Pennsylvania Renewal Bundle

Course Overview

Course Authors

1. Sarah Schulze MSN, NP
2. Maureen Sullivan MS, BSN, RN, CEN, CDE
3. Michael York MSN, RN
4. Edith Fomuso MSN, CCM, RN
5. Phillip Meredith MSN, RN
6. Kayla Cavicchio BSN, RN, CEN
7. Elaine Enright RN
8. R.E. Hengsterman MSN, RN, MA
9. Abbie Schmitt MSN, RN
10. Charmaine Robinson MSN-Ed, BSN, RN
11. Michael York MSN, RN
12. Tabo Mwikisa-Kelly DNP, MSN, RN, CNEcl
13. Cathleen Adams CNO, RN CENP
14. Madeira Fountaine MSN, RN, PHN

Course Outline

1. Pennsylvania Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting
2. Preventing Medical Errors
3. Patient Education Strategies
4. Nurse Burnout
5. Bullying in Nursing
6. Quality Improvement in Nursing
7. Workplace Violence Against Nurses
8. Telemetry Basics – Rhythm Recognition
9. Heart Failure Updates
10. Hypertension Updates
11. GI Bleed: An Introduction
12. Constipation Management and Treatment
13. Spinal Cord Injury: Bowel and Bladder Management
14. Pressure Injury Prevention, Staging and Treatment
15. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Wound Vac)
16. Nutritional Interventions to Promote Wound Healing
17. Ostomy Management
18. Diabetes Management: Nursing Updates
19. Hospice Vs. Palliative Care: Whats the difference?
20. Navigating Difficult End of Life Conversations

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.

It will take the average learner 1,830 minutes to complete and awards 30.5 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. Understand the difference between Pennsylvania Child Protective Services and General Welfare Services and how to report abuse under each program.
2. Identify individual and organizational behaviors/ factors that heighten the risk for nurse burnout 
3. Recognize risk factors that could lead to a bullying environment. 
4. Recognize how to identify and analyze quality improvement opportunities.
5. Understand ways to prevent workplace violence towards nurses.
6. Recognize the importance of the many telemetry devices used and identify how these devices impact patient care. 
7. Identify the many risk factors for Heart Failure and learn about newer medications and treatments 
8. Identify potential cases of hypertension and screen individuals at risk, fostering interventions and mitigating adverse outcomes through prompt diagnosis. 
9. Understand the pathophysiology of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract and list examples of underlying conditions that cause gastrointestinal bleeding. 
10. Discuss signs and symptoms of constipation. 
11. Identify ways nurses can help patients with spinal cord injuries start a bowel and bladder regimen. 
12. Identify the six stages of pressure injuries based on National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel guidelines. 
13. List types of wounds that negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) may be used to treat. 
14. Identify nutrient deficiencies that will impact wound healing. 
15. Understand the different types of ostomies and their care techniques. 
16. Define the 2 main types of diabetes and the preferred approach used to treat each of the identified disease processes.  
17. Differentiate between hospice and palliative care. 
18. Define important stages of the dying process. 

Target Audience

• Registered Nurses (RN)
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)
• Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN/LVN)

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

Important Reporting Information

Nursing CE Central automatically reports your required Pennsylvania Child Abuse course to the Pennsylvania Board of Nursing on your behalf within the same day you complete the course! To ensure proper reporting, all you need to do is:

1. Read and fully complete the bundle material and required quiz.
2. Fill out the required reporting information in the form following the quiz.

• When reporting, your information must appear exactly as it is registered with the Pennsylvania Board of Nursing. Any incorrect information will result in your completion not being reported to the Pennsylvania Board of Nursing!
• Once reported this may take up to 7-10 business days for the Pennsylvania Board of Nursing to review your submission and for your submission to appear on your Pennsylvania Board of Nursing PALS account.

For more information on reporting  or to resubmit your course, please click here.

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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.