Connecticut APRN Bundle Part 1

Course Overview

Course Authors

1. Sarah Schulze MSN, APRN
2. Morgan Curry BSN, RN
3. Karson Carter BSN, RN, CPN
4. Tabo Mwikisa-Kelly, DNP, MSN, RN, CNEcl
5. R. E. Hengsterman MSN, RN
6. Tracey Long PhD, APRN-BC, CCRN, CDCES, CNE, COI

Course Outline

1. Cultural Competence in Nursing
2. Connecticut Mental Health Conditions
3. Alzheimers Nursing Care
4. Nursing Care in Lewy Body Dementia
5. Connecticut Domestic and Sexual Violence
6. HIV/AIDS
7. PrEP: HIV Prevention and Education
8. Risk Management in Nursing
9. Suicide Risk ER Admission

Accreditation Statement

Nursing CE Central LLC is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

In this course, we will discuss APRN courses pertinent to renewal in Connecticut. It will take the average learner 1200 minutes to complete and awards 20 contact hours of continuing education.

Course Outcomes

After completing this course, the learner will rate a 4 out of 5 on the Likert Scale for their ability to:

1. Identify ways that people of minority races experience healthcare differently than white patients.
2. List risk factors associated with a higher prevalence of mental health diagnoses.
3. Understand the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia.
4. List three clinical symptoms of Lewy body dementia.
5. Discuss the different forms of domestic abuse and provide examples of each
6. Have an increased understanding of the history of HIV and how the stigma around the disease developed and is being combated today.
7. Identify risk factors and prevention strategies for HIV.
8. Define risk management in the context of healthcare, explaining its importance and necessity for ensuring patient safety, preserving organizational reputation, achieving accreditation, and securing reimbursements.
9. Explain the process for hospital ER admission.

Target Audience

• Registered Nurses (RN)
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)

Requirement for Completion

1. Enrollment in the course by the learner
2. Read and learn all course materials
3. Complete the course evaluation
4. Attest and testify learning of the course materials

Accreditations + Approvals

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

Nursing CE Central nor any of the authors, planners, content experts, or any contributors have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.