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In-Person Seminar

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Exam Review


Credit Available - See Contact Hours tab below.

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In-Person Seminars |  Behavioral Health |  Certification Exam Reviews |  Certifications
Speaker:
Gina Panozzo, DNP, RN-PMH-BC, CNE
Course Levels:
Intermediate to Advanced
Duration:
2-Day Event
License:
Not Applicable
Location:
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital - Ephrata, Pennsylvania

Dates


Overview

Target Audience

RN, CNS, NP


Course Description

The course involves a review of all criteria on the ANCC PMH-BC board exam. Multiple teaching modalities are utilized, including case studies, PowerPoint, practice test questions and discussions, as well as a medication color-coordinated chart. The course is taught over two days.

Program Learning Outcomes

This program prepares the learner to:

Tuition Breakdown

Tuition Details

Please refer to the table below to determine your registration category.

Regisration Categories Description
General Registrant If your hospital is not listed below please select this category.
Affiliate Registrant WellSpan Health Employees
Host Registrant WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Employees

Contact Hours


ANCC Approved

ANCC Accredited Provider

 

Contact Hours: 15 

 

MED-ED, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

 

MED-ED, Inc. is an approved provider by the following State Boards of Nursing: Florida/FBN 50-1286 and California #CEP10453.



Course Materials

Speaker

Gina Panozzo, DNP, RN-PMH-BC, CNE's Profile

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Dr. Panozzo has been a nurse since 2004. She received her DNP in executive leadership from Rush University, MSN in nursing administration from Aurora University and BSN from the University of St. Francis. She is board certified in psychiatric and mental health nursing and is a certified nurse educator.

Dr. Panozzo specializes in psychiatric nursing and has worked in residential, inpatient, home health and hospice settings. She also served as a quality and performance improvement director of a home health agency and assisted in the development of a hospice organization. Her experience in academic settings includes teaching psychiatric nursing rotations and numerous courses from the ADN to DNP levels, course development and revisions, and writing and updating standards for accreditation purposes. 

She has researched and published with a focus on the schizophrenic population and therapeutic relationship development. She also provides consulting services to home health and hospice companies to improve their metrics and assist with policy writing and development, as well as the accreditation process, including on-site visits/surveys. In addition to speaking at numerous conferences and presenting posters at various events, she has provided didactic teaching in nurse residency programs.


Tuition Details

Please refer to the table below to determine your registration category.

Regisration Categories Description
General Registrant If your hospital is not listed below please select this category.
Affiliate Registrant WellSpan Health Employees
Host Registrant WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Employees

General Information

Tuition Includes

Program Handout, Electronic PowerPoint Slides and CE Certificate.

The Day Of

Sign-in begins at 7:30 am. The day includes a one-hour lunch (on your own), as well as a morning and afternoon break of 15 minutes each. The order of lectures presented and break times may vary according to speaker preference.

Location

WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital
Conference Room
169 Martin Avenue 
Ephrata, PA 17522

Parking

Complimentary lot parking available. If lot is full, please park in main hospital parking lot.

Walk-In Fee

As long as space is available, you can register the day of the seminar with an additional walk-in fee of $15. Please note that only cash, money orders, credit cards and hospital checks are accepted at the door. Personal checks are not accepted.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing or by phone up to 14 days prior to the seminar will receive a Full Refund. A 10% processing fee will be charged for refunds requested less than 14 days prior to the seminar. Cancellation fee will be waived for tuition transferred to another seminar or if applied to Self-Study products. In the rare event that MED-ED must cancel, MED-ED’s liability is limited to tuition.

Hosting Hospital

Hosting Hospital

WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital

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Location Map

WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital

169 Martin Avenue , Ephrata, Pennsylvania 17522, United States
(717) 733-0311
www.wellspan.org

Agenda

Day 1
Date/Time: Wed, Mar 05, 2025 - 08:00 AM to 05:00 PM (EST)

Contact Hours: 7.5

Topics Covered

  • ANCC Exam
    Eligibility, About the Exam and Application | Why Become Board Certified? | Test-Taking Recommendations | Sample Questions and Components
  • Communication and the Nurse-Patient Relationship
    Therapeutic Communication Skills | Barriers to Communication | Therapeutic Relationships
  • Evidence-Based Psychiatric Nursing
    Assessment | Diagnosis | Outcome Identification | Planning and Implementation, Evaluation
  • Provision of Care
    Scope of Practice for Psychiatric Nursing | ANA Code of Ethics | Legal Aspects of Psychiatric Nursing | Culturally Competent Care | Pain Management | Leadership and Management
  • Research
    Research: Scope of Practice | Five Steps of Evidence-Based Practice | Ethical Considerations in Research
  • Disease Prevention, Health Promotion and Education
    Theoretical Frameworks in Preventative Psychiatry | Levels of Prevention | Safety Issues | Patient Education, The Learning Process
  • Practice Questions

Day 2
Date/Time: Thu, Mar 06, 2025 - 08:00 AM to 05:00 PM (EST)

Contact Hours: 7.5

Topics Covered

  • Treatment Modalities
    Behavioral Concepts and Strategies | Individual and Group Therapies | Family Therapy | Milieu Therapy | Alternative Therapies | Crisis Intervention | End-of-Life Care
  • Psychiatric Disorders
    Mood Disorders | Suicide | Anxiety Disorders | Coping and Defense Mechanisms | Trauma and Stress Disorders | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders | Schizophrenia | Other Psychotic Disorders | Neurocognitive Disorders | Feeding and Eating Disorders | Substance Use Disorders | Dissociative Disorders | Personality Disorders | Autism Spectrum Disorder | Intellectual Development Disorders | Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence | Sexual Disorders | Sleep-Wake Disorders | Somactic Disorders
  • Psychopharmacology
    Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics | Terminology | Gender and Age Considerations | Anticholinergics | Antipsychotics | Antidepressants | Antimanics | Anticonvulsants | Beta Blockers | Anxiolytics | Sedatives | Psychostimulants | Cognitive Enhancers | Barbiturates | OTC Aids | Herbal/Complimentary Agents | Dissociative Anesthetic 
  • Practice Questions
  • Open Forum for Questions and Feedback