Presenter:
Julianne Armijo
Course Description:
While much is known about nurses with other mental health conditions, such as depression, PTSD and anxiety, virtually nothing is known about nurses with bipolar disorder. Bipolar spectrum disorders (BSDs) are serious psychiatric conditions correlated with high rates of suicide, substance misuse, hospitalization, and cardiometabolic diseases. Little is known about how BSDs affect American registered nurses (RNs) diagnosed with the condition. Occupational Health Nurses working with a general working population will gain knowledge and identify risk factors and socioeconomic impacts influencing American RNs diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the signs and symptoms of bipolar disorder and gain a deeper understanding of the types and subtypes of bipolar disorder and how they may manifest in co-workers or their patient population.
- Describe general bipolar disorder drug classes and how they affect patients.
- Recognize the critical need for suicide risk assessment. Identify triggers that are unique to their work environment and patient population.
- Comprehend how to foster education and advocacy for self, co-workers and patients and describe how the Americans With Disabilities Act affects workers with bipolar disorder.
Learning Outcome:
Participants will begin to grasp the challenges of being a nurse with bipolar disorder in the workplace. They will also understand some ways to support their co-workers with bipolar disorder. Additionally, learners' understanding of the signs and symptoms of bipolar disorder can be applied to patients to ensure they receive a correct diagnosis and proper care.
Contact Hours and Cost
1.0 Contact Hours
Members: $0
Nonmembers: $30
- Requirements for successful completion: view entire webinar, complete online evaluation
- Contact hours are available for all webinars whether you participate in the live event or the recorded viewing. Contact hours for this webinar will expire on September 10, 2026.
The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (AAOHN) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
AAOHN follows the American Nurses Credentialing Center guidelines in calculating continuing nursing education credits. With every educational activity and evaluation that is completed, each one (1) hour of education time is equal to one (1) continuing nursing education credit.
The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. is additionally approved as a CNE provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing (#CEP9283).
This webinar is sponsored by the University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering through a NIOSH funded grant.
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