Continuing Education

The Center focuses on developing nursing leaders in the care of children and families and provides continuing education and faculty development opportunities. Participants are exposed to cutting-edge knowledge delivered in various modalities including several online courses.

Web-Based Continuing Education Modules

Continuing Education Objective

Our objective is to provide self-paced learning modules on clinical and leadership topics to maternal and child health nursing leaders and other maternal child health related professionals.

Target Audience

Pediatric nurses, health care professionals, educators, and students dedicated to improving the quality of care and systems of care for children and youth, who are seeking to fulfill contact hour requirements in an accessible and convenient format.

Course Module Topics:

• Module  1: Connecting with Children: The Therapeutic Interview and Teaching Self-Regulation Skills
• Module  2: Family Health Nursing
• Module  3: Providing Transition Services to Children and Youth with Special Health Needs
• Module  4: Getting to the Heart of It: Ways to provide culturally competent care to American Indian children and their families
• Module  5: Health Care Plan for the Child with Diabetes
• Module  6: Hearing Loss: Everyday Effects and Education
• Module  7: Allergic Rhinitis, Mechanisms and Management
• Module  8: Healthcare Reform
• Module  9: Be the Change
• Module 10: Pervasive Developmental Disorders in Childhood
• Module 11: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Disorders

Procedure for Accessing Learning Modules

• Watch course module.
• Submit evaluation form upon completion.
• A completion certificate will be emailed to you.
• If you need to stop before completing the module, make sure that you bookmark the course listing page so that you can return to complete 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.

Learning Methods

These web-based instructional modules were created using Flash technology. Features include graphics, interactive questions, hyperlinks, video and narration.

Requirements for Successful Completion and Certificate

To obtain your certificate of completion:

• Watch the module presentation; read the assigned articles, text or website as required.
• Complete the module evaluation.

Following the successful completion of the learning module and module evaluation, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. At the end of the evaluation, please press submit to send your evaluation and print out your certificate.

Accreditation Statements:

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. Each module is assigned contact hours based on the content and completed evaluation.

ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center) accredited contact hours are accepted by all State Boards of Nursing.

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. 

Funding

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.