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Continuing Education Programs

Greetings from Monmouth University, The Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies – Center for Professional Development in Nursing and Health! 

We wish you good things in 2023 and hope you will consider joining us for professional development opportunities in the New Year. 

We are updating our course schedule. Please continue check this website or look for future emails with announcements.

Barbara Paskewich, MSN, CHES – Director of Professional Development and Special Projects,  bpaskewi@monmouth.edu

STAY UP TO DATE! If you would like to informed of upcoming workshops and professional development events, please send email to bpaskewi@monmouth.edu to be added to our mailing list.

Upcoming Workshops

Prescribing Controlled Substances in NJ Online Self Study Program

6 contact hours will be provided.

Register for These Workshop Dates

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Flyer: Prescribing Controlled Substances in NJ Online Self Study Program

Fee: $95/$75 for Monmouth University alumni and preceptors

Six (6) contact hours will be provided.

Desired Learning outcome: The advanced practice nurse will apply the concepts learned in this course when prescribing controlled substances for their patients.

Program description: This innovative course provides an up-to-date overview of the pharmacology of controlled substances. It has been designed to meet the continuing education requirement for the prescriptive practice of the Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) in NJ. The presenters explore the challenges of responsible prescribing and will share the insight and knowledge gained from their nursing practice. The program is comprised of four modules which include audiovisual material, readings, case studies, narrated slides with valuable references and resources.

Topics will include: Pharmacodynamics of controlled substances, prevention/diminution of addictions in the general population, prevention & management of impaired practice among health professionals, as well as use of controlled substances for pain management and non-pain related conditions.

Presenters:

  • Rose Knapp, DNP, RN, APN-C- Associate Professor Monmouth University
  • Nicole Keegan, DNP, APN-C, Director Pain Management Services Monmouth Medical Center, Sole Proprietor of the Pain Relief Center of Central NJ
  • Suzanne Kinkle, MSN, RN, CARN, Director of Business Development Recovery Management Systems, Florida

Each session is an online self-paced learner activity and participants will have the entire time frame to complete the 6 hour program. The course may be completed in increments. Computer and internet access are required. One or two days before the start date participants will receive email instructions on how to access the course materials.

Successful Completion: Participants will attend 95% of the program, and complete an online evaluation to receive contact hours. None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. There is no commercial support for this activity.


Register online! Pre-registration is required so please register early! Visit our website to view registration and refund policies. For additional questions, email bpaskewi@monmouth.edu.

The Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies at Monmouth University is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation Provider Number: P242-10/21-24

Nurse Practitioner Skills Boot Camp

Save the Date: June 8 and 9, 2023

Register for This Workshop Date

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Flyer: Nurse Practitioner Skills Boot Camp

Location: Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ

Fee

  • Community: $485
  • MU students/alumni/preceptors: $435

15 contact hours will be provided (includes 3 pharmacology)

Are you looking to enhance your advanced practice skills? Join us for an immersion program for nurse practitioners providing specialized training in key areas.

Instructional materials, Boot Camp t-shirt, and a light lunch are included in the program fee.


Participants will attend one pharmacology, and two skills classes each day selected from the breakout sessions that are outlined below.

Both Days, All Attend

Pharmacology Update – Prescribing for Psychiatric Disorders (8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.)

Laura G. Leahy, DNP, APRN, PMH-CNS/FNP, CARN-AP, FAANP, FAAN
Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, Board Certified in Psychiatric & Addictions Advanced Practice Nurse, and Master Clinician in Psychopharmacology

Content will focus on medication treatment option for psychiatric disorders that are frequently seen in urgent and primary care settings.

Day One Morning Breakout Sessions, 10:15 a.m.-1:15p.m. (Select One)

Clinical Decision Marking: Interpreting & Integrating Diagnostics

Rose Knapp, DNP, RN, APN-C

Participants will review the process of clinical decision making, construct differential diagnosis, identify appropriate testing and analyze diagnostic results.

ECG Interpretation

Dr. Charles Miller, MD, FACC

Recommended for those with some basic ECG exposure. Review basic cardiac electrophysiology and learn how to correctly interpret a 12 lead ECG including “hands on” interpretation. In addition, all of the common (and some uncommon) cardiac dysrhythmias and Acute Coronary Syndrome ECG patterns will be reviewed.

Day One Afternoon Breakout Sessions, 2:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m. (Select One)

Cardiology Basics for the Outpatient Practitioner

Tricia Marceante, MSN, RN, APN-C

Participants will review cardiac physiology, basic ECG interpretation, arrhythmias, ECG changes with myocardial infarction, and current guidelines for managing cardiac concerns primarily seen in primary and urgent care.

A Day in a Pediatric Practice

Dr. Steve Miller, DO

Participants will improve their pediatric assessment skills, review clinical presentations for a variety of common pediatric disorders, guidelines for treatment, prescribing guidelines, and recourses to use for pediatric practice.

Day Two Morning Breakout Sessions, 10:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m. (Select One)

Wound Assessment & Suturing

Rose Knapp, DNP, RN, APN-C

Content will include the principles of wound assessment and closure, the administration of local anesthesia and suturing techniques and pre and post procedural considerations including vaccinations and use of antibiotics.

Radiographic Interpretation of Chest and Musculoskeletal System

Patricia Dempsey, DNP, APN-C, PPCNP-BC

This module will focus on the essentials of x-ray interpretation. Participants will learn to interpret plain films in a systematic manner. Areas of study will include extremity evaluation with a special emphasis on acute traumatic findings.

Day Two Afternoon Breakout Sessions, 2:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m. (Select One)

Care of Common Orthopedic Injuries & Splinting Basics

Dr. Marc Menkowitz, MD, and Courtney Ellenberger, APN

Attendees will learn to evaluate common fractures and dislocations, review basic principles of dislocation/reduction, differentiate indications and contraindications for splinting and describe/demonstrate basic splinting techniques and identify potential complications.

Wound Assessment & Suturing

Rose Knapp, DNP, RN, APN-C

Content will include the principles of wound assessment and closure, the administration of local anesthesia and suturing techniques and pre and post procedural considerations including vaccinations and use of antibiotics.

ECG Interpretation

Dr. Charles Miller, MD, FACC

Recommended for those with some basic ECG exposure, participants will review basic cardiac electrophysiology and learn how to correctly interpret a 12 lead ECG including “hands on” interpretation. In addition, all of the common (and some uncommon) cardiac dysrhythmias and Acute Coronary Syndrome ECG patterns will be reviewed.


Planners, content experts, and speakers have declared no conflict of interest, there is no commercial support for this activity. Criteria for successful completion: participants must stay for the entire module (no more than 10 minutes can be missed) participate in activities, and complete program evaluations. Contact hours will only be awarded for modules attended. Certificates will be awarded at the conclusion of the program.

The Center for Professional Development in Nursing & Health is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver, by the American Nurses Credentialing Commission on Accreditation. Provider number: P242-10/21-24.

Visit our website to view registration and refund policies. For more information contact Barbara Paskewich, director of professional development, The Center for Professional Development in Nursing and Health. Email is preferred, bpaskewi@monmouth.edu. (732) 571-3694. 400 Cedar Ave, West Long Branch NJ, 07764

Career Café – Exploring the Role of the Advance Practice Nurse

Save the Date: June 26, 2023

1.5 nursing contact hours will be provided

Register for This Workshop Date

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Flyer: Career Café

Location: Monmouth University, location TBA (join us in person or on Zoom)

Fee: $10. Current students and alumni join us for free!

Contact Hours: 1.5 nursing contact hours will be provided

Tea and Coffee will be Served

If you are considering furthering your career as an advanced practice nurse, join us for a career café. A panel of faculty members and Monmouth University alumni who are currently practicing in psychiatric-mental health, urgent care, and primary care will engage in a conversation about the role and responsibilities of the advanced practice nurse. Our panel of experts will share their expertise and provide insight regarding factors to consider when deciding whether or not to pursue advanced practice nursing education.

Key topic areas include: 

  • The role of the advanced practice nurse in today’s healthcare climate
  • Opportunities and challenges for nurses in advanced practice
  • Job outlook and growth areas for nurse practitioners
  • An overview of graduate program expectations and pathways

Presenters:

Rose Knapp, DNP, RN, APN-C, Associate Professor, Graduate Faculty, Nurse Practitioner Track Coordinator at the Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies. Rose Knapp has practiced as an Advanced Practice Nurse for 23 years in Urgent Care, Emergency Care, and Primary Care. 

Cheryl Leiningen, DNP, RN, PMHNP-C, Associate Professor and Scholar with the Edmond J. Safra Visiting Nurse Faculty Program at the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation. Cheryl Leiningen has practiced as an advanced practice nurse for 23 years in adult and psychiatric/mental health care.

Successful Completion: Participants will attend 100% of the program, and complete an online evaluation to receive contact hours. None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. There is no commercial support for this activity.

This program is offered through Monmouth University. Visit our website to view registration and refund policies.

For additional questions, email bpaskewi@monmouth.edu

The Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies at Monmouth University is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation Provider Number: P242-10/21-24.

Monitoring and Managing Substance Use Disorders in Pain Management

Save the Date: July 20, 2023

For Nurses: 2 contact hours will be provided

Register for This Workshop Date

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Flyer: Monitoring and Managing Substance Use Disorders in Pain Management

Place: Remote-live meeting via Zoom

Fee:  $30. $20 for Monmouth University Alumni and Preceptors.

For Nurses: 2 contact hours will be provided.

This 2-hour course can be used to count toward the recently released Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) 8 hour training requirement for DEA registered practitioners on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance abuse disorders. If you would like to learn more about this requirement, use this link to find the guidelines and SAMHSA’s content recommendations.

The purpose of this program is to provide nurses and healthcare professionals with updated information on how to screen and support pain management patients when substance abuse is a concern. Using a case study approach, the instructor will describe the assessment and evaluation process, tools and techniques for screening and outline important considerations when prescribing.

Topics will include an overview of:

  • Substance abuse disorders
  • Identification of at-risk patients
  • Review risk management tools and screening tools
  • Interpreting toxicology reports
  • Education methodologies for patients and their families
  • Creating a pain medication contract with patients
  • Medication facilitated recovery
  • Numerous resources for further information

Lead Instructor: Nicole Keegan DNP, APN. Nicole Keegan is an advanced practice nurse and a graduate from Monmouth University’s DNP program. She is the director of Pain Management Services for the Monmouth Medical Center and is the sole proprietor of the Pain Relief Center of New Jersey, an outpatient pain practice established in 2014.

Successful Completion: Participants must attend 95% of the program, participate in learning activities and complete an online evaluation to receive contact hours. Planners, content experts and speakers have declared no conflict of interest. There is no commercial support for this activity. 

This program is offered through Monmouth University. Visit our website to view registration and refund policies.

For additional questions, email bpaskewi@monmouth.edu

The Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies at Monmouth University is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation Provider Number: P242-10/21-24.

Continuing Education Hours Required for License Renewal

The NJ State Board of Nursing adopted a ruling that requires nurses to complete 30 hours of continuing education every two years. The programs must be related to nursing and approved by an agency accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies, such as the ANCC. Successful completion of a course related to nursing offered by a college or university counts toward this requirement, as does the development of a curriculum. If you would like to read the details of this ruling, please visit the NJ Board of Nursing Website. The School of Nursing will continue to offer programs to meet these requirements and we intend to increase our offerings in the coming years. If there are topics that you would like to see offered or if you are interested in offering a program, please contact Barbara Paskewich.

Registration Information

Registration must include full payment to guarantee your spot.

Refund Policy

Full refunds will be provided if the program is canceled due to limited enrollment.

Cancellation By Participant Within:Refund:
Two weeks prior to the scheduled program100% of the fee minus a $20.00 processing fee
Less than two weeks prior to the scheduled program50% of the fee minus a $20.00 processing fee
24 hours of the scheduled programNo refund provided

All cancellation requests must be sent to bpaskewi@monmouth.edu. Appeal process – under extreme circumstances a full or partial refund beyond the terms of this policy may be granted. Please email a statement with the reason for appeal.


Please note: Course materials are for personal use only and are not to be redistributed or shared; and photography, video and sound recordings are strictly prohibited.

Replacement Certificates

Participants who complete the course requirements will be awarded a certificate if contact hours are provided.  There is a $10 fee for replacement certificates; complete our replace lost certificate form by entering your name, date of program, course/certificate needed. Certificates will be emailed; please allow 7 – 10 days.