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Getting to the Heart of It

Module 4 Title: Getting to the Heart of It: Ways to Provide Competent Care of American Indian Children and their families

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Awarded Contact hours: MNBON .6

Purpose and Description:

Viewing this presentation will assist learners to become more familiar and respectful of the language and communication patterns of American Indians. It will describe ways to provide culturally appropriate care through listening, understanding of traditional ways and cultural communication patterns.

Objectives of the Module:

On completion of this assessment, learners will be able to:

  • Identify components of culturally competent care important to American Indian caregivers and children.
  • Describe ways that care providers can become more familiar and respectful of traditional practices and communication patterns of American Indian caregivers, children and families.

Target Audience:

Nurses, public health, social workers, physicians and psychologists and health care professionals who are involved in the care and treatment of children.

Learning Methods

This web-based instructional module was created using Flash technology. Features include graphics, interactive questions, hyperlinks, video and narration. For your convenience the module has been formatted in short time frames. For successful completion and to receive your certificate, you are required to view all module components.

Course Modules

  • Segment 1: Getting to the Heart of It 1 (14.31 minutes)
  • Segment 2: Getting to the Heart of It 2 (4.30 minutes)

Registration
To meet our grant reporting requirements, we ask all users to complete a post-module evaluation Form. All fields are required in order to receive Continuing Education contact hours.  After you complete the registration, you will be sent a certificate by email.  We ask that you bookmark the course listing page if you will need to stop before completing the module.  There is no fee for these modules.

System Requirements
To complete these modules, your web browser should support streaming video. Internet Explorer version 7 or higher, or Firefox version 2.0 or higher is sufficient.

Requirements for Successful Completion and Certificate:

  • Watch the module segment presentations.
  • Complete the module evaluation.

Following the successful completion of the learning module you will be asked to complete a module evaluation. Elect either the certificate for American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or Minnesota Board of Nursing (MN BON) credit. Print the certificate for your records.

Note: If you need a generic certificate of completion for your professional organization, select the Minnesota Certificate. Contact hours are calculated based on module review, assessments, exercises and required readings (as appropriate). Readings are calculated via words per page with an estimated time formula for each required reading and/or website.

Accreditation Statements:
Each module is assigned contact hours based on the content and evaluation.

American Nurses Credentialing Center
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Office of Practice, Business and Professional Development is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This program is awarded 1.9 contact hours.

Minnesota Board of Nursing
This program is designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing requirements for continuing education. It is the responsibility of the individual nurse to determine if the course fulfills that requirement. This program expires 2 years from date completed. It is the responsibility of the individual nurse to determine if the course fulfills your State Board of Nursing requirement. Please check with your Board to insure appropriate credit. This program is awarded 2.3 contact hours.

Other Healthcare Providers
It is the responsibility of each participant to determine if the program meets the criteria for licensure or recertification for their discipline. Each participant will receive a certificate of attendance. Please check with your accrediting organization for complete requirements.

Author Bio-sketch and Credentials

Ann Garwick, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a professor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. She serves as director of the Children with Special Health Care Needs program as well as director of the Center for Child and Family Health Promotion Research. Ann is a content expert in asthma management for young children and has research expertise in improving care for children with asthma.

Funding Disclosure:

We gratefully acknowledge funding from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, grant number T80-MC00010, which makes it possible to offer these modules at no cost.

Disclaimer:

The School of Nursing does not endorse any of the products shown in these modules.


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