Traumatic Stress in Patients and Families

This training will provide education about the causes and symptoms of traumatic stress and teach staff to identify traumatic reactions and address such reactions in a trauma-informed manner. Utilizing case examples will provide staff with the opportunity to utilize the strategies learned in the training with real-world examples.

Target Audience

Nurse

Nurse Practitioner

Physician

Physician Assistant

Psychologist

Social Worker

Learning Objectives

After attending this session the learner will be able to:

 1. Name two ways of identifying and assessing for medical traumatic stress.

2. List three skills that can help patients and their families cope with traumatic stress.

3. Be able to discuss ways to develop a culture of trauma informed care at the CHRU

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
01/20/2022
Course expires: 
02/10/2022
UPMC: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh CHRU
Pittsburgh
United States

This activity is approved for the following credit:  AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, ANCC, Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is _1_ contact hours.

Other Healthcare Professionals: Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
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