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In addition to the free nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) opportunities listed below, Sigma members can also receive NCPD for many of Sigma's webinars. Find those webinars and whether NCPD is available on Nursing Centered.
Price: US $17.40 | NCPD Hours: 1.20 | Course Number : JNS054
The COVID-19 pandemic has opened a dialogue regarding advocacy and policy changes that need to occur at the federal, state, and local levels to ensure provisions for the financial and healthcare well-being of nurses. Often nurses struggle as the “breadwinners” in their families caring for multiple generations, thus leading them to live paycheck to paycheck. The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship is to conduct a review of current and proposed policy changes.
Members have free access to JNS NCPD courses. Using your Sigma email and password, log in to your My Courses Dashboard to search and self-enroll in FREE courses from the catalog.
Price: US $200.00 | NCPD Hours: 4.70 | Course Number : ACPprogram
Nurses need advocacy skills beyond political advocacy. This certificate program aims to develop nurses’ knowledge and skills in advocating for themselves as well as at the organizational, community, regional, and global levels. The future of nursing is informed by the lived experiences of nurses, educational preparation, and personal connection to social and professional issues that compel action. Globally, there are more than 29 million nurses in a career that is cited as the most trusted profession, positioning nurses to leverage their social capital to engage in advocacy.
This course is also available in Spanish and is free for Sigma members.
Price: US $13.05 | NCPD Hours: 0.90 | Course Number : INRC21C
There are increasing pressures for nursing and midwifery research to play catch-up with other disciplines and pay more attention to meaningful research impact (society, economy, professional issues, practice, and policy) and less on journal publications. This presentation explores why we need to do things differently and how. This course will retire after 21 July 2024.
Using your Sigma email and password, log in to your My Courses Dashboard to search and self-enroll in FREE courses from the catalog.
Price: US $13.75 | NCPD Hours: 1.10 | Course Number : JNS036
The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship is to determine nurses' challenges, extent of involvement, and the impact of involvement in politics and policy making.
Price: US $0.00 | NCPD Hours: 1.30 | Course Number : COACH1
As you pursue your career goals and consider your coaching journey, this course is an outstanding tool to have at your fingertips. Coaching is useful for personal and professional development in a variety of areas and at all career levels. Whether you are looking for a coach or looking to become a coach, this course will provide skills and knowledge to assist you. The course will facilitate collaboration and communication, encourage professional development, and improve retention and career satisfaction.
Price: US $31.32 | NCPD Hours: 2.16 | Course Number : NNP008
Community health nursing combines public health sciences and nursing theories to improve and sustain the health of populations in communities. This course provides an overview of community health nursing history, poverty, sustainability, and the health care needs of developing countries.
Price: US $18.70 | NCPD Hours: 1.29 | Course Number : JNS052
The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship is to describe the process used to create the Mental Health Innovation (MHI), a multicomponent implementation strategy that integrates evidence-based mental health interventions into the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), a national home visiting program delivered by nurses to low-income mothers. This course will retire after 28th July 2025.
Price: US $19.57 | NCPD Hours: 1.35 | Course Number : JNS050
The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship is to examine the role of diabetes nurse practitioners (DiNPs) and their contribution to the quality of care of individuals with diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, we examined the benefits and barriers of using telemedicine for managing diabetes. This course will retire after 28th July 2025.
Price: US $13.75 | NCPD Hours: 1.10 | Course Number : JNS034
The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship is to analyze the effect of different diabetes education methods on metabolic control, body mass index (BMI), and blood pressure.
Price: US $0.00 | NCPD Hours: 1.30 | Course Number : JNS046
The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship was to elucidate the evidence related to utilizing e-Health as a tool in improving the quality of life of informal caregivers of dependent patients due to cerebrovascular accident (CVA).
Price: US $15.95 | NCPD Hours: 1.10 | Course Number : INRC22B
Presented from the frontline clinician perspective, this presentation will describe how to successfully translate research into clinical practice. Examples of nurse-led research incorporating the principles of knowledge translation that have resulted in improvements in patient outcomes are provided. Be inspired to design projects that will really make an impact. This course will expire on 25 July 2025.
Price: US $16.24 | NCPD Hours: 1.12 | Course Number : WV058
The objective of this article from Worldviews of Evidence-Based Nursing is to investigate the associations between HPB and self-efficacy among nursing students in a context of high political uncertainty. Using your Sigma email and password, log in to your My Courses Dashboard to search and self-enroll in FREE courses from the catalog.
Price: US $24.00 | NCPD Hours: 1.70 | Course Number : CONV21A
President Ric Ricciardi hosted a panel of past Sigma presidents and CEOs to reflect on the journey of the organization. Discover how Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing began as a local organization and grew to serve nurses around the globe. This course will retire after 6 November 2024.
Price: US $23.20 | NCPD Hours: 1.60 | Course Number : HTT01
Human trafficking (HT) victims often encounter health care providers while being trafficked including nurses, who play a pivotal role in identifying current and potential victims. This course is designed to provide a general overview of the complex issue of HT to help nurses spot the common red flags associated with it. Once these current and potential victims are identified, nurses can begin to provide meaningful, trauma-informed care and interventions.
Price: US $15.00 | NCPD Hours: 1.10 | Course Number : CONV21C
The events of 2020 have sped up the pace and altered the direction of technological change. Are you ready? In this high-energy talk, Crystal will show you what to do NOW to future-proof your career while leveraging technology to enjoy more opportunities and free time. This course will retire after 6 November 2024.
Free for members: Using your Sigma email and password, log in to your My Courses Dashboard to search and self-enroll in FREE courses from the catalog.
Price: US $19.14 | NCPD Hours: 1.32 | Course Number : JNS053
Occupational stress was reported as an inhibitor of optimal performance among nurses. Emotional intelligence (EI) has emerged as a successful behavioral buffer against occupational stress and as a facilitator for better performance. The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship is aimed to investigate the potential relationship between nurses' EI and their work performance and to examine the mediating role of occupational stress.
Price: US $15.95 | NCPD Hours: 1.10 | Course Number : WV054
The objective of this article from Worldviews of Evidence-Based Nursing is to develop a unified call to action for nurses to improve control of hypertension and cardiovascular health and provide information and resources to execute this call.
Price: US $7.25 | NCPD Hours: 0.50 | Course Number : INRC21A
Nursing scholarship shapes nursing science to constantly inform nursing education and practice. Nurses engaged in nursing and research should advocate the trifocal virtue of “Infusing Joy” through co-creation, awareness, and balance and purpose as inspired by President Ricciardi’s call to action. This course will retire after 21 July 2024.
Price: US $17.40 | NCPD Hours: 1.20 | Course Number : WV056
The objective of this article from Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing is to systematically review the literature to answer the question: “What is the worldwide prevalence of mental health effects in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic?” This course will retire after 3 May 2025.
Members have free access to Worldviews NCPD courses. Using your Sigma email and password, log in to your My Courses Dashboard to search and self-enroll in FREE courses from the catalog.
Price: US $11.60 | NCPD Hours: 0.80 | Course Number : INRC21B
Addressing health inequities, including structural racism, are important to a just healthcare system globally. This requires reflection on knowing and understanding the world. We must harness the energy, dynamism, and increase recognition of nursing generated by this pandemic to create and contribute to positive change benefiting future generations of nurses. This course will retire after 21 July 2024.
Price: US $19.29 | NCPD Hours: 1.33 | Course Number : NS055
Since dementia is an irreversible progressive disease characterized by a decline in mental functions and overall health, a palliative care approach is recommended. Nevertheless, many persons with dementia experience burdensome hospitalizations in end-of-life care. Their quality of life during hospitalization can be improved by palliative nursing care that suits their fragile health. The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship is to explore hospital nurses' perceived support needs while providing high-quality palliative care for persons with dementia and to identify differences between nurses in different ward types and at different educational levels. This course will retire after 9 March 2026.
Price: US $13.05 | NCPD Hours: 0.90 | Course Number : INRC22C
This year's theme for International Nurses Day is Nurses, A Voice to Lead: Invest in Nursing and Respect Rights to Secure Global Health. We will explore how the profession pivots from pandemic response to recovery and repositions for a more influential global health leadership role. This course will expire on 25 July 2025.
Price: US $13.75 | NCPD Hours: 1.10 | Course Number : JNS033
The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship is to evaluate what types and forms of support nursing staff need in providing palliative care for persons with dementia. Another aim was to compare the needs of nursing staff with different educational levels and working in home care or in nursing homes.
Price: US $14.50 | NCPD Hours: 1.00 | Course Number : INRC22A
Nurses across the world experience marginalization through gender, sexual orientation, age, race, religion, and disability. Social justice offers benefits to the nursing profession. Nurses are worn down by discrimination due to marginalization arising from social injustices. Professor Moorley discusses the protection of nurses from international organizations using a social justice framework. This course will expire 25 July 2025.
Price: US $10.15 | NCPD Hours: 0.70 | Course Number : CONV21B
The existing evidence and recommendations for the effectiveness of nutrition interventions across the continuum from preconception through to adolescence; with a specialized focus on disadvantaged populations. This course will retire after 6 November 2024.
Free for Sigma members: Using your Sigma email and password, log in to your My Courses Dashboard to search and self-enroll in FREE courses from the catalog.
Price: US $13.75 | NCPD Hours: 1.10 | Course Number : JNS037
The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship is to describe the creation and outcomes of a collaborative model and care facility for opioid overdose and addiction treatment based on compassion, patience, and respect: The Maryhaven Addiction Stabilization Center (MASC).
Price: US $0.00 | NCPD Hours: 1.00 | Course Number : OHEL_PC
This free course defines early childhood caries and addresses the prevalence, etiology, risk factors, and consequences of oral disease in children. Nurses will learn their role in preventing early childhood caries, and as a member of the care team, nurses will promote oral health in children. From teaching a lesson or simply engaging with children, you can help us bring oral health education to vulnerable communities. Help kids and their families learn healthy oral care habits that will last a lifetime!
To earn NCPD contact hours for this free course, log in to your My Courses Dashboard using your Sigma username and password and search for this course to self-enroll. This course is also available in Spanish and Portuguese!
Price: US $18.27 | NCPD Hours: 1.26 | Course Number : JNS051
Price: US $0.00 | NCPD Hours: 1.30 | Course Number : JNS047
COVID-19 has presented health care professionals with unprecedented challenges. Significant risks have emerged as nurses have continued to work in delivering frontline health care during the pandemic. Feeling “at risk” has significant deleterious effects on nurses. The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship was to explore the perceptions of risk by Australian primary health care nurses (PHC)during COVID-19.
Price: US $0.00 | NCPD Hours: 1.50 | Course Number : GNLA003
The purpose of this course is to provide an example of quality care at the end of life through a case study of an elderly gentleman who is dying. The case will demonstrate how effective communication with a healthcare team provides a desired quality of life and prepares one for a peaceful death.
Price: US $15.37 | NCPD Hours: 1.06 | Course Number : WV057
The objective of this article from Worldviews of Evidence-Based Nursing is to determine the psychometric properties of the new 8-item EBP Mentorship Scale. This scale measures the degree to which clinicians perceive that EBP mentorship is available to them. Using your Sigma email and password, log in to your My Courses Dashboard to search and self-enroll in FREE courses from the catalog.
Price: US $17.40 | NCPD Hours: 1.20 | Course Number : JNS048
The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship is to explore how the nursing profession has been a key factor driving improvement related to the six aims laid out in the "Crossing the Quality Chasm" report released by the National Academy of Medicine.
Price: US $0.00 | NCPD Hours: 1.50 | Course Number : GNLA001
The purpose of this course is to provide nurses with the knowledge on how to decrease and/or prevent the frequency and severity of agitated episodes in elders who are diagnosed with dementia.
Price: US $105.00 | NCPD Hours: 10.00 | Course Number : SYFYprogram
This course supports newly graduated nurses by providing practical tips and techniques that minimize legal risks, help manage relationships with patients and co-workers, allow professional growth, and teach proper use of social media as you transition from student to professional nurse.
Price: US $13.75 | NCPD Hours: 1.10 | Course Number : JNS035
The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship is to explore the association between the levels of temporary nurse staffing and patient mortality. Achieving adequate nurse staffing levels plays a vital role in keeping patients safe from harm. The evidence around deploying temporary staffing to maintain safe staffing levels is mixed, with some studies reporting no adverse effects on patient mortality.
Price: US $13.75 | NCPD Hours: 1.10 | Course Number : WV037
This article from Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing evaluates the effectiveness of distraction cards in reducing pain and anxiety during intramuscular (IM) injection in children between 6 and 11 years of age.
Price: US $18.12 | NCPD Hours: 1.25 | Course Number : WV060
The objective of this article from Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing aims to describe the evidence regarding the impact of organizational compassion on clinicians, identify gaps, and provide recommendations for future research.
Price: US $18.85 | NCPD Hours: 1.30 | Course Number : JNS049
The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship is to understand the mediating effect of workplace incivility on the relationship between nursing organizational culture and turnover intention among nurses.
Price: US $15.95 | NCPD Hours: 1.10 | Course Number : WV055
The objective of this article from Worldviews of Evidence-Based Nursing is to describe types of virtual simulations that are relevant to nursing student education and examine how these modalities are applied to teach elements of evidence-based practice. This course will retire after 3 May 2025.
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