De-escalation and Self-Care Training for Nurses
This one hour course will address topic including trauma-informed care, path to intended violence, personal safety tips, intervention, crisis communication, ten domains of de-escalation, risk versus protective factors and self-care topics.
Target Audience
ED and Medical Units RNs
Learning Objectives
1. To demonstrate the impact of stress on staff and the patient 2. To utilize personal safety tips when interacting with an agitated or escalated patient. 3. To identify environmental risks that can lead to issues with safety 4. To understand the components of the least restrictive intervention model 5. To demonstrate what to say during crisis communication 6. To outline the 10 domains of de-escalation 7. To discuss common self-care practices for healthcare providers
This one hour course will address topic including trauma-informed care, path to intended violence, personal safety tips, intervention, crisis communication, ten domains of de-escalation, risk versus protective factors and self-care topics.
Eddie Riley, MS in Education
UPMC Altoona Behavioral Health Unit Associate Director
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation