Texas Renewal Bundle

Course Overview

Course Authors

1. Kathy Woodard, MSN, MBA/HCM, CARN, CLNC, RN
2. Charmaine Robinson MSN-Ed, RN
3. Edith Fomuso MSN, CCM, RN
4. Phillip Meredith MSN, RN
5. Kayla Cavicchio BSN, RN, CEN
6. Abbie Schmitt MSN, RN
7. Maureen Sullivan-Tevault RN, BSN, CEN, CDCES

Course Outline

1. Texas Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics
2. Texas Nursing Forensics
3. Texas Human Trafficking
4. Quality Improvement in Nursing
5. Workplace Violence Against Nurses
6. Telemetry Basics – Rhythm Recognition
7. Heart Failure Updates
8. Nurse Advocacy: Elder Abuse

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 1,200 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. Understand the information related to the Nursing Practice Act of Texas.
2. Understand sexual assault as a public health problem and its impact on the state of Texas.
3. Define, exemplify, and recognize various types of human trafficking, its victims, and its offenders.
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. I am able to summarize the nurse’s legal obligation as a “mandatory reporter” of suspected abuse.

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

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.