Course Development: Child Maltreatment in Health Care
Webinar Details & Objectives
This webinar will discuss the development of a course that enhances student’s understanding and awareness of child maltreatment (CM). The potential impact for victims over the lifespan, legal and ethical components of CM and human trafficking will also be discussed. Additional content covered will be the role of a professional nurse in assessing and reporting suspected cases of CM, relevance of course content in nursing education.
Objectives:
- Describe relevance of a 1 credit online course for RN’s in the role of professional nurse related to CM and human trafficking
- Address topic-related knowledge, skills, and practice to augment RN responsibility and practice
- Understand the importance of reporting suspected cases of CM
Speaker
Karen Godard DNP, APRN, CPNP Clinical Associate Professor
Boise State University
Karen Godard, DNP, APRN, CPNP, Clinical Associate Professor, joined Boise State University School of Nursing (SON) in 2007. She has taught courses in maternal child family clinical, leadership, public health, and child maltreatment in the prelicensure and RN-BS nursing tracks. She is an advanced practice nurse and certified as a pediatric nurse practitioner. Prior to joining the university, she provided direct primary/acute health care for children for twenty-five years.
Once at the university, she and a colleague created, co-managed, and provided health care for children placed in foster care in southwestern corner of the state collaborating with Idaho Department of Welfare Child and Family Services. She is a facilitator/presenter for “Darkness to Light: Stewards of Children” program and provides training for students in the College of Health Sciences, SON, and community.
Dr. Godard earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the University of Northern Colorado and Master’s degree with a maternal child focus and pediatric nurse practitioner from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. She earned her BS in Nursing from Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas. She is a fellow of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) and is nationally certified by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) in primary care. She is active in Sigma Theta Tau and serves as the governance chair for the Mu Gamma chapter.
Pricing and CE Credit
This webinar is free to deans, faculty, staff and students from AACN member schools of nursing. All non-member audiences will be required to pay a $59 webinar fee.
Continuing Education Credits
Eligible attendees may receive one continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hour for participating in this webinar. AACN is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.