Save the Date! July 16 at 1:ooPM (ET) Our next webinar - Nursing Management of Psychiatric Emergencies within Correctional Settings

Presented by Brenda Fields, RHIA, RN, PMY-BC, CCHP 

Psychiatric emergencies are not uncommon within correctional facilities.  Nurses play a major role in the identification, assessment and management of patients experiencing psychiatric emergencies.  Prompt identification and appropriate interventions reduce the mortality, disability and staff injuries associated with psychiatric emergencies.

This presentation is designed to provide practical information to increase the knowledge base of health care providers who works with patients experiencing psychiatric emergencies. This presentation reviews common psychiatric emergencies encountered within correctional settings, emergency medications, their effects and side effects and nursing interventions to care for the patient experiencing a psychiatric emergency.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:

1)     Identify common psychiatric emergencies encountered within correctional settings.

2)     Gain an increased awareness of nursing interventions when caring for patients experiencing psychiatric emergencies

3)     Have an increased understanding of emergency medications commonly used to treat psychiatric emergencies.