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Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Nursing Course

Follow the lessons in order, or use the module pages to jump into a focused learning path.

1 Section 1: Foundations

7 lessons in this module.

 2 Section 2: Crisis Stabilization

4 lessons in this module.

 3 Section 3: Expert Deep Dives

6 lessons in this module.

Full lesson path

Lesson sequence

  1. 1.1The Reflective Practitioner (The Nurse-as-Instrument)
  2. 1.2The Ontario Legal Compass (MHA & Patient Rights)
  3. 1.3Peplau’s Clinical Roadmap (Phases of the Relationship)
  4. 1.4The Psych CJMM (Recognizing & Analyzing Cues)
  5. 1.5The Language of Hope (Recovery & TIC)
  6. 1.6De-escalation 101 (The Least Restrictive Environment)
  7. 1.7The Ontario Milieu (Unit Design & Safety)
  8. 2.1Advanced Crisis Intervention & The BERT Simulation
  9. 2.2The Lethality Masterclass (Suicide Prevention)
  10. 2.3Concurrent Disorders & Substance Use (The Ontario Context)
  11. 2.4Trauma-Informed Crisis Intervention
  12. 3.1Geriatric Psychiatry (Differentiating the 3 Ds)
  13. 3.2Serious Mental Illness (SMI) & Neurobiology
  14. 3.3Forensic & Paraphilic Management
  15. 3.4Rural Health & The Project ECHO Model
  16. 3.5Cultural Safety & Indigenous Mental Health (The Ontario Standard)
  17. 3.6Advanced Biological Interventions (ECT, TMS, & Esketamine)