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Advanced Telemetry for Nurses
Course Overview The purpose of this course is to provide healthcare professionals with a detailed approach to cardiac dysrhythmia interpretation, as well as cardiovascular anatomy and physiology, electrophysiology and treatments of dysrhythmia, in accordance with the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the American Heart Association’s ACLS guidelines. Course includes detailed, in-depth review of [...]
Stress and Depression – References
American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/afp/990700ap/225.html American Institute of Stress http://www.stress.org/ Geriatric Depression Scale University of Stanford http://www.stanford.edu/~yesavage/GDS.html Helpguide.org http://www.helpguide.org/mental/stress_signs.htm National Alliance on Mental Illness http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Depression_in_Women.htm National Institutes of Health http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/stress.html Prevalence of depression and its treatment in an elderly population: the Cache County study Steffens DC, Skoog I, Norton MC et al Archives of [...]
Stress and Depression – Outline
What Is Stress? Physical Effects of Stress Methods of Preventing and Coping with Stress Changes in Thinking and Emotional Response to Better Handle Stress Compassion Fatigue When Is Professional Help Needed for Stress Management? Conclusion What Is Depression? Treating Physical Symptoms Depression in the Elderly Risk of Suicide Special Risks for Women Diagnosing Depression Treatment [...]
Stress and Depression – Objectives
Upon successful completion of this program, the participant should be able to: 1. List 2 physical effects of stress. 2. List 4 lifestyle habits that can help avoid or manage stress. 3. Describe “compassion fatigue”. 4. List 5 symptoms of depression. 5. Identify 2 physical consequences of depression. 6. Describe 3 treatment modalities for depression.