Save the Date! Villanova University College of Nursing and the Council on Graduate Education for Administration in Nursing (CGEAN) will be co-hosting the November 13-16, 2013 International Nursing Administration Research Conference (INARC) in Baltimore, MD. The conference is entitled Implementing Innovation accross the Healthcare Continuum and will be held at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards. Call for Abstracts is open!

Save the Date! Villanova University College of Nursing and the Council on Graduate Education for Administration in Nursing (CGEAN) will be co-hosting the November 13-16, 2013 International Nursing Administration Research Conference (INARC) in Baltimore, MD. The conference is entitled Implementing Innovation accross the Healthcare Continuum and will be held at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards. Call for Abstracts is open!

Early Bird Registration Ends March 2nd!

The College of Nursing and the COPE center are hosting an interprofessional conference on Weight Management - What YOU Say Matters!
It will be held March 30th and 31st at the Marriott in Conshohocken.
Early Bird Registration discounts end March 2, 2012. For more information -www.villanova.edu/COPE

Nurse Manager Course Begins in March!

       The 34.5 contact hour program will be held from March 2 – June 22, 2012.  It focuses on core concepts, contemporary theories and management strategies. Topics included: organizational leadership and management theory, the role of the nurse manager, decision making/problem solving/critical thinking skills, team building, motivating/empowering/coaching staff, performance appraisal, staffing and scheduling, financial management and human resources management.   

      Patricia Haynor PhD, RN, NHA is the facilitator.  As an assoiate professor at Villanova University and working nurse administrator, she provides years of hands on experience and examples of how to incorporate management theoy into nursing practice.  Register Now!

Happy Holidays from Villanova Nursing Continuing Education!

Holiday best wishes to you!

Villanova Nusing Continuing Education staff!

Mid-Atlantic Conference to Advance Geriatric Competencies in Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Education

Join geriatric experts who will share rich clinical information, best practices and evidence-based research to advance geriatric competencies in nursing education at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Programs to meet the needs’ of older adults are a primary focus of today’s healthcare agendas. This is an exceptional opportunity to acquire resources for the classroom and clinical settings to infuse cutting edge content into the curriculum. Our students must be prepared for new roles that support quality care for older adults across the health system.

http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/nursing/ce/courses/geriatric_conference.html

Date: Dec 8 and Dec 9, 2011

Time: Dec 8 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM and Dec 9 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Location: Driscoll Hall, Villanova University

Fee: $99.00 - 5 contact hours

Faculty: Pamela Z. Cacchione, PhD, APRN, GNP, BC, Associate Professor of Geropsychiatric Nursing, Clinician Educator, School of Nursing University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Valerie T. Cotter, DrNP, CRNP, FAANP, Advanced Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Lois Evans, PhD, RN, FAAN, van Ameringen Professor in Nursing Excellence, School of Nursing University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Elizabeth K. Keech, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing Villanova University; Laurie Kennedy-Malone, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, Professor and Director of Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC; Mathy Mezey, Associate Director of the John A. Hartford Foundation, New York, NY; Elise Pizzi, GNP, BC, Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Nursing Villanova University; Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, Professor and Sonia Ziporkin Gershowitz Endowed Chair in Gerontology, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD; Joan Stanley, PhD, APN, BC, Senior Director of Education Policy, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, DC; M. Catherine Wollman, DNP, RN, Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Nurse Practitioner Program, Division of Nursing and Health Sciences Neumann University, Aston, PA.

Attention Nurse Practitioners! All day program for Insulin Management Strategies - November 19th 2011

Intensive Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Insulin Management Strategies

This interactive workshop is geared towards those with direct management responsibilities for patients with diabetes. Cutting edge sensor technology with continuous glucose monitoring data will be utilized to determine basal and bolus requirements in MDI and pump patients. Worksheets will be used to help you to calculate insulin to carbohydrate ratios and correction factors. Carbohydrate counting will be made easier through an interactive teaching tool. Expand your knowledge of intensive insulin management and feel more confident in supporting your patients’ insulin therapy.

Register Now!     http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/nursing/ce/courses/insulin_mgmt.html