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The goal of this activity is to enhance team members’ ability to identify and appropriately respond to acute and cumulative occupational stress using the Stress First Aid (SFA) framework. High acuity clinical environments require sustained attention, effective communication, and reliable teamwork; unmanaged stress can impair cognitive function, decision making, and patient safety. This activity provides participants with evidence informed strategies to recognize early indicators of stress in themselves and colleagues, apply the seven SFA actions, and incorporate brief support interventions into routine clinical workflows, handoffs, huddles, and post event debriefings. Learners will improve their capacity to promote psychological safety, support team resilience, and activate institutional resources when higher level assistance is needed. By strengthening individual and team responses to stress, this activity aims to reduce human factors related to safety risks and enhance the delivery of consistent, high quality, patient centered care.
No financial nor in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity.
Target Audience
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Pharmacists
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Physicians
- Physician Assistants
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
Learning Objectives
- Team members to identify at least two components of the Stress First Aid (7 Cs) model to support recovery and maintain functioning.
- Assess common stress responses in high-risk clinical environments and identify Stress First Aid principles to provide peer support and facilitate connection to appropriate resources.
- Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to identify and access at least three organizational wellbeing resources and determine appropriate situations in which to connect themselves or colleagues to those resources.
IPCE: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 4.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Nurses: Children’s National Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 ANCC contact hours for nurses. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physicians: Children’s National Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Pharmacists: Children’s National Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program meets ACPE criteria for 4.0 contact hours.
Psychologists: Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. Children’s National Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 CE credits (Instructional Level: Intermediate Learning).
Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Children’s National Hospital is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 4.0 general continuing education credits.
Available Credit
- 20.00 ACPE PharmacistChildren's National Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program meets ACPE criteria for 20.00 contact hours.
- 20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Children’s National Hospital designates this Live activity for a maximum of 20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 20.00 ANCCChildren’s National Hospital will provide 20.00 Nursing Contact Hours for this Live activity.
- 20.00 APAContinuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 20.00 CE credits upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.
- 20.00 ASWBAs a Jointly Accredited Organization, Children’s National Hospital is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 20.00 continuing education credits.
- 20.00 General
- 20.00 ParticipationSuccessful completion of this continuing education activity.
Please click the red “Take Course” button to begin. This will guide you through the steps needed to receive your CE certificate. You will only be able to complete these steps after you have attended the education session and submitted the attendance code.