| Description: | 23 contact hours: This certificate program is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of nurses who work with all types of patients. By examining key issues ranging from basic legal concepts to bioethical dilemmas, you'll learn relevant and practical information you can immediately use to improve your practice and provide the most effective care to your patients. In recent years, there has been exponential growth in the number of important legal and ethical issues that you must learn and understand if you want to work successfully in your field. This certificate program addresses these issues and will provide you with timely, concise, and crucial information on topics that matter most. Program Benefits: Your Certificate in Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing will distinguish you as a knowledgeable, skilled, and committed professional in the field of nursing. The program: provides sound knowledge on important legal and ethical issues in the nursing profession, builds skills and competencies, fulfills continuing education requirements for many professionals, and enhances professional marketability. Participants: This certificate program is targeted toward nurses of all levels (student nurses, registered nurses, licensed vocational or practical nurses, advance practice nurses, and nursing faculty) and in all positions (staff nurses and nurse administrators). It is also relevant for nursing assistants, social workers, occupational therapists, recreation therapists, physical therapists, respiratory therapists, health care administrators, personal care assistants, and volunteers. Curriculum: The Certificate in Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing program consists of 5 courses for a total of 23 contact hours: Risks in Nursing Practice; Liability in Patient Care; Documentation; Employment; and Ethics. Requirements: Internet access, e-mail, and the Internet Explorer or Netscape or Firefox Web browser. Accreditation: ALLEGRA Learning Solutions, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing nursing education only and does not imply Commission on Accreditation approval or endorsement of any commercial product. |
