Continuing Education Programs

The Congress on Nursing Practice participates in on-going continuing education programs provided by the Massachusetts Nurses Association that are available to registered nurse groups upon request, i.e.:

• Medication Errors: Focus on Prevention
  1.8 contact hours
  This program describes the complexity of the medication system in acute care facilities. It utilizes the information from the Mass. Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors, the Institute of Medicine Report, "To Err is Human" and the JCAHO Medication Management standards for 2004. It is designed for clinical practitioners involved in medication systems to assess and review their system according to national standards and make improvements to improve the safety of their medication systems.
• A Primer on Accepting, Rejecting and Delegating a Work Assignment
  1.2 Contact hours
  This program provides a framework for decision making based on the Nurse Practice Act and other regulatory agencies to safeguard nursing practice and patient care. Case situations are discussed utilizing algorithms of delegation and Accepting/Rejecting an assignment. Included in the presentation is distribution of the publication Accepting, Rejecting and Delegating a Work Assignment: A Guide for Nurses.

Massachusetts Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

For more information and or to schedule this program at your institution, please contact the MNA Nursing Department.

For a comprehensive list of continuing education courses offered by the MNA, click here. (This is a schedule of courses with a specified times and locations—most often MNA headquarters—and most are not available for scheduling at your institution.)