1013-17: Whole Health Begins with Mental Health Interprofessional Education (IPE):  Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating IPE Simulations in Undergraduate Nursing Programs

Simulations will highlight the value of and roles within interprofessional practice which enhance the care of individuals with mental health illnesses.  The simulations will follow one client from the Emergency Room to the inpatient unit and to the outpatient setting. Attendees will discuss benefits and methods of implementing IPE simulations.

Presenters:  Todd B. Hastings PhD, RN; Traci T. Sims, DNS, RN, CNS/PMH-BC; Nina Beaman, EdD, MSN, CNE, RN-BC (PMH); Linda Etchill-Ewald, RN, BSN, MSN, PMHCNS-BC; Sandra R. Gamble, RN, MSN, BS; Ann Harms, EdD, RN-PMHCNS-BC

Disclosures:  The presenters and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose.  Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  1 hour 42 minutes

Target Audience:  APRN

Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

1. Identify three strategies for identifying health care providers and settings in support of an IPE simulation for psychiatric nursing.
2. Describe at least two techniques for implementation of IPE simulation into a select curricular structure.
3. Verbalize three challenges associated with curricular integration of IPE simulation at a given institution.

Keywords:  Simulation, Education, Undergraduate Education, Interprofessional

Continuing Nursing Education:
2.0 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 31st Annual Conference
Phoenix, Arizona
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
8:00am - 10:00am

The contact hours for this session expire:  January 1, 2021