DESCRIPTION
This course provides practical guidelines for recognizing, treating, and preventing caregiver burnout in a long-term care setting. By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Define who a caregiver is.
- Define what burnout means in context of caregiving.
- Recognize signs of caregiver burnout.
- Explain the relationship between burnout and abuse.
- Describe techniques for prevention of burnout.
Course is approved for 2.0 CE/Contact Hours for the following professions:
- Nurses (RN, LVN, LPN) (all states)
- Critical Care RN (CCRN): meets the criteria for CCRN Synergy Continuing Education Recognition Point(s) (CERPS) in Category C
- Certified Case Managers (CCM)
- Certified Rehab Counselors (CRC)
Learners must pass final quiz with 80% or more; may re-take as often as needed. Course will be updated or discontinued on or before July 31, 2027.
Tags: 2.0 CE/Contact Hours, Caregiver Burnout, Caregivers, Certified Case Managers, Certified Rehabilitation Counselors, CCM, CERPS, Clinical Case Management, CRC, Long Term Care, Long Term Care Facilities, Nurses, Older Adult Care, Long Term Care, RN