This course is designed for nurses who are drawn to practice in a different way – nurses who value whole-person care and know that the essence of nursing practice is truly caring and healing. You will learn about the principles and practices of Integrative Nursing and how you can be a healing presence to all you serve. Then, you will do an integrative assessment and apply the principles of Integrative Nursing to improve symptom management and overall patient outcomes. Finally, you will explore ways to become a leader in Integrative Nursing and create new patient care models.
Introduction to Integrative Nursing
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Introduction to Integrative Nursing
This course is part of Integrative Nursing Specialization
Instructors: Mary Jo Kreitzer
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What you'll learn
Describe the six principles of Integrative Nursing and their key behavioral indicators.
Describe key elements and strategies of Integrative Nursing assessment.
Apply Integrative Nursing goals and strategies to improve symptom management in patients.
Apply Integrative Nursing principles and clinical decision making within your scope of nursing practice.
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This course has been designed to meet Minnesota Board of Nursing continuing education (CE) requirements for 12 contact hours and may be eligible for CE credit from other professional boards that allow self-documenting of continuing education activities. It is your responsibility to check with your regulatory board to confirm this course meets your local requirements and, if necessary, to provide them with the certificate of completion you get if you pay for and fulfill all the requirements of this course.
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When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.