Self-Care: Managing Your Goals by Taking Charge of Your Health
April 11, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Overview
There is nothing more valuable than your own health, especially as a caregiver. Join this webinar as the speaker explores the PURPLE prescription to self-care – Pause, Unwind, Relax, Play, Laugh, and Exercise, Eat Mindfully, Escape, Enjoy, and Engage. Use the tips and strategies shared to achieve your own self-care.
Objectives
- Describe Self Care for caregivers.
- Discuss self-care strategies to take charge of your health.
- Discuss how to manage your goals in daily life using self-care tips.
This Webinar is hosted by the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA). For more information on the GNSA, visit www.aacnnursing.org/GNSA.
Speakers
Speakers
Varsha Singh, DNP, APN, NEA-BC, FAHA, FAANP
Manager Neurosciences/Stroke Program/Telestroke Specialist
St. Joseph’s Health System
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Implementing the New Essentials in the Transformation to Competency Based Education
October 13, 2022
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Details
Implementing the 2021 Essentials and shifting to competency-based education (CBE) requires organizational models and processes that include intentional faculty development. Transforming curricula with a priority towards prepping graduates who are competent, predictable, resilient, and lead with a social justice lens is paramount. This presentation by Dr. Dawn Mueller-Burke, assistant professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, focuses on utilizing a faculty-led model to navigate Essentials implementation, strategies for adapting to CBE, stakeholder engagement, and faculty development.
Speakers
Speakers
Dawn Mueller-Burke, PhD, CRNP, NNP-BC
Assistant Professor/Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
University of Maryland Baltimore
University of Maryland Medical Center
Dr. Mueller-Burke has a clinical focus in the Neonatal Intensive Care arena where she spent most of her career as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) PhD program with a focus in neonatal neurophysiology. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in a developmental genetics laboratory with a focus in stem cell biology. Her research sought to better understand neonatal brain injury and to identify potential interventions, including hypothermia and stem cell therapy to improve outcomes after neonatal brain injury. She shifted her focus to leadership and educational-based endeavors once joining the faculty at the University of Maryland School of Nursing in 2004 where she teaches across degree programs, specifically in the NNP program. She is nationally certified as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, with a per diem practice in the NICU at the University of Maryland Medical Center. In 2011 she served as the Faculty Chair of the DNP Transition Task Force incorporating the AACN Essentials, leading all the APN Master’s specialties at UMSON to the doctorate (DNP) beginning Fall 2014. She is currently the Chair of the New Essentials Curricular Revisions Taskforce at UMSON, with a targeted implementation of the graduate programs in the Fall of 2024.
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A Trajectory of Success: From Landing the Position to Transitioning to Advanced Practice
April 20, 2022
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Overview
Join this webinar for a panel discussion on the job search trajectory for new Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs). The conversation will feature practice partner nursing leaders who will share strategies to help market yourself as a new APRN, what recruiters are looking for, the transition from an RN to an APRN, and finding opportunities for mentoring within your new role.
Objectives
- Understand how to market yourself as a standout candidate.
- Outline the transition from an RN to an APRN.
- Explain opportunities for mentoring in a new APRN position.
This Webinar is hosted by the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA). For more information on the GNSA, visit www.aacnnursing.org/GNSA.
Speakers
Speakers
Meredith Foxx, MSN, MBA, APRN, NEA-BC, PCNS-BC, PPCNP-BC, CPON
Executive Chief Nursing Officer
Cleveland Clinic Nursing Institute
Surani Hayre-Kwan, DNP, MBA, FNP-BC, FACHE, FAANP
Director, Professional Practice and Nursing Excellence
Office of the Chief Nurse Officer
Sutter Health
Maureen A. Schaupp, MSN, APRN-CNP, CHFN
Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Advanced Practice and Nursing Quality and Practice
Cleveland Clinic
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Navigating the Job Search as a New APRN
April 20, 2022
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Overview
As you get closer to the completion of your degree and begin thinking about the next steps in your job search, many questions can arise. What should my resume highlight to help me stand out as a candidate? What should I consider about an organization when applying? What are some questions I should ask during the interview process? Join this webinar with the VP and Chief Advanced Practice Officer from Advocate Aurora Medical Group as we begin a discussion surrounding these important questions.
Objectives
- Understand how to navigate the job search process as a new APRN.
- Outline the key elements of a successful resume.
- Explain important questions to ask during the interview process for an APRN position.
This Webinar is hosted by the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA). For more information on the GNSA, visit www.aacnnursing.org/GNSA.
Speakers
Speaker
Rhonda Hoyer, MS, RN, APNP, ANP-C
VP, Chief Advanced Practice Officer, Advocate Aurora Medical Group
Advocate Aurora Health
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“How To’s” for Building a Competency-Based Education Program
March 08, 2022
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Details
Dr. Gerry Altmiller, professor of nursing and director of The College of New Jersey Quality and Safety Innovation Center, discusses how to encourage faculty colleagues to utilize competency-based education strategies aligned with the 2021 Essentials. Topics include approaches for conducting effective and useful curriculum mapping and strategies for streamlining the process for colleagues. Dr. Altmiller will share examples for integrating sub-competencies appropriate to pre-licensure, RN-BSN, and graduate education into curricula, along with ideas to operationalize this new alignment on a small and large scale.
For the latest updates and resources on the new AACN's Essentials, visit www.aacnnursing.org/AACN-Essentials.
Speakers
Speakers
Gerry Altmiller,EdD, APRN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FAAN
Professor of Nursing
The College of New Jersey
Gerry Altmiller, EdD, APRN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FAAN, is a professor of nursing at The College of New Jersey, a clinical nurse specialist consultant for Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and has pioneered the integration of quality and safety competencies in nursing education since 2006 when she served as a faculty leader for one of the 15 pilot schools for the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Collaboration. She currently is a national consultant for QSEN and director of the Quality and Safety Innovation Center at The College of New Jersey. She leads the QSEN Academic Task Force, creating opportunities for its 110 members to network, share ideas, and conduct academic focused research. Dr. Altmiller authored the Teamwork and Communication Module of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing’s Transition to Practice program and in 2014 she received a Lindback Award for distinguished teaching. Her work on constructive feedback led to the development, testing, and dissemination of support tools for nurse educators and learning tools for students to view feedback as an opportunity. Dr. Altmiller was co-editor of a special QSEN issue of Nurse Educator and currently serves on the journal’s editorial board. Her research focuses on clinical evaluation, QSEN integration, and communication challenges in educational and practice environments.