Region 3

Description: CSEC is an ever-changing form of interpersonal violence impacting all communities across the Commonwealth. Nurses are in a unique position to identify and support patients who are experiencing this abuse and provide interventions that can connect survivors to services for a safe exit and healing trajectory. Hear from a survivor of CSEC, turned doctoral-prepared... Read more »

Description: This program will describe the difference between antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antibiotic resistance as it explores the broader scope of AMR worldwide. The global concern and threat posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria in healthcare facilities will be explained. Evidence-based infection control procedures will be described to combat antibiotic resistance, including when to isolate patients with AMR;... Read more »

Description: This program will explain the common infectious agents affecting pregnant individuals and newborns. Strategies for preventing vertical transmission to the fetus will be discussed. Best practice standards for infection control measures during labor and delivery will be outlined. The program will conclude with a discussion of neonatal sepsis, pneumonia, and other common infections as well... Read more »

Description: This program will provide nurses with the advocacy skills and communication strategies to respond when they hear, “Just do your best” when nursing judgment determines they cannot safely meet the needs of the patient. Discussion topics include patient abandonment, mandatory overtime, and assuming an assignment under duress or objection. Documentation of unsafe assignments and mandatory... Read more »

Description: One of the greatest factors that can affect a nurse’s experience — with everything from nurse-practice standards and continuing education to patient safety and work satisfaction — is the state in which they are licensed. Yet, forty-one states have joined the “Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact” (NLC), which allows nurses who are licensed in one “Compact”... Read more »

This program will address the legal issue that nurses face regularly--some that nurses face in practice and some that nurses encounter outside of clinical care. To register: Members register by signing in to the MNA App/events section or sign in to the website https://mna.yourassociation.org, and click the CE Programs/Events button. For questions or Non Members register... Read more »

This program will review advanced pathophysiology of the human endocannanbinoid system and how it functions in health and disease. To register: Members register by signing in to the MNA App/events section or sign in to the website https://mna.yourassociation.org, and click the CE Programs/Events button. For questions or Non Members register by contacting: Liz Chmielinski 781-830-5719... Read more »

To register: Members register by signing in to the MNA App/events section or sign in to the website https://mna.yourassociation.org, and click the CE Programs/Events button. For questions or Non Members register by contacting: Liz Chmielinski 781-830-5719 or Dayana Ocasio 781-830-5723

To register: Members register by signing in to the MNA App/events section or sign in to the website https://mna.yourassociation.org, and click the CE Programs/Events button. For questions or Non Members register by contacting: Liz Chmielinski 781-830-5719 or Dayana Ocasio 781-830-5723