Course Description
6-hour mandatory suicide prevention training for Washington. The following professions are required to take six hours on suicide assessment, treatment, and management: social workers, licensed mental health professionals, nurses, marriage and family therapists, naturopaths, osteopathic physicians/surgeons/physician assistants, physicians and physician assistants, psychologists, and retired active licensees of the above professions. Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc.'s training approval number is TRNG.TG.60722274-SUIC. This course is also approved for pharmacists.
Learning Outcomes and Objectives
1) Review the language and common beliefs regarding suicide.
2) Discuss the epidemiology and etiology of suicidal behavior.
3) Summarize the risk and protective factors for suicide.
4) Describe the process of assessment and determination of level of risk for suicide.
5) Outline the management and treatment modalities that may be used for persons at risk for suicide.
6) Identify public health approaches for suicide prevention.
7) Discuss ethical dilemmas that arise in relation to suicide prevention and intervention efforts.
Course Professions
Nursing
Mandatory
Course Summaries
Nursing:
REQUIRED SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING - 6 HOURS 6-hour training approved by WA DOH on how to assess and determine risk for suicide, and appropriate treatment and management for at-risk individuals. Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc.'s training approval number is TRNG.TG.60722274-SUIC.
Mandatory:
REQUIRED SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING - 6 HOURS 6-hour training approved by WA DOH on how to assess and determine risk for suicide, and appropriate treatment and management for at-risk individuals. Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc.'s training approval number is TRNG.TG.60722274-SUIC.
Accreditation & Approval Information
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc.'s training approval number is TRNG.TG.60722274-SUIC.
Course Statements
Nursing:
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc.'s training approval number is TRNG.TG.60722274-SUIC.
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Mandatory:
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc.'s training approval number is TRNG.TG.60722274-SUIC.
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Course Notes
Nursing:
This course is approved by the WA DOH and fulfills the requirement for 6 hours of training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management for RNs, LPNs, and ARNPs. Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc.'s training approval number is TRNG.TG.60722274-SUIC.
Mandatory:
This course is approved by the WA DOH and fulfills the requirement for 6 hours of training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management for nurses and other healthcare professionals in Washington State. Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc.'s training approval number is TRNG.TG.60722274-SUIC. Need only 3 hours?
Course Categories
Clinical Application
Emergency Nursing
Ethical, Legal Issues
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
State-Mandated CE
Clinical Application
Authors
Judith Swan, MSN, BSN, ADN
Judith Swan has been in the healthcare field for over fifty years, beginning as a medic in the U.S. Air Force. As an RN, she has worked in mental health, emergency, orthopedics, hospice, and medical/surgical. She holds an MSN as a family nurse practitioner. Judith's experience in nursing education includes teaching psychiatric, long-term, and dementia nursing care and as director of a nursing assistant college program. She has written ancillary educational materials for nursing textbooks, curricula for nursing assistant programs, online health articles, and continuing education courses since 2012.
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