Below is a listing of ALL upcoming MNA events on one calendar. Be sure to click on one of the Calendar views (“Week,” “Month,” or “All”) to see how the courses might work for your schedule on a calendar grid. Or view our CE calendar to see the CE courses by themselves.
2023 MNA Convention
Marriott Boston Quincy 100 Marriott Drive, Quincy, United StatesRegister: by contacting Liz Chmielinksi at 781-821-4625 or EChmielinski@mnarn.org Hotel Accommodations at Marriott: A group rate of $199 per night, plus tax is available until September 19, 2023. Book online... Read more »
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) Course (Certification)
MNA Headquarters 340 Turnpike Street, Canton, MA, United StatesDescription: Participants will obtain both a BLS and ACLS certification upon the successful completion of the course. New certification participants must attend both Day 1 and Day 2 sessions. Recertification... Read more »
What’s New in Diabetes Care: 2023 American Diabetes Association Standards of Care for Kids and Adults
Danversport Yacht Club 161 Elliot Street, Danvers, MADescription: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that over thirty-seven million people of all ages in the US are living with diabetes. Nurses are uniquely situated to... Read more »
Substance Use Disease: The Danger of Illicit Drug Use
Delaney House 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke, MADescription: This program will provide an overview of substance use disease and the danger of illicit drug use. The increase in overdose deaths during the pandemic will be discussed. Different... Read more »
Disparities in Maternal Child Heath: Actions for the Obstetrical Nurse
Double Tree by Hilton 5400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MADescription: This program will explore the impact of disparities in maternal child healthcare. Research has confirmed how disparities and inequalities in the clinical management of maternal child health has negatively... Read more »
The Growing Use of Anti-Depressant Medications: A Global Update
Live Virtual ZoomDescription: The number of people living with acute and chronic depression continues to grow locally, nationally, and internationally. The treatment of these illnesses often includes the prescription of various classes... Read more »
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) Course (Recertification only)
MNA Headquarters 340 Turnpike Street, Canton, MA, United StatesDescription: Participants will obtain both a BLS and ACLS certification upon the successful completion of the course. New certification participants must attend both Day 1 and Day 2 sessions. Recertification... Read more »
Cannabis Stigmatization, Disclosure, and Risk Assessment
Live Virtual ZoomDescription: This presentation will survey the primary domains of stigmatization as overarching barriers to cannabis-use disclosure and behavioral assessment among patients in the healthcare setting. Knowledge of cannabis use patterns... Read more »
Responding to an Unsafe Patient Assignment: Legal, Moral, and Practical Implications
Live Virtual ZoomDescription: This program will provide you with the advocacy skills and the communication strategies needed to appropriately respond when you are told “just do your best,” but your nursing judgment... Read more »
Celiac Disease and Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity: What Does It All Mean for the Nurse?
Live Virtual ZoomDescription: Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that impacts genetically predisposed persons to a lifetime of dietary challenges. In 2019, the Celiac Foundation estimated that one in one hundred people... Read more »
Best Practices in Protecting Your License Against a Board of Nursing Complaint
MNA Headquarters 340 Turnpike Street, Canton, MA, United StatesDescription: The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (BORN) is one of several regulatory agencies with influence on nursing practice in the commonwealth. It exists to govern nursing practice and... Read more »
The Nurse’s Role in Caring for Risk of Violent Patients: Fourth Amendment and Patient Search and Seizure
MNA Headquarters 340 Turnpike Street, Canton, MA, United StatesDescription: Workplace violence against healthcare providers is a complex phenomenon fraught with ethical/legal challenges. This program will discuss mitigating risk factors of potentially violent patients, Fourth Amendment and private search... Read more »
Caring for Persons with the Challenges of Dementia in a Post-Pandemic World: Updates for the Present and Future
Live Virtual ZoomDescription: This program will provide updates on the medical conditions and progressive illnesses that cause patients to experience dementia symptoms. Demographic updates will be provided on the incidence of dementia... Read more »