1022-22:  The Essentials of Caring for People Who Are Diagnosed with Cluster B Personality Disorders: Clinical Pearls and Case Studies (Part II of III)

This presentation will review essential information needed to care for people who struggle with symptoms related to a Cluster B Personality Disorder. Case studies will be utilized to illustrate clinical pearls that are useful when treating persons with an Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Histrionic Personality Disorder, and Narcissistic Personality Disorder diagnosis.

Presenters:  Sherry Lindsay, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC; Pam Marcus, RN, APRN/PMH-BC; Maryam Adebayo, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC; Deborah Salani, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, NE-BC; Nita A. Magee, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, MHNP-BC

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  1 hour 45 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

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

• Apply essential evidence based strategies and clinical pearls in caring for individuals with a diagnosis of a Cluster B Personality Disorder.

Keywords:  Personality Disorders, Treatment Essentials, Borderline Personality Disorders

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
1.75  contact hours (0.25 in pharmacology).  * 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 nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 36th Annual Conference
Long Beach, CA

The contact hours for this session expire:  November 30, 2024