Series Overview

Learners should attend this activity to strengthen their nursing leadership skills by gaining insight into effective decision-making, team engagement, and strategies that support a healthy work environment and support high-quality patient care and positive clinical outcomes.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for nurse leaders across all levels, as well as nurses seeking opportunities for professional growth and leadership development. Other learner groups such as patient care technicians, medical assistants and other unlicensed staff involved in patient care would also benefit from this education.

Planning Committee

Gale Shalongo DNP, RN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC, Activity Director

Tami Underhill MSN, RN, CMSRN, NEA-BC, EBP-CH

Lindsey Ford DNP, RN, NPD-BC

Tonya Beaver

Rachel Cunniffe MSN, RN, RNC-OB, NPD-BC

Accreditation 

In support of improving patient care, Geisinger College of Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation 

Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this activity for 2 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

Disclosure Policy

Geisinger College of Health Sciences must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its continuing education activities. Each person in a position to control the educational content of a CE activity must disclose the existence or non-existence of any financial relationship that they have with an ineligible company. There is no minimum financial threshold; individuals must disclose all financial information, regardless of the amount. Individuals must disclose regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. Any identified conflicts of interest will be resolved prior to the start of the activity. Subsequently, disclosure information is made available prior to the start of the activity.