Curriculum Evaluation and Resources

June 27, 2024

The Continuing Education (CE) session is specifically designed for Nurse Residency Program Coordinators and aims to enhance their knowledge and skills in developing and evaluating nurse residency program curriculum. The session will focus on providing coordinators with curricular resources and evaluation tools. First, Cynda Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN, a renowned expert in resilience, will provide an in-depth overview of the R3 Resilient Nurses Initiative of Maryland. Participants will gain insights into the program's principles, strategies, and success stories, empowering them to implement similar initiatives in their own organizations. Dr. Rushton will lead coordinators through on of the R3’s reflective practice activities. This session will allow coordinators to apply the principles and techniques learned in the Resilient Nurses Initiative to their own nurse residency programs. 

Meg Ingram, Vizient NRP Lead Programmatic Advisory and experienced curriculum evaluation specialist, will deliver a comprehensive overview of the evaluation of Vizient’s curriculum. Participants will learn about our continuous improvement process including needs assessments, data collection, analysis, and feedback mechanisms. Meg will highlight the importance of aligning curriculum updates with the overall action plan and program goals. Meg will conclude by highlighting all of the NRP curriculum materials that the Vizient team have created over the past year as part of their action plan process. These materials will enable coordinators to more effectively implement the NRP curriculum at their institutions.

Finally, Brittany Beckmann, Senior Programmatic Advisor, will provide a practical overview on conducting curriculum evaluations. Participants will learn step-by-step processes, best practices, and tools for evaluating the effectiveness and outcomes of their NRP curriculum. By the end of the session, Nurse Residency Program Coordinators will have gained valuable insights, knowledge, and practical tools to enhance their nurse residency programs.

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:  

1.    Describe the relevance of R3 (Renewal, Resilience and Retention) The Resilient Nurses Initiative of Maryland to Nurse Residency Program (NRP) goals. 
2.    Discuss NRP curriculum evaluation metrics.
3.    Identify one NRP curriculum update to incorporate into their NRP. 
4.    Formulate a curriculum evaluation plan for their NRPs.

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 General CE - Attendance
Course opens: 
06/27/2024
Course expires: 
08/26/2024
Event starts: 
06/27/2024 - 12:00pm CDT
Event ends: 
06/27/2024 - 1:00pm CDT
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FACULTY

Faculty

Cynda Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN
Anne & George Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics, Nursing & Pediatrics 
John Hopkins University

Brittany Beckmann, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
NRP Sr. Programmatic Advisor 
Vizient Inc.

Meg Ingram, MSN, RN 
Sr Programmatic Advisor 
Vizient, Inc. 

 

Planning Committee

Brittany Beckmann, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
NRP Sr. Programmatic Advisor 
Vizient Inc.

Meg Ingram, MSN, RN 
Sr Programmatic Advisor 
Vizient, Inc. 
 
Kelly Gallagher, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC
Director, Nursing Programs
Vizient Inc.


Dana Garcher, MS, RN 
Sr. Programmatic Advisor 
Vizient, Inc. 
 
Vickie Adams, MSN, RN, NPD-BC 
Sr. Programmatic Advisor 
Vizient, Inc. 
 
Lindsay Ross, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN 
Sr. Programmatic Advisor 
Vizient, Inc. 
 
Kaile Crawford, MSN, RN, NPD-BC 
Sr. Programmatic Advisor 
Vizient, Inc.
 

DISCLOSURE

As an accredited provider of continuing education, Vizient, Inc. is dedicated to ensuring this activity presents learners with only accurate, balanced, scientifically justified recommendations, and is free from promotion, marketing, and commercial bias. In accordance with The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all planners, faculty, and others in control of the educational content have disclosed the absence or existence of all financial relationships (of any dollar amount) with ineligible companies within the past 24 months.
 
Ineligible companies – those companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 
It is Vizient’s policy that owners and employees of ineligible companies, and any individuals who refuse to disclose the absence or existence of financial relationships with any ineligible companies are disqualified from participating as planners or faculty.
 
Disclosure Statements
 
Absence of Relevant Financial Relationships
 
None of the planners, faculty, or others in a position to control content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 
 
 
Statement of Content Validity
 
Vizient, Inc. educational activities are intended to assist healthcare teams advance their professional responsibilities in accordance with the definition of continuing education. It is the policy of Vizient, Inc. to review and ensure that all content and recommendations for patient care within accredited CE is evidenced-based, based on current science and clinical reasoning while ensuring the content is fair and balanced. All recommendations must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Vizient, Inc. does not permit accredited continuing education if it advocates for unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or if the education promotes recommendations, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients.
 
 
Disclaimer
The education provided through this activity is for continuing education purposes only. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty/presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of Vizient, Inc.

 

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. 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.

 
 

Designation Statement(s)

Nurses (CNE)

 

This activity is designated for 1.00 contacts hours.

Vizient, Inc. is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP12580, for 1.00 contact hours.
 
 
 
Other Healthcare Professionals (General CE Credit)
 
Vizient, Inc. will award all other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity a Certificate of Participation.  Various state license boards and credentialing bodies accept certificates of participation from accredited CE activities to meet CE requirements for license renewals and re-certification. It is the responsibility of the participant to contact their state licensing board and/or certifying body for verification on credit eligibility reciprocity.

 

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 General CE - Attendance
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