Psychiatric Mental Health Training for Nurses
On-Demand (self-paced)
|Online
This American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Transitions in Practice Certification course is for nurses looking to enhance their training with knowledge, tools, and best practices to create a solid foundation in psychiatric mental health practice.
Time & Location
On-Demand (self-paced)
Online
About the Event
This online training program will improve job satisfaction and fundamental psychiatric-mental health nursing knowledge of RNs.
About the Training:
This continuing education course is intended for new RN graduates and RNs transitioning to inpatient psychiatric practice settings. It consists of four modules (16 hours of content) covering foundational aspects of psychiatric-mental health nursing practice including mental health and substance abuse presented by recognized experts in the field. Focusing on the most up-to-date best practices and evidence-based nursing knowledge. The course will optimize success in nursing practice and improve healthcare outcomes for persons with mental health disorders.
Module 1 – Anxiety, depressive, bipolar, and psychotic disorders, medication management,
Module 2 – Mental status exam, risk assessments, substance use disorders, medical co-morbidities
Module 3 – Recovery oriented interventions, cultural awareness, trauma & recovery, PTSD
Module 4 – Professional boundaries, therapeutic engagement in de-escalation, safe environments
CEUs
15.25 CE hours
Training Vendor
American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)
Cost: $50
Scholarships are available - please contact Debbie Lowenthal at dlowenthal@alaskahha.org for more information.
Tickets
Psych Nurse Training Cert.
$50.00
Total
$0.00