Facilitator Training for Nurse and NA/PCT Residency at UPMC_Online

The asynchronous course is intended to support training facilitators in effectively leading and managing group discussions surrounding topics presented during residency. The goal of this education is to help new facilitators understand how to become effective facilitators of Clinical Reflections for residency programs..

Target Audience

This training is designed to educate nurses, nurse practitioners, and other health care providers.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

  • Verbalize the importance of reflective practice for graduate nurses and staff new to working in healthcare roles.
  • Identify the role a facilitator can have in the employee's transition to practice.
  • List three barriers to an effective group dynamic and subsequently list one approach to overcoming those barriers.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
06/16/2025
Course expires: 
06/16/2028
UPMC Learning
United States

Faculty

Course Director:

Lisa Sheehan, MSN, RN, VA-BC - Programmatic Nurse Specialist Wolff Center at UPMC

Planning Committee:

Jennifer Hicks, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CEN - Clinical Curriculum and Practice Specialist, UPMC Center for Nursing Excellence

No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Disclaimer Statement

The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses.

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In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Nursing (ANCC)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
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