Charge Nurse Essentials | August 23, 2021

Pittsburgh, PA US
August 23, 2021

This is the third session of a five-part course that prepares nurses with the knowledge and tools to successfully lead the unit as a charge nurse.

Target Audience

This course is open to experienced nurses at UPMC St. Margaret who have been identified by unit leadership as ready to be trained as a charge nurse.

Learning Objectives

The learner will be able to:

  • Discuss the Just Culture process
  • Understand the staff support program CISM
  • Recall the role of the charge nurse in improving the patient experience
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: 
08/23/2021
Course expires: 
09/23/2021
Event starts: 
08/23/2021 - 9:30am EDT
Event ends: 
08/23/2021 - 10:30am EDT
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UPMC St. Margaret
815 Freeport Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
United States

Lauren Bertolino, BSN, RN, CMSRN
Clinician
UPMC St. Margaret

Cristle Lobaugh, MSN, RN, CMSRN
Unit Director
UPMC St. Margaret

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.

This activity is approved for the following credit: ANCC.  Other healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1 contact hour.

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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