DESCRIPTION
By the end of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Define suicide and suicide attempts.
- Identify individual, relationship, and community risk factors for suicide and suicide attempts.
- Discuss the Center for Disease Control’s strategies for suicide prevention.
- Discuss The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals to prevent inpatient suicide and suicide attempts.
- Describe clinical interventions, strategies, and best practices to keep individuals at risk for suicide and suicide attempt safe.
- Discuss the legal and ethical aspects of working with individuals at risk for suicide or suicide attempts.
This course is approved for CE/Contact Hours to the following professions:
- California Certified Nursing Assistants (CA CNA)
Per California Department of Public Health regulations, a time/pause mechanism must be incorporated into this online program. Navigation within this course is restricted in that each slide must be viewed in its entirety before advancing to the next slide. Learners must view each slide and click the next button to advance in the course. Must pass final quiz with 80% or more; may re-take as often as needed.
Tags: 3.0 CE/Contact Hours, California Board of Registered Nursing, CA BRN, California Certified Nursing Assistants, CA CNA, Center for Disease Control, CDC, Clinical Interventions, Clinical Practices, Common Risk Factors, Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals, Legal and Ethical Aspects of Healthcare, Recognizing and Assessing, Suicide, Suicide Prevention