Nurses' Week Initiative: "Year of the Nurse: Integration for Excellence"

Program Description

The Nurses' Week Initiative aims to increase the body of knowledge across nursing by offering opportunities to give back to nurses and provide continued education across the enterprise. Providing this educational forum highlights the great work nurses across the Military Health System are doing to improve clinical readiness, integration of teams, safety, and quality care.

New classes will be added from 6 May - 12 May. All courses will remain open until 12 November 2020.

Target Audience

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Physician Assistants, Optometrists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Healthcare Executives, and other health care professionals who support/care for U.S. active-duty service members, reservists, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, National Guardsmen, military veterans and their families.

Learning Objectives

The topics covered offer continuing education (CE)/continuing medical education (CME) accredited content to nurses and other health care providers and support the full range of military operations in order to sustain the health of all those entrusted to DHA’s medical care. The event will:

Offer CE/CME credit that can be accessed enterprise wide as a home study activity from 6 May to 12 November 2020.
Celebrate work and research completed by tri-service nurses for nurses’ week.
Recruit future DHA enterprise staff into MTF settings by offering personal growth and development opportunities.

Course summary

Course opens:

05/06/2020

Course expires:

11/12/2020

Date Opens	Titles/Speakers	Educational Objectives (If applicable)
May 6, 2020	*Contributing to a Healthy Work Environment in Military Nursing (1.0 hour)* COL Susan G Hopkinson, Ph.D., R.N.-B.C. Chief, Center for Nursing Science & Clinical Inquiry Tripler Army Medical Center Honolulu, Hawaii	Discuss key constructs of empowering nurse leader communication behaviors. Identify behaviors that contribute to workplace violence. Describe response options for reporting workplace violence.
May 7, 2020	*Improving Nurse Readiness for Combat Casualty Care (1.0 hour)* LTC Christopher A. VanFosson, Ph.D., M.H.A., R.N. Chief, Clinical Research Support Department US Army Medical Research and Development Command Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston, Texas	Describe unique opportunities for nursing influence of combat casualty care in the Multi-Domain environment. Identify mechanisms for developing individual clinical readiness. Discuss the impact of USAISR nurse-led/-involved efforts on future nurse readiness efforts across Military Health System.
May 8, 2020	*Surveillance of Military Health Care Staff Outcomes During Corporate Restructuring (1.0 hour)* LTC Pauline A. Swiger, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.L., C.M.S.R.N. Deputy Chief Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Landstuhl, Germany Ms. Judy Orina, M.B.A., C.C.R.P. Research Coordinator Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Landstuhl, Germany	Summarize some of the key findings discovered in the Magnet® study research. Identify the purpose of the DHA Surveillance Study. a. Understand the study measures and how it impacts the Practice Environment and Staff-reported care quality outcomes. b. Differentiate between intent to leave and potentially preventable loss. Share the military significance of other Nursing Research Projects that are currently underway.
May 9, 2020	*Attitudes and Perceptions of Implementing the I-PASS Patient Handoff System: A Qualitative Analysis (0.5 hour)* CAPT Craig A. Cunningham, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.O.R. Department Head, Nursing Research Directorate for Professional Education Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Portsmouth, Va.	Describe the importance of a standardized patient turnover system. Summarize the steps in the Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) process. List the common facilitators, barriers, and challenges with adherence to a standardized patient turnover system.
May 10, 2020	*Military Surgical Team Communication: Implications for Safety (1.0 hour)* LTC Christopher Stucky, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.O.R., C.S.S.M., R.N.-B.C., N.E.A.-B.C. Nurse Scientist Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry Womack Army Medical Center Fort Bragg, N.C.	Identify at least three factors that make the operating room particularly susceptible to adverse events and patient harm. Discuss three reasons why building a culture of safety and progressing towards high-reliability benefits the Defense Health Agency. Explain at least three safety improvements discussed in this presentation to optimize surgical team communication, improve healthcare quality, and decrease risk.
May 11, 2020	*The Future of Female Service Members: Readiness and Research Gaps (1.0 hour)* Col Candy Wilson, Ph.D., M.H.Sc., A.P.R.N., W.H.N.P.-B.C., F.A.A.N. Deputy Director, PhD Nursing Science Program Senior Service Advisor to the GSN Dean Assistant Professor Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Bethesda, Md.	Describe the health needs of military women. Review the advisory committees that inform military leadership about health of women. Explain the trajectory of one research interest group and how the group shaped military health research needs. Discuss the possible future health needs of women.
May 12, 2020	*Pain and Trauma: A Foray into Military Nursing Research (1.0 hour)* CAPT Virginia Schmied Blackman, Ph.D., R.N., C.C.N.S. Specialty Leader for Nursing Research, US Navy Nurse Corps Assistant Professor Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences Bethesda, Md.	Describe triggers to military-focused research. Identify key areas where more research is needed to assist clinical practice decisions. List three critical perspectives that nurses can bring to research. Discuss research challenges in military trauma research.