Providing effective education for nurses in the current healthcare climate can be challenging. Nursing professional development is a dynamic field which must respond to the ever changing education needs of nurses throughout their career. High-quality professional development opportunities promote quality patient care and provide nurses with the knowledge and skills that they need to be successful and confident in their work.
This one-day conference is directed toward novice and experienced nursing professional development specialists, nurse planners, clinical educators, orientation coordinators, preceptors, and nurses interested in education and professional development. It provides an opportunity to enhance your ability to transition new nurses to practice, design effective orientation programs, engage learners, and measure outcomes.
Don’t miss the keynote – Donna Wright, MS, RN – who will speak on competency and accountability of staff and educators!
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Paul Grundy, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.O.E.M., F.A.C.P.M., the “godfather” of the patient-centered medical home movement and chief transformation officer at Innovaccer, will deliver the keynote address during Misericordia University’s 10th annual Health Care Symposium, “The Patient-Centered Model: Health and Wellness Achieved,” on Friday, Oct. 18 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Lemmond Theater in Walsh Hall.
The expanded symposium is free, but registration is required due to limited seating. The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association also has approved the activity for contact hours. The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation has accredited the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association as an approver of continuing nursing education.
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Access to Food During COVID-19 Pandemic
A Special Message from Sr. Rosemary Donley, PhD, APRN, FAAN
Jacques Laval Endowed Chair in Justice for Vulnerable Populations
As you know we have significant problems, the spread of a virus for which there is no vaccine or specific, effective treatment, concern about testing, the proper distribution of essential equipment and supplies, and the impact on the economy of stay at home policies and the closure of businesses. Vulnerable people are more at risk of infection but also of significant economic hardship. Even in good times, we all know people who are working several minimum wage jobs and struggle between paychecks.
Mindful of the theme of McGinley-Rice 11: The Face of the Person who is Hungry, we are compiling a list of sources of food available in the greater Pittsburgh area.
Thank you and stay safe,
Sr. Rosemary Donley, PhD, APRN, FAAN
About the Symposium
The McGinley-Rice Symposium on Justice for Vulnerable Populations is a unique scholarly forum for nurses and other health care professionals to address issues of social justice in health care. Organized annually by the holder of the Jacques Laval Endowed Chair in Justice for Vulnerable Populations at the Duquesne University School of Nursing, the McGinley-Rice Symposium is an expression of the mission of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, the Catholic missionary order that founded Duquesne and assists needy and marginalized persons throughout the world.
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