1022-16: Brain Stimulation – Best Clinical Practices, Research and Integration into a PMHNP Program

The field of brain stimulation represents a therapeutic class that has shown safety and efficacy in patients who are refractory to standard treatments. We analyze evidence for a range of approaches, examine nursing-led research and advanced practice roles and the perspectives of students and faculty concerning brain stimulation learning opportunities.

Presenters: Mary Rosedale, PhD, PMHNP-BC; Donna Ecklesdafer, MSN, RN; Paula Bolton, MSm ANP-BC; Nicole Cerussi, BSN, RN; Florence Leighton, BS, RN; Anthony DeDonatis, BS, RN; Janet Standard, DNP, PMHNP-BC; Danielle Conklin, MSN, PMHNP-BC; Candice Knight, PhD, EdD, PMHNP-BC

Disclosures: The presenters and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose. Off-label uses will be discussed during this presentation. 

Session Length: 1 Hour 50 minutes

Target Audience: RN, APRN

Session Objectives
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1.  Describe the evidence base for: transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), magnetic seizure therapy (MST), deep-brain stimulation (DBS) and transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS).
2.  Examine nursing-led research as well as advanced practice roles in brain stimulation.
3.  Discuss integration of brain stimulation content and "hands on learning" into a PMHNP program from the perspective of students and faculty.

Keywords: Brain Stimulation, ECT, TMS, MST

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 30th Annual Conference
Hartford, Connecticut
Wednesday, October 19
9:30am - 11:30am 

Release Date: December 8, 2016
The contact hours for this session expire: November 30, 2019