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1044-20:  Addressing the Needs of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities on Inpatient Psychiatric Units

Addressing the clinical needs of individuals with mild to moderate presentations of ASD or ID/DD presents a challenge for nurses on inpatient psychiatric units. Nurses need tools to differentiate between behaviors associated with ASD/ID/DD and those associated with psychiatric disorders to improve care, minimize escalation events, and avoid prolonged inpatient stays.

Presenter:  Kristen Kichefski, MSN, MBA, NC-BC

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.  Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  1 hour 15 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

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

• Describe the approaches to challenging behaviors associated with ASD or ID/DD and identify unit interventions that support inpatient psychiatric care.

Keywords:  ASD, ID, DD, Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, Autism

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
1.25 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 nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 34th Annual Conference

Access to this course will end: December 1, 2024

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