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Course Overview
The Geri-Res Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Residency Program is designed for 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.
Geri-Res LPN Residency Program, please click here: https://gerires.nursing.wisc.edu
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.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this activity LPN Residents will be able to:
- 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 and assisted living.
- Consult evidence based resources and demonstrate critical thinking skills in 18 geriatric care topics to effectively care for older adults in nursing homes and assisted living within their scope of practice.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This course was adapted from Geri-Res: A Long Term Care RN Residency Program.
We thank the below people for their original work.
| Barbara Bowers, PhD, RN, FAAN Planning Committee/Course Director | Andrea Gilmore Bykovskyi, PHD, RN Content Contributor | Lois Miller, PhD, RN, FGSA Content Contributor |
| Leah Brandis, RDN Content Contributor | Teresa Goodell, BSN, RN Content Contributor | Tracy Mrochek, MPA, RN Planner |
| Anne Delmar, NHA Content Contributor | Terri Harvath, PhD, RN Planning Committee/Course Reviewer | Kim Nolet, MS Planning Committee/Curriculum Manager |
| Sarah Endicott, DNP, RN, GNP-BC Content Contributor | Barbara J. King, PHD, APRNBC Content Contributor | Catherine Van Son, PhD, RN Content Contributor |
| Sandra Galles, MS, RN, APNP, GNP-BC Planning Committee/Nurse Planner/Course Reviewer | Sarah T. Kruger, APRN, APRNBC, DNP Content Contributor | Diana White, PhD Content Contributor |
| Darlene Gayheart, BSN, RN Content Contributor | Lily Lee, GNP Content Contributor |
POLICY ON DISCLOSURE
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers, presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.
For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on, patients.
The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.
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 [email protected].
| 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 |
| Kim Nolet, MS | Planning Committee/Curriculum Manager | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
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 Statements
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 20.00 ANCC contact hours.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 2.00 continuing education units (CEUs) or 20.00 hours.
Available Credit
- 20.00 ANCC Contact Hours
- 20.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
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