Certified CNL Day Webinar: CNLs Innovating Through Unprecedented Times
Webinar Details & Objectives
Celebrate Certified CNL Day by exploring the impact and positive outcomes associated with the Clinical Nurse Leader. During this webinar, participants will discover how certified CNLs are transforming health care and nursing education, and hear from the Commission on Nurse Certification (CNC) on how CNLs have delivered quality patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Working in over-burdened medical facilities, CNLs navigate the rapid influx of COVID-19 patients while managing normal patient admissions. They maintain safe medical environments for patients and coworkers, and exercise resourcefulness amidst critical supply shortages. Pressed beyond their normal functions, CNLs have had to innovate through these unprecedented times to ensure the proper healing and safety of their patients. This webinar is a great opportunity to ask questions and learn from CNLs.
NOTE: This webinar is open to everyone including non-members, Chief Nursing Officers, Executives, CNLs, communities of interest, practice representatives, and AACN member schools including deans, faculty, staff and students.
Learn more about the Clinical Nurse Leader.
Objectives
- Explain the value of the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) and how they promote change and collaboration within the healthcare system.
- Examine how CNLs deliver quality patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Understand how CNLs navigate through the rapid influx of COVID-19 patients and manage normal patient admissions.
- Discuss how to maintain safe medical environments for all patients and staff.
- Identify examples of the impact of the CNL’s skill set while working in over-burdened medical facilities.
This webinar is hosted by the Commission on Nurse Certification (CNC), an autonomous arm of AACN that administers the CNL Certification Program.
Speakers
Rosemary Hoffmann, PhD, RN, CNLAssociate Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Rose Hoffmann has been on faculty at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing since 1995 and currently an associate professor. Since 2008, she has been the program coordinator for the Clinical Nurse Leader area of concentration leading to an MSN. She is also the Online Program Coordinator and MSN Program Director for the School of Nursing. She has been a lead faculty member for online programs and courses within the School of Nursing and the University. She is a guest speaker for the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs on a variety of topics including education, mentoring, and leadership/management strategies. As a primary teacher for graduate students she coordinates clinical precepted experiences throughout Western PA and the United States. This includes orientation, follow up and evaluation for both the student and preceptor. She has lectured locally, nationally, and internationally on a variety of teaching strategies that incorporate active learning. Currently she advises graduate students in addition to serving as capstone chair for many DNP students. In 2007, she received the Distinguished Clinical Scholar’s award to incorporate interprofessional healthcare education within the School of Nursing and in 2016 received the Cameo of Caring Nurse Educator Award. She is the nursing school's representative within Pitt's schools of the health sciences to incorporate interprofessional healthcare education. As a result of the success of the Model A CNL program Pitt is also creating a Model C MSN Entry into Practice Program which will take effect within the next year.
Latasha Kast, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNLAdvanced Clinical Education Specialist for Critical Care
UPMC Passavant
Latasha Kast, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNL, is an Advanced Clinical Education Specialist for Critical Care at UPMC Passavant. Latasha provides on-boarding, education, mentorship, and leadership support to nurses in her role as an Advanced Clinical Education Specialist for Critical Care. She previously worked in progressive clinical and leadership positions within Trauma/Vascular Step-Down, Surgical Trauma ICU, and Neurovascular ICU. Additionally, she serves on the CNL Advisory Board at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. Ms. Kast was selected for this award for her commitment to nursing practice by leading and developing several quality improvement projects to improve patient outcomes, including hair washing to reduce surgical site infections in neurosurgical patients.
Amanda Truesdale, MSN, CNL, RN-BC, GRNNurse Educator, Clinical Nurse Leader
Medical Division Medical-Telemetry Nursing
Atrium Health
Amanda Truesdale currently serves as a Clinical Nurse Leader and the unit educator for the medical-surgical COVID unit at Atrium Health at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. She started her nursing career on a dialysis medical-surgical unit in Columbia, SC before transitioning to Charlotte. Since 2012, she has worked on the medical-surgical unit at CMC and has taken the opportunities provided by the system to advance into her current role. In 2015, she became the unit educator and obtained her Medical-Surgical Board Certification through ANCC. In 2016, she began the process of obtaining her Masters in Nursing from Queens University of Charlotte and graduated with her degree in 2018. Later that year, she officially became a certified Clinical Nurse Leader. Ever since, she has been serving in her current job title working closely with the interdisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes.
Preston Brown, MSN, RN, CNLClinical Nurse Leader/Med Surg Nurse Educator
Preston Brown is passionate about improving patient outcomes through process innovation and multi-disciplinary collaboration. Preston received his Master of Science in Nursing from Texas Christian University and Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Tarleton State University. Preston attained clinical nurse leader certification in 2017 and served as a clinical nurse leader at Texas Health Fort Worth. During his tenure at Texas Health Fort Worth, Preston was involved in the system wide expansion of the CNL role and successfully directed and collaborated with many multidisciplinary teams to improve patient metrics including the patient experience, length of stay, and infection rates. In March 2020, Preston joined Wise Health System in Decatur, Texas. At Wise Health System, Preston serves in a hybrid role of med surg nurse educator and clinical nurse leader. In his short time at Wise Health System, Preston successfully implemented processes that have drastically reduced med surg CAUTI rates. Preston believes in sharing best practices across the nursing continuum and has authored a journal article detailing the nursing experience and response to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. In his spare time, Preston enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons, Asher and Jack.
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. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is an accredited CNE-provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) works with the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) to provide CPH credits.