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4015.1-24: Canine-Assisted Intervention in the Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Setting: What Is Staff’s Perception of the Benefits of Pet Therapy

This presentation introduces the development of a pet therapy program on an inpatient psychiatric unit, exploring strategies for gaining administration approval, and navigating policies and adherence to infection control practices.

Presenters:  Michelle L. Geiss, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC; Shelby L. Whaley, DNP(c), BSN, RN

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:  15 minutes

Target Audience:  RN

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

• Identify steps to initiate a pet therapy program in the inpatient setting and consider benefits to patients.

Keywords:  Canine-assisted Intervention, Pet Therapy, Animal-assisted Therapy, Non-pharmacologic Therapy

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.25 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the 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.

Release Date:  December 20, 2024
Access to this course will end:  December 1, 2027

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