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In addition to the free nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) opportunities listed below, Sigma members can also receive NCPD for many of Sigma's webinars. Find those webinars and whether NCPD is available on Nursing Centered.
Price: US $200.00 | NCPD Hours: 4.70 | Course Number : ACPprogram
Nurses need advocacy skills beyond political advocacy. This certificate program aims to develop nurses’ knowledge and skills in advocating for themselves as well as at the organizational, community, regional, and global levels. The future of nursing is informed by the lived experiences of nurses, educational preparation, and personal connection to social and professional issues that compel action. Globally, there are more than 29 million nurses in a career that is cited as the most trusted profession, positioning nurses to leverage their social capital to engage in advocacy.
This course is also available in Spanish and is free for Sigma members.
Price: US $0.00 | NCPD Hours: 1.30 | Course Number : COACH1
As you pursue your career goals and consider your coaching journey, this course is an outstanding tool to have at your fingertips. Coaching is useful for personal and professional development in a variety of areas and at all career levels. Whether you are looking for a coach or looking to become a coach, this course will provide skills and knowledge to assist you. The course will facilitate collaboration and communication, encourage professional development, and improve retention and career satisfaction.
Using your Sigma email and password, log in to your My Courses Dashboard to search and self-enroll in FREE courses from the catalog.
Price: US $31.32 | NCPD Hours: 2.16 | Course Number : NNP008
Community health nursing combines public health sciences and nursing theories to improve and sustain the health of populations in communities. This course provides an overview of community health nursing history, poverty, sustainability, and the health care needs of developing countries.
Price: US $23.20 | NCPD Hours: 1.60 | Course Number : HTT01
Human trafficking (HT) victims often encounter health care providers while being trafficked including nurses, who play a pivotal role in identifying current and potential victims. This course is designed to provide a general overview of the complex issue of HT to help nurses spot the common red flags associated with it. Once these current and potential victims are identified, nurses can begin to provide meaningful, trauma-informed care and interventions.
Price: US $13.75 | NCPD Hours: 1.10 | Course Number : JNS033
The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship is to evaluate what types and forms of support nursing staff need in providing palliative care for persons with dementia. Another aim was to compare the needs of nursing staff with different educational levels and working in home care or in nursing homes.
Members have free access to JNS NCPD courses. Using your Sigma email and password, log in to your My Courses Dashboard to search and self-enroll in FREE courses from the catalog.
Price: US $14.50 | NCPD Hours: 1.00 | Course Number : INRC22A
Nurses across the world experience marginalization through gender, sexual orientation, age, race, religion, and disability. Social justice offers benefits to the nursing profession. Nurses are worn down by discrimination due to marginalization arising from social injustices. Professor Moorley discusses the protection of nurses from international organizations using a social justice framework. This course will expire 25 July 2025.
Price: US $10.15 | NCPD Hours: 0.70 | Course Number : CONV21B
The existing evidence and recommendations for the effectiveness of nutrition interventions across the continuum from preconception through to adolescence; with a specialized focus on disadvantaged populations. This course will retire after 6 November 2024.
Free for Sigma members: Using your Sigma email and password, log in to your My Courses Dashboard to search and self-enroll in FREE courses from the catalog.
Price: US $13.75 | NCPD Hours: 1.10 | Course Number : JNS037
The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship is to describe the creation and outcomes of a collaborative model and care facility for opioid overdose and addiction treatment based on compassion, patience, and respect: The Maryhaven Addiction Stabilization Center (MASC).
Price: US $0.00 | NCPD Hours: 1.00 | Course Number : OHEL_PC
This free course defines early childhood caries and addresses the prevalence, etiology, risk factors, and consequences of oral disease in children. Nurses will learn their role in preventing early childhood caries, and as a member of the care team, nurses will promote oral health in children. From teaching a lesson or simply engaging with children, you can help us bring oral health education to vulnerable communities. Help kids and their families learn healthy oral care habits that will last a lifetime!
To earn NCPD contact hours for this free course, log in to your My Courses Dashboard using your Sigma username and password and search for this course to self-enroll. This course is also available in Spanish and Portuguese!
Price: US $18.27 | NCPD Hours: 1.26 | Course Number : JNS051
Price: US $0.00 | NCPD Hours: 1.30 | Course Number : JNS047
COVID-19 has presented health care professionals with unprecedented challenges. Significant risks have emerged as nurses have continued to work in delivering frontline health care during the pandemic. Feeling “at risk” has significant deleterious effects on nurses. The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship was to explore the perceptions of risk by Australian primary health care nurses (PHC)during COVID-19.
Price: US $0.00 | NCPD Hours: 1.50 | Course Number : GNLA003
The purpose of this course is to provide an example of quality care at the end of life through a case study of an elderly gentleman who is dying. The case will demonstrate how effective communication with a healthcare team provides a desired quality of life and prepares one for a peaceful death.
Price: US $15.37 | NCPD Hours: 1.06 | Course Number : WV057
The objective of this article from Worldviews of Evidence-Based Nursing is to determine the psychometric properties of the new 8-item EBP Mentorship Scale. This scale measures the degree to which clinicians perceive that EBP mentorship is available to them. Using your Sigma email and password, log in to your My Courses Dashboard to search and self-enroll in FREE courses from the catalog.
Price: US $17.40 | NCPD Hours: 1.20 | Course Number : JNS048
The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship is to explore how the nursing profession has been a key factor driving improvement related to the six aims laid out in the "Crossing the Quality Chasm" report released by the National Academy of Medicine.
Price: US $0.00 | NCPD Hours: 1.50 | Course Number : GNLA001
The purpose of this course is to provide nurses with the knowledge on how to decrease and/or prevent the frequency and severity of agitated episodes in elders who are diagnosed with dementia.
Price: US $105.00 | NCPD Hours: 10.00 | Course Number : SYFYprogram
This course supports newly graduated nurses by providing practical tips and techniques that minimize legal risks, help manage relationships with patients and co-workers, allow professional growth, and teach proper use of social media as you transition from student to professional nurse.
Price: US $13.75 | NCPD Hours: 1.10 | Course Number : JNS035
The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship is to explore the association between the levels of temporary nurse staffing and patient mortality. Achieving adequate nurse staffing levels plays a vital role in keeping patients safe from harm. The evidence around deploying temporary staffing to maintain safe staffing levels is mixed, with some studies reporting no adverse effects on patient mortality.
Price: US $13.75 | NCPD Hours: 1.10 | Course Number : WV037
This article from Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing evaluates the effectiveness of distraction cards in reducing pain and anxiety during intramuscular (IM) injection in children between 6 and 11 years of age.
Members have free access to Worldviews NCPD courses. Using your Sigma email and password, log in to your My Courses Dashboard to search and self-enroll in FREE courses from the catalog.
Price: US $18.12 | NCPD Hours: 1.25 | Course Number : WV060
The objective of this article from Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing aims to describe the evidence regarding the impact of organizational compassion on clinicians, identify gaps, and provide recommendations for future research.
Price: US $18.85 | NCPD Hours: 1.30 | Course Number : JNS049
The purpose of this article from Journal of Nursing Scholarship is to understand the mediating effect of workplace incivility on the relationship between nursing organizational culture and turnover intention among nurses.
Price: US $15.95 | NCPD Hours: 1.10 | Course Number : WV055
The objective of this article from Worldviews of Evidence-Based Nursing is to describe types of virtual simulations that are relevant to nursing student education and examine how these modalities are applied to teach elements of evidence-based practice. This course will retire after 3 May 2025.
Price: US $0.00 | NCPD Hours: 2.00 | Course Number : WBOHprogram
Dive into the critical connections between oral health and other systems in the body with this new course from Sigma sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive. Gain a greater understanding of the signs and symptoms of oral diseases, the common risk factors that contribute to oral disease, and the correlation between oral disease and the presentation of diabetes, as well as respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.
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