NA2680 - Suicide: Prevention, Behaviors, and At-Risk Populations (NA2680)
Author(s): Patsy Barnes, RN, BA
Pre-Approved for: ACM, CA BRN, CCLCP, CCM, CDMS, CE Broker Provider, CLCP, CMCPS, CNLCP, COHN/COHN-S, CRCC, CVE, CVRP, Delaware BON, MSCC, RNs
Credit Hours: 5
Course Format
This course is online. All course material is available online and is accessible immediately after purchase from your account homepage. Certificate of Completion is available immediately upon passing the exam.
Course Overview
This course includes extensive data that some participants may find upsetting. With U.S. suicide rates rising and earlier efforts falling short, a new national suicide-prevention policy has emerged. Students will explore active and passive suicidality, especially in older adults, and build a practical toolkit to prevent and manage risk in independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing settings.
The course also reviews warning signs, highest-risk groups, and Canadian statistics and support resources.
Course Objectives
- Discuss the rising statistics and at-risk populations for suicide.
- Explain suicidal behaviors.
- Present the connection between depression and suicide.
- Outline the need for prevention in the older adult population.
- Explain both the benefits and risks of social media in relation to suicide.
- Discuss the 988 Lifeline system and mobile crisis units.
Course Outline
- Suicide statistics and new national policy for suicide prevention
- Suicidal Behavior
- Canadian Information Regarding Suicide
- The Relationship Between Depression and Suicide
- Suicide in Older Adults
- Social Media - Good and Bad Influences
- The 988 System and Mobile Crisis Units
- Current Discussions about Suicide