Challenging Behavior: What You Need to Know for Your Patients, the Team and Yourself

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Caring for pediatric patients in today's healthcare setting is complex and sometimes chaotic, especially when caring for a patient that has a behavioral/mental health diagnosis in an acute/critical care area. This session explores the needs of the patient as well as your needs as a frontline care provider, with the goal of increased safety and enhancing the therapeutic relationship between patient and the clinical staff.

Objectives

Initiate a de-brief session with staff after a behavioral/mental health event has occurred on the unit.
Establish a set of goals for the debrief that focus on learning about the patient and the enhancement of the team.
Identify words that will assist in gathering data while developing a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Criteria for Awarding Contact Hours

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

The Nurse Planner has determined that no individuals with the ability to control content of this activity have relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

Activities with pharmacotherapeutic credit are to assist the APRN in fulfilling their education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.