“Elizabeth has severe Degenerative Joint Disease and is scheduled for a hip replacement. She is also an alcoholic. As a healthcare professional, it is important to prevent her from having complications from her substance abuse such as withdrawal, poor healing, and falls.”
With the pervasive problems our society has with Mental Illness and Substance Abuse, it is imperative that healthcare professionals have an understanding about how to most optimally meet the diverse medical and psychosocial needs of those trusted to our care. Pamela J. Ridley RN, MSN, APRN, BC, a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, looks forward to sharing her expertise throughout this practice changing one-day event. She will tackle various subjects including:
You are guaranteed to leave this workshop with practical new tools to assist with the fast-paced, ever-changing, often-challenging…..but yet so incredibly rewarding profession we work in.
This online program is worth 5.75 hours CPD.
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Substance Abuse and Mental Illness (8.6 MB) | 70 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Substance Abuse and Mental Illness (8.6 MB) | 70 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Pamela J. Ridley, RN, MSN, APRN, BC, currently practices as a nurse educator for a 42 bed acute psychiatric and substance abuse inpatient treatment facility. Previous work experience includes: working in state psychiatric facilities, county mental health departments, inpatient psychiatric nursing, nursing school instructor, private outpatient medication management and therapy, psychiatric nurse liaison for a general community hospital, and director of psychiatric services. She is very much a hands-on leader that enjoys improving people’s lives.
Pam graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee with her MSN. She is a Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. Additionally, she has Prescriptive Authority in the state of South Carolina and is a Senior Level Certified instructor of Crisis Prevention Institute Non-violent Crisis Intervention and Applied Physical Training. Her expertise has been sought nationally through presentations for interdisciplinary healthcare audiences throughout the country.
Ms. Ridley is passionate about her work and knows that the way to improve the outcomes of those who suffer from dual diagnosis is to educate those who can make a difference. She has an interesting way to incorporate these challenging topics so that they are applied to everyday practice situations for learning to leave an impression. By disseminating key facts, storytelling and real-life case scenarios she makes it easy to learn and apply the latest best practice guidelines.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Pamela Ridley has an employment relationship with Rebound Behavioral Health. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Pamela Ridley has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
Dual Diagnosis - Why Care?
Street Drug Updates
Neurobiology of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness
Assessment and Interviewing Techniques
Is it Delirium, Mental Illness or Substance Abuse?
Interventions: Therapeutic and Pharmacological
Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal in the Medical Setting
Co-morbid Medical Illnesses
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