Description: 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 »
Description: 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 »
Description: 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 »
Description: 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 »
Description: 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 »
Description: 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 »
Description: 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 »
Description: 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 »
Description: CSEC is an ever-changing form of interpersonal violence impacting all communities across the Commonwealth. Nurses are in a unique position to identify and support patients who are experiencing this... Read more »
Description: 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 »
Description: CSEC is an ever-changing form of interpersonal violence impacting all communities across the Commonwealth. Nurses are in a unique position to identify and support patients who are experiencing this... Read more »
This full-day clinical program is designed to update registered nurses on a variety of current clinical topics and relevant issues pertinent to today’s nursing practice. Please register to attend the... Read more »
Join us to celebrate Nurses Week 2024 with an MNA Day of Advocacy at the Massachusetts State House. Bring your insight, your experience, and your voice to Beacon Hill in... Read more »
Description: This program will provide nurses with the advocacy skills and communication strategies to respond when they hear, “Just do your best” while nursing judgement determines they cannot safely meet... Read more »
Description: CSEC is an ever-changing form of interpersonal violence impacting all communities across the Commonwealth. Nurses are in a unique position to identify and support patients who are experiencing this... Read more »
Description: One of the greatest factors that can affect a nurse’s experience — with everything from nurse-practice standards and continuing education to patient safety and work satisfaction — is the... Read more »
Description: The nursing workforce today includes members of five different generations. Generational differences can create new challenges for achieving a harmonious workplace because of the merging of generations, including diverse... Read more »
Description: Drug addiction is a brain disease. Although initial drug use might be voluntary, drugs of abuse have been shown to alter gene expression and brain circuitry, which in turn... Read more »
Description: 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 »
Wednesday, September 4 • 6-7:30 p.m. The Rights and Responsibilities of Union Members Wednesday, September 11 • 6-7:30 p.m. Components of a Union Contract Wednesday, September 18 • 6-7:30 p.m.... Read more »
Wednesday, September 4 • 6-7:30 p.m. The Rights and Responsibilities of Union Members Wednesday, September 11 • 6-7:30 p.m. Components of a Union Contract Wednesday, September 18 • 6-7:30 p.m.... Read more »
Description: 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 »
Wednesday, September 4 • 6-7:30 p.m. The Rights and Responsibilities of Union Members Wednesday, September 11 • 6-7:30 p.m. Components of a Union Contract Wednesday, September 18 • 6-7:30 p.m.... Read more »
Description: Nurses are now ranked as the second most commonly named defendant in a malpractice lawsuit. This program will describe the anatomy of a lawsuit including potential sources of claims and... Read more »
