Suicide Prevention Training for Healthcare Providers – 2 Hours

Description

Suicide Prevention Training for Healthcare Providers course reviews relevant etiology, terminology and statistics related to suicide, including the increasing prevalence of healthcare worker suicide. This course will also examine the risk factors for suicide and the clinical manifestations of burnout, compassion fatigue (CF), and secondary traumatic stress (STS) in healthcare workers. Finally, this course will review screening for suicide and prevention strategies that can reduce the incidence of suicide, specifically for healthcare workers.

Upon completion of this course, participant will be able to: 

• Describe the epidemiology and etiology of suicidal behavior.
• Discuss the risk factors associated with suicide.
• List process of screening ad assessment to determine risk for suicide.
• Discuss management of patients at risk for suicide.
• List treatment modalities that may be used for persons at risk for suicide.
• Discuss the public health approach for suicide prevention, including primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies.
• Describe the clinical manifestations of burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary traumatic stress among healthcare workers.
• Discuss various strategies for the prevention of suicide in the general population and among healthcare workers.

Contact Hours : 2 Hours 

Course Fee: $15 / Participant 

Author: Desiree Reinken, RN, BSN, MSN, NP-C

Target Audience: All Healthcare Professionals 

Instructional Methods:  Online Independent Self-Study (Training + Post-Test). A minimum passing score of 70% is required for course completion. A Printable (Pdf) Certificate By Email.

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Approvals: Biologix Solutions LLC is a nationally approved provider of online continuing education and state mandated compliance training for healthcare (Dental, Pharmacy, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Massage Therapy, and Body Art Professionals), and non-healthcare professionals needing to fulfill their mandatory training and continuing education hours to obtain or maintain state/local license. Please visit our approval sections (Click Here) for the full list of approvals across all disciplines.

Kentucky: This course fulfills the Kentucky Board of Nursing’s Mandatory Suicide Prevention Training Requirements. Effective January 13, 2022, per 201 KAR 20:215 all nurses must complete mandatory continuing education in suicide prevention and implicit bias.

Connecticut: Registered nurses and licensed practical nurses actively practicing in Connecticut and applying for license renewal after January 1, 2022, and once every six years thereafter, are required to complete two contact hours of training or education on (1) screening for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, risk of suicide, depression and grief, and (2) suicide prevention training.  One contact hour is defined as at least 50 minutes of instruction.

Nevada: The Nevada Nurse Practice Act requires APRNs to take an additional 15 CEs directly related to their specialties to include a 2 hour suicide prevention course completed every 4 years, a 2 hour substance use and abuse course completed every renewal cycle, and maintain a portfolio pursuant to NAC 632.2563.

Tennessee: Occupational Therapists will be required to complete suicide prevention training prior to initial licensure and then once every four* years (every two renewal cycles). This is counted in your total number of required CE, and is not in addition to the current requirement of 24 hours. The current language only requires that Occupational Therapists, not Occupational Therapy Assistants, complete this training.