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Overview
The goal of this course is to educate clinicians in acute care facilities with tools to aid in the care of patients with OCD.Goals and Learning Outcomes
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a condition characterized by uncontrollable thoughts and repetitive behaviors and is associated with varying levels of functional impairment. Once thought rare, it is now recognized as one of the five most common causes of mental health disability worldwide. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), about 1.2% of the U.S. population age 18 or older has OCD in a given year (2017). This continuing education module will help you understand how to help patients and those around them cope with what can be a debilitating psychological disorder.
The goal of this course is to educate clinicians in acute care facilities with tools to aid in the care of patients with OCD.
- Relate incidence and genetic factors to the risk of acquiring OCD
- Identify assistive tools to diagnose OCD, as well as barriers to diagnosis
- Summarize the roles of clinicians and support persons in the management of OCD
- Recognize the clinical features of OCD
- Describe pharmacological management of OCD, including adverse effects from medications
- Identify nonpharmacological therapeutic treatment options and interventions for patients with OCD
Course Details
Course Originally Released on : 5/1/2019
REL-ACU-0-CE240-60
Course Author
M.Ed., RN, CPAN
Psy.D.
MD, MBA
Accreditations
NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791
Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.
CEBroker
Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Examiners For Registered Professional Nurses
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.