Behavioral & Psychiatric Emergencies

COURSE OVERVIEW

Learning That Fits Your Schedule

Work through the lessons, required activities and knowledge checks. Your saved place lets you return between sessions. Complete the final assessment and evaluation to receive a learning completion record.

Online coursework does not replace supervised hands-on competency. Follow your scope of practice, local protocols and medical direction.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

What You’ll Learn

• Describe behavioral change using baseline, timeline, observations and a safe approach without premature diagnostic labels.
• Identify and reassess medical contributors to altered behavior, including impaired ventilation, glucose abnormalities, delirium and withdrawal.
• Apply respectful de-escalation, direct suicide inquiry and a broad assessment of overlapping psychiatric symptoms.
• Explain least-restrictive care, monitoring, capacity assessment and scope-appropriate transport coordination.
• Construct an evolving clinical plan and factual handoff that preserve dignity, safety and uncertainty.

YOUR LEARNING PATH

Inside the Course