Description: This program will describe the difference between antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antibiotic resistance as it explores the broader scope of AMR worldwide. The global concern and threat posed by antibiotic-resistant... Read more »
Description: Work-related injuries or diseases can alter a worker’s life. Nurses and healthcare professionals need to know typical barriers in accessing timely Workers’ Compensation-related healthcare, including current legal and union... Read more »
Description: Patients with substance use disorder are a medically and socially vulnerable population, and often experience overdose, co-occurring mental illness, and chronic disease. Despite the need for healthcare, these patients are... Read more »
Description: This program will explain the common infectious agents affecting pregnant individuals and newborns. Strategies for preventing vertical transmission to the fetus will be discussed. Best practice standards for infection control... Read more »
Description: This program will provide nurses with the advocacy skills and communication strategies to respond when they hear, “Just do your best” when nursing judgment determines they cannot safely meet the... Read more »
Description: Nurses, first responders, and other healthcare workers are at risk of contracting bloodborne diseases. The three most common bloodborne pathogens workers are exposed to during their daily activities while... 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: Nurses, first responders, and other healthcare workers are at risk of contracting bloodborne diseases. The three most common bloodborne pathogens workers are exposed to during their daily activities while... Read more »
Description: There are about 1.4 million transgender people in the United States, which is about the same as the prevalence of type 1 diabetes. Rates of transgender identity are increasing among... 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 state... Read more »
Learn how to identify the various types of grievances. Become familiar with the basic steps of filing and processing grievances with members. To register: Members register by signing in to... Read more »
Explore investigative strategies and gain knowledge of the components necessary to develop an information request. Learn how to handle grievances in a strategic manner that empowers and energizes the membership.... Read more »
This program will address the legal issue that nurses face regularly--some that nurses face in practice and some that nurses encounter outside of clinical care. To register: Members register by... Read more »
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 abuse... Read more »
This program examines murder by healthcare professionals as a significant patient safety threat. It compares behavioral indicators and motives offered as reasons for committing murder and evaluates patterns (empirical indicators)... Read more »
Please note: There will be an evening reception on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 from 6-9 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 1125 Boston-Providence Turnpike, Norwood To register: by signing... Read more »
This program will review advanced pathophysiology of the human endocannanbinoid system and how it functions in health and disease. To register: Members register by signing in to the MNA App/events... Read more »
This program will discuss the process of Massachusetts nurse licensure, protective measures nurses can take for their license, and navigating a complaint filed with the Massachusetts BORN. To register: Members... Read more »
This program will explore how herbs can help nurses navigate sleep challenges related to irregular hours, workplace stress, and shifting schedules, while also equipping them to support patients facing sleep... Read more »
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 participants... Read more »
This program will address Climate Change with a focus on human physiology and pathophysiology as complex systems with functions parallel to Earth’s planetary physiological systems. The Health and Safety of... Read more »
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 participants... Read more »
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 participants... Read more »
Stigma is a major barrier to quality healthcare for people who use drugs and suffer from substance use disease. Experiences of dehumanization by health care workers are associated with care... Read more »
