Continuing Education Programs
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2011 Continuing Education Programs

January 17, 2011

Inpatient Management of Patients with Diabetes,
Juanita Daugherty, RN, MSN, CMSRN, CDE

March 21, 2011

Research: Getting Started,
Cindy Goodrich, RN, MSN, EdD

Objectives

  1. Identify the basics steps in the research process (from initial question to publication).
  2. List strategies for facilitating the research process for the direct care nurse.
  3. Determine the internal and external resources available to the direct care nurse.

1.0 Nursing Contact Hours will be awarded at the completion of this educational activity. Centra's Professional Nursing Development is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Virginia Nurses Association Continuing Education Approval Committee, an accredited approver by the American Nurses' Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.


May 16, 2011

The Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse in Acute Care,
Linda Jenkins, MSN, ACNS-BC

Objectives

  1. Describe 5 roles for the APN in acute care.
  2. Identify future APN roles.



July 18, 2011

The Ethics of Healthcare Reform,
Michael Gillette, PhD

Objectives

  1. Review the basic aspects of healthcare reform - how it developed during the Obama administration and what it is likely to involve in the future.
  2. Discuss the ethical implications of reform for the most central aspects of healthcare delivery.



September 16, 2011

Med-Surg Medley,

Topics: Wound Care and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

  • Hyperbaric Therapy
  • Alternative Wound Care Options
  • Plastic Surgery Wound Treatments
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea: What Is It?
  • Sleep Lab
  • Home Care Resources for OSA Patients


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    This page last modified on August 13, 2011.

    For more information on the Blue Ridge Chapter, please send email to Cindy Ward, MSN, RN-BC, CMSRN, ACNS-BC
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    Cindy Ward, MSN, RNC, CMSRN, ACNS-BC
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