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ForwardGeri-Res: A Long Term Care RN Residency Program
Congratulations!
You've completed the RN Residency and/or Clinical Coach courses within Geri-Res: A Long Nurse Residency Program. As a reminder, course information is provided below.
If you need to return to the Geri-Res course, please click here: https://outreach.son.wisc.edu/
Instructions
Create an Account
- Go to https://ce.icep.wisc.edu.
- Select the "Create Account" link in the upper right corner to create your user profile. View file attachments for additional instructions.
- Once you have created an account and are logged in, go to https://ce.icep.wisc.edu/geri-res.
Enroll
- Click the REGISTER tab.
- Select the course for which you would like to claim credit. Only one course can be selected at a time.
- Enter the access code on your Geri-Res Course Completion Certificate > UNLOCK
- Click BEGIN
Complete the Evaluation
- In "Course Progress," click on the arrow for the RN Resident or Clinical Coach evaluation > START
- Complete the evaluation > SUBMIT.
Claim Credit
- In "Course Progress," click on the arrow for CREDIT > START.
- Select type of credit to claim > SUBMIT.
- Click on the arrow for CERTIFICATE > START "download certificate" for a PDF copy of your participation/credit.
- To access your certificate(s) at any time, return to My Activities and select Completed Activities transcript.
Overview
This online Nurse Residency Program focuses on nurses working within long term care (LTC) settings. It explores the nurse’s role in LTC, including the required skills and knowledge base, as well as methods for clinical coaches to use when helping new nurses develop clinical skills and providing feedback. The case-driven format allows for high learner engagement more likely to result in sustained change. Learning resources including articles and handouts are available to learners to reinforce learning and change.
Statement of Need and Purpose
The 2010 Institute of Medicine Future of Nursing Report suggests that action be taken to support nurses' completion of a transition to practice program, such as nurse residency programs. This should happen after completion of a degree program or when nurses transition to a new clinical practice area. Yet, nurse residencies are almost non-existent in long term care (LTC) settings.
Providing a Nurse Residency program can increase the skills and knowledge of nurses new to practice or new to LTC and reduce staff turnover that can impact residents’ outcomes. Turnover is higher when nurses do not feel supported by their organization and do not feel they are able to provide high quality care. Providing professional development, specifically in gerontological nursing, and by providing a better orientation to the work environment can positively impact turnover.
Increasing coaching/mentoring capacity of nurses serving as clinical coaches can help them to support new nurses as they transition into their roles in LTC settings.
Elements of Competence
This CE activity has been designed to change learner competence and focuses on the Nursing areas of values/ethics for inteprofessional practice, roles/responsibilities interprofessional communication, and teams/teamwork.
Intended Audience
This CE (continuing education) activity is part of Geri-Res: A Long Term Care RN Residency Program and is intended for nurses new to practice or new to LTC settings, and their clinical coaches.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity:
- RN Residents will describe the role of the nurse in long term care, including required skills and knowledge base to effectively care for older adults in nursing homes.
- Clinical Coaches will list a variety of effective methods for helping RN Residents develop clinical competence and cite methods for providing effective feedback to RN Residents.
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 Create a Visitor Account.pdf | 979.67 KB |
| UW Madison NetID Login Instructions.pdf | 1.45 MB |
Policy on Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) that the faculty, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this continuing education (CE) activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial interests* in order to allow CE staff to identify and resolve any potential conflicts of interest. Faculty must also disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation. For this educational activity all conflicts of interest have been resolved and detailed disclosures are listed below.
The University of Wisconsin provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX requirements. The University of Wisconsin fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant in this educational activity is in need of accommodations, please contact info@icep.wisc.edu.
NAME | ROLE | FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS DISCLOSURE | DISCUSSION OF UNLABELED/UNAPPROVED USES OF DRUGS/DEVICES IN PRESENTATION? |
Barbara Bowers, PhD, RN, FAAN | Planning Committee/Course Director | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
Leah Brandis, RDN | Content Contributor | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
Anne Delmar, NHA | Content Contributor | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
Sarah Endicott, DNP, RN, GNP-BC | Content Contributor | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
Sandra Galles, MS, RN, APNP, GNP-BC | Planning Committee/Nurse Planner/Course Reviewer | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
Darlene Gayheart, BSN, RN | Content Contributor | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
Andrea Gilmore Bykovskyi, PHD, RN | Content Contributor | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
Teresa Goodell, BSN, RN | Content Contributor | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
Terri Harvath, PhD, RN | Planning Committee/Course Reviewer | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
Barbara J. King, PHD, APRNBC | Content Contributor | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
Sarah T. Kruger, APRN, APRNBC, DNP | Content Contributor | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
Lily Lee, GNP | Content Contributor | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
Lois Miller, PhD, RN, FGSA | Content Contributor | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
Tracy Mrochek, MPA, RN | Planner | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
Kim Nolet, MS | Planning Committee/Curriculum Manager | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
Catherine Van Son, PhD, RN | Content Contributor | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
Diana White, PhD | Content Contributor | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
*The ACCME defines a commercial interest as any entity producing, marketing, re‐selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. The ACCME, ACPE, and ANCC does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests.
Accreditation Statement
 | In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. |
Credit Designation Statement
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) & Iowa Board of Nursing
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 24.00 ANCC and Iowa contact hours for the RN Resident modules and a maximum of 5.00 ANCC and Iowa contact hours for the Clinical Coach modules.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing is Iowa Board of Nursing provider 350. A copy of the evaluation(s) may be sent to the Iowa Board of Nursing, 400 SW 8th St., Suite B, Des Moines, IA 50309.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes the RN Resident modules for 2.40 continuing education units (CEUs) or 24.00 hours and the Clinical Coach modules for 0.50 continuing education units (CEUs) or 5.00 hours.
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