What do you do when you witness someone struggling with suicidal thoughts or when someone tells you they intend to harm themselves? The University of Kentucky offers an online program called QPR to equip you with the right answers and actions. Think of it as a CPR program for mental health crises. Dr. Greg talks with Marc Woods, Chief Nursing Officer for Behavioral Medicine at UK HealthCare and Eastern State Hospital about QPR, which stands for Question, Persuade and Refer.
Repeated waves of COVID-19 cases, long hours and chronic staff shortages are taking a severe toll on Kentucky’s nurses with many citing stress, burnout and distress over encounters with hostile
There was already a nursing shortage in Kentucky, but the stress and strain of the pandemic has made things worse. A new study of nurses taps into how.
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