On-Demand Webinars
Federal Policies and Structural Inequities in American Indian Health
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Details
American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) are the ‘unseen’ populations in the US. Americans know very little about the people Indigenous to North America, and it has been by design. The Health Professions education, research, and practice often rely on the asterisk as a placeholder in lieu of this missing information (Shotton, H., Lowe, S., & Waterman, S., 2023). This leaves the AIAN patient population with less than inadequate care and outcomes. Native faculty, staff, students, and patients can feel like they are ‘infiltrating’ institutions not designed for them or, in fact, designed in ways that constructively keep them out. The Future of Nursing reports were the seminal reports for the profession moving forward, with the first in 2010 being the most downloaded IOM (now NAM) report. The first Future of Nursing Report had two mentions of AIAN, and the current Report has less than one page focused on AIAN in a 500-page report. AIAN shares all the same issues, barriers, and systemic racism as other BIPOC groups, but as partially sovereign nations within the US, they have legal, geopolitical, and land-based issues none of the other groups have. To reach real solutions, there must be persistent, sustained, adequate, system-wide education on this very specific population for nursing and beyond.
Objectives:
- Recognize the impact of past and present federal legislation on the health and wellbeing of Indigenous communities.
- Describe the health disparities impacting American Indian and Alaska Native populations and their policy origins.
- Demonstrate best practices for allyship to Indigenous communities as a healthcare provider.
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Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a DEI Toolkit for Simulation
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Details
This webinar will describe the process for developing, implementing, and evaluating a DEI Toolkit specifically for use in simulation programs. The content of the Toolkit will be discussed, including the purpose, glossary of terms and conceptual model with application to simulation scenarios, faculty self-assessment of DEI content knowledge, student evaluations of their experiences, and DEI resources for simulation.
Objectives:
- Discuss an approach to systematically integrate DEI Concepts into a simulation curriculum.
- Identify essential components of a DEI toolkit for simulation.
- Discuss a framework for guiding the development of simulation scenarios.
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Environmental Health: Perspectives on the Nursing Role
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)
Hosted by AACN's Research Leadership Network (RLN)
Webinar Details
During this webinar, participants will hear one nurse’s journey from the bedside to environmental health leader, explore resources from the National Environmental Education Foundation and discuss opportunities for research in the environmental health space.
Objectives:
- Understand the role nursing plays in promoting environmental health.
- Explore resources for healthcare providers from the National Environmental Education Foundation.
- Identify and articulate at least two opportunities for nursing research in the environmental health field.
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Reimagining When, Where, and How to Teach Palliative and End-of-Life Care
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Details
This interactive faculty webinar will advance and expand the definition and application of palliative care principles across teaching modalities. Palliative care concepts apply across the lifespan as well as across practice settings. Hear from two faculty leading a national initiative to support schools of nursing in advancing palliative care nursing education.
Objectives:
- 1. Differentiate hospice and palliative care concepts as they apply across an illness trajectory.
- 2. Expand understanding of the many opportunities to integrate palliative care concepts across multiple care settings.
- 3. Gain knowledge of available resources to assist faculty in teaching palliative care concepts.
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Engaging Learners Through Use of Medical Readers Theatre
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Hosted by the Faculty Leadership Network
Webinar Details
Using stories to teach is not a new strategy for helping students understand best practices in patient care in the Affective Domain. However, the use of Medical Readers Theatre is a relatively new concept to nursing as it uses stories and scripts from nontraditional sources, as well as involves student participation to read the story as the teaching points are made. The instructor facilitates discussion upon completion of the “play” to impress key principles of patient care that may be affected by bias, stereotyping, as well as attitudes, beliefs, and value systems of student learners. Join us for this webinar to uncover the power of narratives, the art of immersive learning, and the transformative potential in healthcare education.
Objectives:
- Discuss the importance of the affective domain in patient care.
- Identify the principles and strategies for utilizing Medical Readers Theatre to teach affective domain concepts.
- Explore options of stories that can be used to teach affective domain concepts.
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A Strong Professional Identity in Nursing: Impact on Education and Practice
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)
Co-hosted by AACN and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership
Understanding and embracing professional Identity in nursing offers new language and new knowledge for the journey—helping nurses heal, flourish, and expertly care for others. Research shows that nurses with a strong professional identity in nursing stand out as having a higher impact on patient outcomes than those who do not. Further, a strong professional identity allows nurse leaders to distinguish between their disciplinary core—the professional identity of nursing—and a variety of functional roles in which they may advance over time. Forming and fostering one’s professional identity are important to advance the nursing discipline.
Webinar speakers will share the contemporary language of professional identity in nursing, including definitions and examples of the four domains: values and ethics, knowledge, nurse as leader, and comportment. They will also share findings from US and international professional identity research and models for application/implementation in both education and practice settings.
Objectives:
- Explain how professional identity in nursing is different than professionalism.
- Discuss how the general definition of professional identity and using the four domains offer new language and knowledge to advance patient outcomes.
- Describe the impact that developing a strong professional identity in nursing can have on both nursing education and practice.
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Academic Writing: Entering the Conversation
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Overview
Academic Writing: Entering the Conversation is created to provide graduate students with the tools needed to achieve success in all forms of academic writing. After an overview of the importance of understanding audience, purpose, and context in terms of shaping a text, we will dive into the writing process with a focus on grad school-specific writing demands and best practices as well as considering the idea of academic writing as a conversation.
Objectives
- Participants will be able to identify key elements (audience, purpose, genre) of academic texts and will be able to incorporate best practices within graduate writing into their own work.
- Participants will develop an understanding of writing as a recursive process and consider how each phase of the process is interwoven; further, participants will consider writing as a conversation and how their own writing can add to the existing academic conversation.
This Webinar is hosted by the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA). For more information on the GNSA, visit www.aacnnursing.org/GNSA.
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Improving Communication and Care of Patients with Autism in Healthcare Settings
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Hosted by the Faculty Leadership Network
Webinar Details
Autism diagnosis rates and associated co-morbidities continue to rise. Yet, many who work in the healthcare field have limited understanding of the autism spectrum and how autism manifests. Hear from experts who will provide the latest evidence and information on supportive interventions to better care for both the patients and families living with autism.
Objectives:
- Learn to recognize autism characteristics and the common challenges associated with autism in the healthcare setting
- Increase understanding of how to effectively manage environments of patients and families living with autism and identify strategies to reduce risk of behavioral challenges.
- Gain knowledge to enhance communication about autism to improve outcomes for patients and families.
- Expand awareness of healthcare avoidance by patients and families living with autism.
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Social Media Tips and Trends for 2024
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Details
This Nursing Advancement Professionals (NAP) Brown Bag offers attendees some tips for managing their nursing program's social media and share some trends to track in 2024. Whether you are new or experienced, watch this brown bag to start your NEW YEAR off right! This is open to ALL NAP members, not just those in communications. Everyone can benefit from Steve’s expert advice!
NOTE: This is an AACN Member only webinar.
This presentation was hosted by the Nursing Advancement Professionals (NAP) Leadership Network.
Nurse Leaders’ Experiences Managing the Clinical Environment During COVID-19
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Hosted by the Faculty Leadership Network
Webinar Details
COVID-19 tested the competency of nurse leaders to manage in an environment of crisis, ambiguity, and chaos. This study uncovers nurse leaders’ perspectives on sources of distress, coping mechanisms, significant challenges, and how specific demographics impact resilience, agility, and emotional regulation. This study offers opportunities to enhance middle manager preparation and reimagine equitable and inclusive programs for diverse leaders.
Objectives:
- Identify the leadership competencies perceived by nurse leaders as most challenging during ongoing crisis.
- Outline the demographic characteristics associated with the perception of challenging leadership competencies as it relates to resilience, agility, and emotional regulation.
- Discover equitable and inclusive best practices for competency preparation and ongoing development for nurse leaders.
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