Continuing Education
PADONA offers a number of educational programs and webinars designed to provide long-term care nurses and administrators with relevant and timely information to address regulatory and operational challenges. Each program provides Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours to meet annual requirements.
Upcoming Programs
Register for Upcoming Classes
5.75 contact hours will be awarded after completion of a program evaluation which includes submission of your license number. Registration is available for both PADONA members & non-members.
Members: $135Â |Â Non-Members: $150
Once your payment has been received and membership status verified, you will be registered for the class. For payment questions contact LuAnn White at luann@padona.com. For questions related to the class contact Sophie Campbell at scampbell@padona.com.
PADONA is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. No presenters or planners have a conflict of interest relative to this webinar. PADONA assumes no liability for the accuracy of the information provided.
Decreasing Readmission Rates with improved Physical Assessment Skills:
February 27, 2020
8:30 am – 4:30 PMÂ (8am registration)
Location:
Presbyterian Senior Living Retirement Communities Corporate Offices (Learning Center)
1 Trinity Drive West
Dillsburg, PA 17019
Presented by:
Rebecca Flack (BSN, MSN, CRNP, DNP)
Description:
Re-admissions to the hospital can negatively impact your reimbursement! It’s the basis of the Value Based Purchasing (VBP) program. Physical assessment also impacts the 5 star quality rating and assists your nurses to feel more competent and confident! This interactive workshop will focus on the “how to” of performing a thorough physical assessment, documentation, and early intervention strategies for the top 3 re-admission diagnoses: Congestive Heart Failure; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Pneumonia. Attendees will learn a number of strategies that show promise in effectively reducing re-admissions.
This June 26, join the Pennsylvania Health Care Association and the Pennsylvania
Association of Directors of Nursing Administration from across Pennsylvania’s long-term
care continuum for an exclusive leadership workshop especially for nursing home
administrators and nursing leaders as they work together to meet the evolving demands
of the ever-changing regulatory environment as well as the needs of residents and their
families.
The need for effective and engaging leaders across the long-term care continuum is
real. Whether you’re a new administrator or a nursing leader with years of experience,
this leadership workshop is for you.
This half day workshop is a collaborative effort between PADONA and PHCA.
- There will be continuing education hours provided for nurses and administrators
- You do not have to be a PHCA or PADONA member to register and attend
- It is an in-person workshop providing the opportunity for networking
- It is expected to be a great opportunity to engage with administrators
Upcoming webinars will be announced soon
Check back as new webinars are added…
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Register for Upcoming Webinars
Contact hour will be awarded after completion of an online program evaluation which includes submission of your license number. Successful completion requires attending the webinar for the entire time. The evaluation will require a code from the beginning of the webinar and a code from the end of the webinar.
Providers may have as many people as they would like listening to the webinars but only the registered person who completes the evaluation will receive the contact hour. Webinar registration is available for both PADONA members & non-members.
Registration for all webinars closes at 9 am on the day of the webinar.
Credit Card Payments – Change to Current Process
In an effort to ensure your credit card payment information remains secure, we will no longer be utilizing the ‘Credit Card Authorization Form’ to process credit card payments. Effective today, to make credit card payments, please utilize one of the following methods:1. You can register and submit credit card or debit card payment for educational events, such as our webinars and annual conference, directly through our website using Paypal.
2. You can submit your registration form directly to LuAnn White. Once registration is received, LuAnn will generate an invoice that will include a payment link for you to pay directly via credit card.
We will continue to accept checks for payment as well. This change impacts ONLY credit card payments. We appreciate your cooperation with this policy change.
Once your payment has been received and membership status verified, you will be registered for the webinar. For payment questions contact LuAnn White at luann@padona.com. For questions related to webinars contact Sophie Campbell at scampbell@padona.com.
PADONA is an approved provider, with distinction, of Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Neither the presenter nor the planner have declared a conflict of interest.
Respiratory Virus Outbreak Control and Response for Long-Term Care Facilities
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
11:30am – 12:30pm
Educator: Hannah Lund, CPH who works in the respiratory division at the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology, Division of Disease Investigations.
Registration Fee:
There will be no registration fee for this education as a benefit of the partnership between PADONA and the Bureau of Epidemiology of the Pennsylvania department of Health.
Target Audience: Nurse leaders in long term care facilities (focused for DONs, ADONs and Infection Preventionists).
Register here
Empower and Engage: Achieving Staffing Stability in Long-Term Care
Wednesday, October 16 2024
8:00 am until 12:45 pm (4 sessions with breaks between sessions)
Objectives:
- Define process to identify risk for pressure injury and implement strategies tomitigate the risk
- Understand required components for comprehensive wound assessment anddocumentation
- Explain and identify differences in wound tissue types and wound staging
- Review differences in other wound types
- Explain the correlation and impact of pressure injury prevention, wound assessmentand documentation on the MDS and performance measures
- Review legal implications for acquired wounds
Professional Practice Gap/Description of Education:
Long term care nurses need to know methods and systems for recruitment, hiring and retention of staff to maintain staffing stability and continuity of care.
Target Audience:
Nurse leaders in long term care facilities (focused for DONs, ADONs).
Learning Outcomes:
90% of learners will be able to state strategies related to recruitment, hiring and staff satisfaction to enable retention through the knowledge checks provided by the educators.
90% of the learners will be able to report two methods for empowering CNAs for retention and staffing stability as well as consistent assignments through the knowledge checks in the education.
90% of learners will be able to state the causes of compassion fatigue and moral injury through knowledge checks provided by the educators.
90% of the learners will self-report that the education provided knowledge that will change their practices and will state in the evaluation, what the changes will be (evaluation in 14 days).
Requirements for Contact Hours: There will be 4.0 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours provided for this education following:
- Completion of an evaluation requiring the beginning and ending codes and
- Attendance at the full duration of the education course.
*Neither the nurse planner nor the educators have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Payment options:
1. Pay using our credit card authorization form.
Complete and fax this form along with your registration form to: (856) 780-5149 and we will process the payment for you. Payment must be received before the start of the webinar.
2. Pay using PayPal.
Be sure to list the attendee(s) name(s), license number(s) and the date of the webinar in the appropriate fields. Payment must be received before the start of the webinar.
Register here
2024 Leadership Development Course
Tuesday – Friday, September 17 – 20, 2024
All 4 days of the course are virtual via live webinar
Available to members & non-members
Members: $750 Â |Â Â Non-Members: $825
The PADONA Leadership Course is scheduled for Tuesday September 17 through Friday September 20. This is a VIRTUAL course with in-person presentations. Whether you are a new nurse leader or administrator who wants direction in these areas or a seasoned nurse leader or administrator who wants a refresher – THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU!
The Leadership Course provides breaks between all sessions for 30 minutes and 60 minutes for lunch because PADONA knows work continues even during valuable education. The Leadership Course provides 25 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for attendance through each session, completion of the evaluation within 14 days from the end of the Course, and entering accurate beginning and ending codes for each session in the evaluation.
The Leadership Development Course also provides 25 credit hours for administrators approved by NAB! If you feel that it would really be helpful for your administrator to learn the same things you are learning as a nurse leader in your facility through this Course – please share this information with them!
The leadership development Course is also the precursor for the certification exam for the Certified Nursing Director Long Term Care (CNDLTC) certification. The questions on the exam are taken from these relevant educational sessions and an 80% correct response rate is required to pass the certification exam. Payment for the Course includes one attempt at the exam. However, three attempts are permitted to attain a passing score and become certified.
Education sessions include:
- Infection Prevention and Control and the Role of the Infection Preventionist
- Long Term Care Financial Management
- Implementing Root Cause Analysis
- Pharmacy Regulations and the Role of the Consultant Pharmacist
- Powerful Partnerships with Rehabilitation Therapy
- Quality Measures Overview and Review of the 5-star Quality Rating Program
- Survey Preparation and Follow Up After Survey
- High Risk Regulatory Areas
- Conducting a Thorough Investigation
- Medical Record Documentation Overview
- Legal Aspects for Nursing Homes
- Welcoming Student Nurses and Engaging Them in Age Friendly Nursing Home
- Role of the Attorney General’s Office in the Long-Term Care Setting
- Role of the Medical Director in Long Term Care and Collaboration with Management
- QAPI: What is expected and The Benefits
- Role of the Nurse Leader in Long Term Care and the Benefits of Collaborating
These education sessions are presented live and not previously recorded. There is the opportunity for learners to ask questions of the presenter at the time of the session.
Each session of the course is recorded and will be available (without contact/credit hours) for purchase on the PADONA website as individual sessions, full day bundles and a full course bundle.
Upon completion of the full course, attendees who have met the criteria for certification are eligible to take the CNDLTC certification exam. The certification exam is available online. There is no additional cost for the exam. It is included in the course registration fee for one exam attempt. However, if more than one exam attempt is required to achieve a passing score (80% or greater) for certification, an additional $100 fee will be charged for each attempt. Certification exams must be completed within 90 days of completion of the Leadership Development Course.
Criteria for certification:
- At least 12 months experience in Nursing Administration -OR-
- At least 6 months experience as a DON/ADON in long-term care
Program registration fee must be paid before the start of the program on September 17. Please advise us of any cancellations prior to the end of day September 12.
You may pay online via paypal or by completing and emailing our credit card authorization form or by check made payable to PADONA (Federal Tax ID: 23-2520948) and mailed to the address below.
PADONA is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Presented by JoAnn Adkins of the Pennsylvania Safety Authority. 2. Conducting a Thorough Investigation. Wednesday, September 18th form 8:0am – 10:00am. Presentd by Angela Huffman of RealTime Medical Systems.
Payment options:
1. Pay using our credit card authorization form.
Complete and fax this form along with your registration form to: (856) 780-5149 and we will process the payment for you. Payment must be received before the start of the webinar.
2. Make checks payable to PADONAÂ (Federal Tax ID: 23-2520948) and mail to:
LuAnn White, Administrative Assistant
PADONA
14232 Crogan Pike
Mount Union, PA 17066
3. Pay using PayPal.
Be sure to list the attendee(s) name(s), license number(s) and the date of the webinar in the appropriate fields. Payment must be received before the start of the webinar.
Register here
Save the Date for This Upcoming Seminar
More information will be coming soon.
PADONA Annual Leadership Development Course
September 17 through September 20, 2024
Opportunity to complete the DON Certification Exam at the end of the course.
Have a Question?
President/Board Chair
Candace McMullen
(814) 617-1435
cmcmullen@padona.com
Directed in Service & Continuing Education
Sophie Campbell
(724) 601-7873
scampbell@padona.com
Membership
LuAnn White
(814) 599-3717
luann@padona.com
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* All presenters and planners will declare relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies prior to the program.
PADONA is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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