On-Demand Webinars
Anti-DEI Legislation - How to Engage to Protect the Health of All
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Details
Anti-DEI legislation continues to sweep across the nation. Learn different ways to get involved in advocating and engaging in the legislative process, from contacting legislators, writing Op-Eds, rallying a grassroots campaign, or joining the legislative efforts of professional organizations.
Objectives:
- Discuss legislative trends impacting nursing, education, and healthcare.
- List three actions you can take to inform legislators about the potential harm of the proposed anti-DEI legislation.
Note: Recording of the webinar will be available soon after the webinar airs. Visit AACN's On-Demand Webinars to watch.
Tips & Tricks to Help Healthcare Providers Cope with Daily Stressors & Prevent Burnout
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Overview
Self-care is paramount for healthcare providers as it directly impacts their ability to deliver quality care and maintain overall well-being. The demanding nature of the healthcare profession, characterized by long hours, high stress, and emotional strain, underscores the critical need for self-care. By implementing self-care strategies, healthcare organizations can take proactive steps to prevent burnout among their workforce, fostering a healthier and more resilient healthcare environment for both employees and patients.
Objectives
- Demonstrate the ability to identify personal signs of stress and implement at least two evidence-based self-care strategies/interventions, as evidenced by completing a self-care action plan outlining these strategies.
- Discuss resources that can help with time management and organization as a new graduate student.
- Evaluate technology solutions to successfully complete the first year of graduate study.
This Webinar is hosted by Jonas Nursing of Jonas Philanthropies. For more information on the Jonas Philanthropies, visit http://jonasphilanthropies.org/.
Board Service: Understanding the Potential To Give Back to the Profession
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Overview
We often hear the saying “if you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.” So how do we make sure that nurses are at the table? What does board service look like? Join this webinar where the speaker will explore board service and discuss everything from what type of boards you can serve on to how to make the first ask when approaching this opportunity. Having served as the President for the American Association for Men in Nursing, Blake Smith will share his experience and leave you with some questions to ponder as you begin to explore possible board service opportunities.
Objectives
- The learner will be able to understand what opportunities exist for board service.
- The learner will be able to evaluate future career plans to determine how service fits within their plan.
This Webinar is hosted by the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA). For more information on the GNSA, visit www.aacnnursing.org/GNSA.
Virtual Reality in Distance-led Graduate Nursing Programs: The VR-NP Innovation Project
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Details
In Spring of 2023, faculty in an online advanced health assessment course embarked on an innovative project to integrate virtual reality simulation into the competency-based curriculum of a graduate nursing program. Students were given virtual reality headsets to use at home to complete weekly simulations to reinforce didactic content. This webinar will be presented by the recipients of the 2022 AACN Faculty Scholars Grant Program and will explore how to integrate virtual reality into an online graduate nursing program. Lessons learned will be shared along with implications for faculty, students, and technology staff.
Objectives:
- Describe the Virtual Reality Simulation to aid in competency-based online nurse practitioner curriculum (VR-NP) pilot innovation project.
- Examine ways virtual reality might be introduced to your nursing program.
Note: Recording of the webinar will be available soon after the webinar airs. Visit AACN's On-Demand Webinars to watch.
Using New Era Report Recommendation to Leverage Meaningful Academic-Practice Partnerships
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Details
In this webinar, we will explore the six New Era Report recommendations and discuss a strategic approach for leveraging these recommendations to establish joint partnerships in preparing the nurses of the future. We will also identify core strategies for establishing support resources and infrastructure to sustain the academic practice partnership and its outcomes.
Objectives:
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Describe the six New Era Report recommendations.
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Identify the process to establish a joint partnership in preparing the nurses of the future.
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Discuss measurable positive outcomes based on the joint partnership.
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Explore core strategies to establish support resources and infrastructure to sustain the academic practice partnership.
About the New Era Report, Advancing Healthcare Transformation: A New Era for Academic Nursing, commissioned by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). This report calls for enhanced partnerships to advance integrated systems of health care, achieve improved health outcomes, and foster new models for innovation., commissioned by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). This report calls for enhanced partnerships to advance integrated systems of health care, achieve improved health outcomes, and foster new models for innovation.
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Engaging Students in CBE and Curricular Transition
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Details
Join us for an insightful webinar led by Susan Bindon, the Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Director of the Institute for Educators at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. In this webinar, faculty will gain ideas and foundational models to help them connect or reconnect with students as both faculty and students navigate new ways of teaching and learning.
Objectives:
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Describe key strategies for creating a thriving learning environment.
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Apply principles of adult learning and good teaching practice to engage students in their own learning
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Identify opportunities and resources for incorporating SUD into nursing education.
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Reflect upon changes students and faculty experience when transitioning to CBE.
Note: Recording of the webinar will be available soon after the webinar airs. Visit AACN's On-Demand Webinars to watch.
Implementing a Substance Use Course into RN-BS Curriculum
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Hosted by the Faculty Leadership Network
Webinar Details
This presentation provides an overview of integrating substance use content into an RN-BS curriculum. Substance use in the United States increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic and is already alarmingly high, 13% of Americans reported beginning or increasing use of substances during this time to cope with pandemic associated stressors. Additionally, opioid deaths increased by 30% during this same period of time. Nurses care for patients experiencing substance use disorder (SUD) in every healthcare setting and historically nursing curriculum has not well-prepared students for caring for this vulnerable population. With the increase in substance use, nurses must be equipped with the knowledge to provide care for this vulnerable population.
Objectives:
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Discuss the need for substance use education in nursing curricula.
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Describe the integration and success of a substance use course into RN-BS curriculum.
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Identify opportunities and resources for incorporating SUD into nursing education.
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Share strategies on how SUD resources can be used to prepare students to address SUD in practice.
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Share anonymous student feedback about the value of the course.
Note: Recording of the webinar will be available soon after the webinar airs. Visit AACN's On-Demand Webinars to watch.
Empowering New Nurses with Stronger Skills in Mindfulness, Self-Care, Well-Being, and Leadership
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Details
In today’s complex and evolving healthcare environment, mindfulness, self-care, well-being, and leadership skills are indispensable to the role of the professional nurse. With funding provided by the Johnson & Johnson Foundation in partnership with the Johnson & Johnson Center for Health Worker Innovation, AACN launched a national initiative titled A Competency-Based Approach to Leadership Development and Resilience for Student Nurses focused on building leadership capacity in new nurses with a special emphasis on developing essential skills in mindfulness, self-care, and well-being. AACN convened an expert advisory group to identify learning and assessment strategies that foster health, resilience, and well-being. Ten pilot schools were selected to implement and evaluate diverse strategies to integrate these concepts and related competencies across the entry-level curriculum. Speakers will highlight the importance of and strategies for integrating across the curricula.
Objectives:
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Describe learning strategies and clinical experiences that develop skills in mindfulness, self-care, well-being, and leadership.
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Explore ways to evaluate student’s competence in mindfulness, self-care, and well-being.
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Describe opportunities to enhance faculty-practice partnerships to prioritize mindfulness, self-care, and well-being in students and practicing nurses.
Note: Recording of the webinar will be available soon after the webinar airs. Visit AACN's On-Demand Webinars to watch.
Integrating Population Health Competencies into Practice, Academia, and the Nursing Workforce
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Hosted by the Faculty Leadership Network
Webinar Details
Learn more about population health initiatives deployed across the state of Connecticut from 2021-2023 in the areas of practice, academia, and the nursing workforce. Discover programs and strategies that can help to accelerate local efforts to meet population health needs.
Objectives:
- Identify statewide initiatives launched by the Connecticut Center for Nursing Workforce to support population health competencies.
- Explain the components of population health education at a nursing residency program at a Connecticut hospital.
- Summarize the impact of the population health course at a state college in Connecticut.
- Describe how the AACN Population Health Domain is integrated across initiatives.
Note: Recording of the webinar will be available soon after the webinar airs. Visit AACN's On-Demand Webinars to watch.
Doctoral Education Year One Survival Tips
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Overview
Did you just start your doctoral education journey? Are you unsure how to navigate this new journey toward a terminal degree? Then this is the webinar for you! Join this session to hear from a PhD and DNP student, both who have successfully completed their first year of doctoral education. The speakers will share tips and strategies around three key areas of time, organization, and technology. Use these tips to help guide you through that first year and ease some of your worries around your doctoral educational journey.
Objectives
- Identify strategies that will help a new graduate student successfully complete their first year of doctoral education.
- Discuss resources that can help with time management and organization as a new graduate student.
- Evaluate technology solutions to successfully complete the first year of graduate study.
This Webinar is hosted by the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA). For more information on the GNSA, visit www.aacnnursing.org/GNSA.