Emotional Peer Support: A Quality Improvement Initiative Emphasizing Clinician Well-being (0.25h)

This educational offering provides 0.25 CEU and was presented in the Administration track. The course includes an MP4 video file from the presentation originally shared at the 16th National Doctors of Nursing Practice Conference (Virtual), August 2023.

Amber E. HIgh, DNP, APRN, CRNA
Amber High DNP, APRN, CRNA, NC-BC has practiced anesthesia full-time in the Houston area since 2009. Amber is also a board-certified transformational nurse coach and works as a consultant for Vital WorkLife. She recently completed a DNP program at The University of Texas Medical Branch, with a focus on authentic leadership and provider well-being. Amber has had remarkable success as the project coordinator for a pilot peer support program within the department of anesthesiology at UTMB Health.

Sharron Forest DNP, APRN, NNP-BC
Associate Professor & DNP Program Director, UTMB School of Nursing, Galveston, TX 77555

Objectives

1. The participant will be familiar with the term second victim.
2. The participant will be able to identify steps to standing up formal peer support access.
3. The participant will acknowledge the negative effects commonly associated with the second victim phenomenon.