Care of the Suicidal Client

Price (includes one year of access and CE):  US$12 Course Code: 7SENNF-PRV-09-libsur CE: 2.50 Hours. Post Test Score Required for Successful Completion: 80%

Course Overview:

Fortunately, instead of resulting in a successful suicide, Mr. David's attempt to asphyxiate himself with carbon monoxide has brought him to a psychiatric inpatient unit. During the course of this simulation, Mr. David will make several other attempts to kill himself. The learner will intervene to prevent this by differentiating facts from myths about suicide; recognizing clues indicating increased suicide precautions; employing a therapeutic milieu; monitoring antidepressant medication administration; and developing an appropriate discharge plan.

Course Objectives:

After completion of this learning activity, the learner will be able to:

• differentiate facts from myths about suicide.
• recognize selected clues indicating increased suicide risk.
• use a suicidal intention scale to assess suicide risk.
• use written guidelines to select the appropriate level of suicide precautions for a client.
• describe features of a therapeutic milieu for suicidal clients.
• apply the nursing process in the care of a client receiving antidepressant medication.
• apply the nursing process in the care of a suicidal client who is hospitalized on a psychiatric unit.

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HealthSoft, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

It has been assigned code 7SENNF-PRV-09.

This course is updated annually. Expiration date: 5/1/11

The faculty and planners of this course have no vested interests to disclose.

This course has received no commercial support.