, signs and symptoms of bipolar disorders, common depressive disorders and dissociative disorders and identify the appropriate nursing interventions for each.
Activities Included:
Lesson Description
Unit 1: Psychosis and Schizophrenia
Unit 2: Anxiety Disorders
Unit 3: Bipolar Disorders
Unit 4: Depressive Disorders
Unit 5: Dissociative Disorders
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Evaluation
Of all psychiatric mental health diagnoses, personality disorders are the most complex and challenging to treat. All personality disorders are characterized by self-identity or self-direction challenges, and emotional dysregulation, which culminates in relationship problems. This module will review assessment implications and nursing interventions for patients with borderline, narcissistic, histrionic, paranoid and antisocial personality disorders.
Activities Included:
Lesson Description
Unit 1: Introduction to Personality Disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder
Unit 2: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Unit 3: Histrionic Personality Disorder
Unit 4: Paranoid Personality Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder
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Evaluation
Violence in the healthcare setting is increasing and a percentage of nurses report being assaulted by patients or their family members. This module will enable you to identify behaviors, tools and signs that can indicate a patient’s increasing risk for aggression so that appropriate nursing interventions can be employed.
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Lesson Description
Unit 1: De-escalation of Situations Unit 1: Introduction and Risks
Unit 2: De-escalation of Situations Unit 2: Nurse Safety, De-Escalation Intervention
Knowledge Check Questions
Evaluation
You have 60 minutes to complete the 50-question assessment and a time clock will appear at the top once you begin. If you answer 36 of the 50 questions correctly, you have passed the assessment and will earn a digital badge. If you are unsuccessful, you may retake the assessment 14 days later.
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