Courses on Campus

Campus offerings are held at Driscoll Hall, home of the College of Nursing and its state of the art nursing labs and facilities.

Spring 2011

• RN Refresher Certificate (4 courses)
• Medical/Surgical Update and Review (7 weeks)
• Nurse Manager Certificate Program
• Annual Research Symposium: Promoting Health Care Quality through Education and Practice Research
• Suture Workshop
• Basic Pharmacology Review and Update
• Skills Update and Review
• Peripheral IV Insertion Workshop
• Medical / Surgical Certification Review and Update (2 days)
• Interpreting Chest and Abdominal X-Rays
• Nursing Administration Certification Review and Update
• Physical Assessment of the Geriatric Patient
• NLN Preparation course for Certification as a Nurse Educator (CNE) Exam

Courses Online

IF YOU ARE RETURNING TO COMPLETE A COURSE, STARTED PRIOR TO MAY 12,2011, LOGIN IN TO E-LEARNING.

These convenient, creative, targeted online programs were developed for busy clinicians, educators, managers and researchers. Obtain hard to get NP pharmacology contact hours and many other via the Villanova e-Learning System.

• Nurse Practitioner Series and Pharmacology Series has been designed to help you maintain your prescriptive authority. Receive up-to-date information on a multitude of pharmacology topics recorded at live programs. Utilize this information to make evidenced-based therapeutic decisions. You want the best for your patients....so do we. view offerings and to register.

• Nurse Manager Series was designed for nurses who may be considering management as a career change or veteran managers who are looking to update their management skills. These courses give current information on selected topics related to nursing management such as: creating a budget, scheduling, time management, team building and emotional intelligence. view offerings and to register.

• Professional Educator Series has been created to help nursing faculty (academic, clinical or staff development) maintain current standards of teaching excellence. Issues related to teaching such as: developing behavioral objectives, mentoring, assessing competence and complying with the TEACH ACT will be discussed. view offerings and to register.

• Clinical Series: Created for nurses / practitioners to maintain theoretical competency with various clinical skills- such as peripheral IV insertion, performing assessments, etc. Formats include lecture, power point and video demonstrations. view offerings and to register

• Basic Pharmacology Review Series: designed to help you review principles of pharmacology. Whether you have been out of practice for a while or wanting to review for an upcoming certification test, you will receive up to date information on a multitude of topics related to pharmacology. These modules were recorded at live programs and taught by a practicing PharmD. Utilize this information to make evidenced-based therapeutic decisions. view offerings and to register

• Legal Series: taught by a nurse attorney, has been designed to expand nurses' knowledge of issues related to the law, risk management and nursing practice. This program was adapted from a pre- recorded all day seminar. The speaker occasionally will make references to additional topics. These can be viewed in separate modules. view offerings and to register.

• Pediatric Series: designed for pediatric nurses or nurses interested in changing focus to a pediatric specialty. This series will keep you updated on wide variety of topics all relating to the pediatric nursing such as: family centered care, current issues in age related pain management and evidence-based practice. view offerings and to register

• Psychology Series: Created to introduce nurses (and patients) to new trends in the mind / body connections. Energy psychology techniques for modifying behavior are discussed. Future topics will include: counseling techniques for nurses, the psychology of menopause and dealing with post traumatic stress disorder, professional grief and more. view offerings and to register

• Oncology Series: This course has been developed by a retired radiation oncologist with 50 years of experience in oncology. Multiple aspects of cancer care will be discussed. view offerings and to register

To review the full list of offerings and to register click here!

Continuing education mandatory for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware RN relicensure
See your State Board Website for Specific Requirements
www.dos.state.pa.us/nurse
www.njconsumeraffairs.gov.medical/nursing.htm http://dpr.delaware.govboards/nursing