Members of the BMC Behavioral Resource Team will provide care strategies for psychiatric patients that are on medical surgical acute care units. Topics will include identifying environmental hazards for psychiatric patients, common scenarios and types of psychiatric patients encountered in medical-surgical areas, as well as discussion of specific interventions that can effectively increase rapport, communication, and the standard of care of these types of patients on medical surgical units.

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

This educational activity is designed for nursing team members on acute care units.

Refer to individual sessions for maximum credit offered.