2041-18: Risk Factors Leading to Increased Rehospitalization Rates Among Adolescents Admitted to an Acute Care Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital

This presentation addresses the risk factors that increase rehospitalization rates among adolescents admitted to an acute child and adolescent psychiatric hospital. Eleven variables were analyzed. Length of stay, history of self - harm and history of trauma were statistically significant risk factors for rehopitalization.

Presenters: Logan McCarthy, DNP, FPMHNP-BC; Lisa Pullen, PhD, 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:  27 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

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

• Identify the risk factors for rehospitalization.

Keywords:  Risk Factors, Recidivism, Adolescents

Continuing Nursing Education:
0.5 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 32nd Annual Conference
Columbus, Ohio
Thursday, November 25, 2018
3:00pm - 3:45pm

The contact hours for this session expire:  January 1, 2022