Tiered Skills Acquisition Model^TM 2020 Online CNE Course Series

This online CNE course series is designed to provide tools and strategies to transform your organization's nursing orientation and preceptor programs using the Tiered Skills Acquisition Model (TSAM^TM). You will receive education products for TSAM^TM implementation including videos, orientation record templates, and preceptor toolkits.

This is a blended learning model with live facilitated sessions, enduring modules, learner assignments, and a moderated private Facebook group for networking and Q/A.

Simulation Instructor Development: Basic Course 2020

Simulation Instructor Development: Basic Course 2021

This one-day multidisciplinary, interactive course will provide an introduction to simulation-based education. Topics covered include discussion of: principles of experiential learning, planning a simulation course, writing and implementing scenarios, and debriefing strategies

Simulation Instructor Development: Comprehensive Course 2020

Simulation Instructor Development: Comprehensive Course 2021

This three-day multidisciplinary interactive course will develop instructors for simulation-based education. Participants will learn the principles of experiential learning, including types of simulation-based education, designing and implementing scenarios, and debriefing strategies.

Simulation Instructor Development: Debriefing-Beyond the Basics

This advanced debriefing course will address the needs of simulation facilitators who are interested in improving their debriefing skills. Using a combination of interactive and immersive group work, this session will focus on enriching facilitation skills of the debriefers and provide an opportunity to reflect on their own practices for better educational outcomes.

Telephone Communication in Nursing - Online CNE Course

This online CNE course will provide a basic overview of communication strategies when providing care for patients over the telephone. Topics include opening/closing the call, nursing assessment, listening skills, effective questioning including open-ended questions, identification of nonverbal cues, and use of role play scenarios.

Nasopharyngeal Swab Collection-Free Online CNE Course

This free online CNE course provides basic instructions how to perform a nasopharyngeal swab collection. Topics include personal protective equipment along with donning and doffing procedure, specimen collection equipment, anatomical landmarks for nasopharyngeal swabbing, and differentiation of types of swab collection based on virus being tested. 

Covid-19 Manual Prone Positioning-Free Online CNE Course

This free online CNE course describes the process for manual prone positioning therapy and subsequent ongoing assessment and management of intubated patients.