RSS Coordinator(s):

BMC contact - Arlene Kruzel, MSN, RN - arlene.kruzel@baystatehealth.org

Series Overview

A psychiatric nurse from BMC's Adult Psychiatric Treatment Unit (APTU) 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.

Intended Audience

Registered Nurses

Planning Committee

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. 

Credit Designation Statements

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hour(s).  Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

POLICY ON FACULTY AND SPONSOR DISCLOSURE

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.

None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Series location: 
Webinar

RSS Format: 
Zoom link - contact Arlene Kruzel 

Global Objectives: 

As a result of participation in this educational series, Nursing team members caring for psychiatric patients in a non-psychiatric setting will demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to become more confident and competent care providers of this population of patients. By utilizing resources and tools provided in class, non-verbal and verbal communication will be practiced, leading to a safer environment for patients and staff.

Interprofessional RSS:
No

Intended Audience: 
Nurse

Specialty: 
Nursing

Credits Available: [From application]
ANCC Contact Hours
BCIPE (Instructional)