Continuing Education Courses | Frontier Nursing University

AANC NCPD ACCREDITED

Frontier Nursing University is proud to be accredited for nursing continuing professional development by ANCC. As an ANCC NCPD-accredited organization, FNU has proven that our organization is committed to the growth of our nurses through high-quality continuing professional development. We offer a variety of continuing education courses for advanced practice nurses and midwives.

Explore our course offerings below. Check back regularly as we will continue to add new courses. If you have questions about the courses or the post-test and activity evaluations, please contact Aimee Wilson at Aimee.Wilson@frontier.edu.

Courses

Evidence-based Pharmacologic Treatment of Peripartum Mental Health Disorders
Caring for Pregnant People After Roe: Nursing Ethics and Patient Privacy in the Dobbs Era
Mindfulness Self Care for the Provider
Introduction to Cultural Safety

CEU Catalog

Evidence-based Pharmacologic Treatment of Peripartum Mental Health Disorders

This continuing education presentation focuses on pharmacological management of peripartum psychiatric disorders. It provides an overview of the risk factors and prevalence of common peripartum psychiatric disorders before delving into diagnostic criteria and evidence-based pharmacologic interventions. Case studies will be used to illustrate appropriate evidence-based pharmacologic management strategies.

This activity is approved for 1 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 1 hour(s) of pharmacology) by Frontier Nursing University. The content will be available beginning 10/6/2023 until 10/4/2024.

Learning Objectives:

Identify diagnostic criteria for frequently encountered peripartum psychiatric disorders.
Discuss implementation of shared decision making in the treatment of peripartum psychiatric disorders.
Recognize appropriate use of evidence-based first-line pharmacologic treatments for peripartum psychiatric disorders.
Differentiate best practices in diagnosing and managing peripartum psychiatric disorders.

You must complete the post-test and evaluation at the link below in order to receive credit for your contact hours. Continuing education certificates will be sent for completed courses within 24 hours to the email used for Canvas course registration. Be sure to check your spam or bulk folders. If you are unable to locate your certificate email or have questions about completion of the post-test and evaluation, please contact aimee.wilson@frontier.edu.

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Caring for Pregnant People After Roe: Nursing Ethics and Patient Privacy in the Dobbs Era

Since the overturn of Roe vs. Wade, clinicians with varying personal convictions about abortion will be challenged to provide ethical nursing care when patients present with complications of pregnancy, miscarriage, or abortion. This continuing education session is designed to help nurses understand their ethical and legal obligations, considering patient privacy, different state contexts, and their personal convictions.

This activity is approved for 2 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 0 hour(s) of pharmacology) by Frontier Nursing University. Activity [ID # 2306-0007]. This activity was planned in accordance with ANCC Commission on Accreditation Standards and Policies. This activity has been approved for one year through October 2, 2024.

Learning Objectives:

Identify at least three routes that patients may use to obtain medications for safe early abortion in the United States.
Describe their legal obligations to preserve patient privacy in the context of medication abortion and miscarriage management.
Recall their ethical responsibilities to provide patient care in emergency and non-emergency contexts for pregnant, miscarrying or post-abortion patients presenting with complications.
Recognize their legal and ethical rights to exercise conscience clauses regarding the care of patients presenting with pregnancy or abortion complications

You must complete the post-test and evaluation at the link below in order to receive credit for your contact hours.Continuing education certificates will be sent for completed courses within 24 hours to the email used for Canvas course registration. Be sure to check your spam or bulk folders. If you are unable to locate your certificate email or have questions about completion of the post-test and evaluation, please contact aimee.wilson@frontier.edu.

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Mindfulness Self Care for the Provider

Providers are in increasingly stressful environments. In this hour-long presentation we will cover the history of mindfulness, supporting research, and its evidence-based use in practice and self care. We will teach various formal and informal practices that can be used at the moment.

This activity is approved for 1 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 0 hour(s) of pharmacology) by Frontier Nursing University. Activity #2309-0013. This activity was planned in accordance with ANCC Commission on Accreditation Standards and Policies. This activity has been approved for 1 year (through 10/2/2024).

Learning Objectives:

The participants will have practiced at least three methods to increase mindfulness and decrease stress.
Accurately describe three mindfulness practices they can use.
Describe the relationship between mindfulness and its impact on the mind-body connection.
List three ways self-compassion practice helps address the stress response.

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Introduction to Cultural Safety

In this three-hour course, you will learn about Native American history and culture in order to better comprehend cultural safety. This requires not only understanding the Native American culture but also self-reflection and awareness on the part of the healthcare provider.

“The focus of the Introduction to Cultural Safety is on Native Americans, but the tenets can be applied to all populations,” Dr. Tenney said. “We will introduce the concept of cultural safety and center on the Indigenous patient experience, learning to listen as the patient defines what safe care is.”

By the end of the Introduction to Cultural Safety, learners will be able to:

Define cultural safety.
Identify the three key tenets of cultural safety.
Explain the impacts of colonization on Indigenous people in the U.S.
Describe what culturally safe vs. culturally unsafe care may look like.
Discuss personal and systems change strategies for improving the cultural safety of care.

The course is led by FNU Faculty Dr. Erin Tenney and guest instructor Dorene Waubanewquay Day. In addition to being clinical faculty at FNU, Dr. Tenney is a certified nurse-midwife and women's health nurse practitioner, DONA International birth doula trainer, writer, and photographer who has worked within Indigenous health centers and communities throughout her nursing career of almost 20 years.

Dorene Waubanewquay Day is an accomplished educator, midwife, activist, singer, and artist who consults and works with many Indigenous and other communities and organizations to help restore and design culturally safe practices. In 2020, she was selected as a Luce Indigenous Fellow.

This education activity is pending approval by Frontier Nursing University of up to 3 hours of accredited education.

Editor’s Note: This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $2,065,200. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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