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CE Course in Ohio on Collective Patient Advocacy
This course examines the impact of external forces on RN professional practice and patient advocacy role; it also addresses mechanisms through which RNs can build stronger organizations to secure RN control over safe staffing ratios and professional practice in Ohio acute-care settings; and identifies comprehensive strategies to build an RN social advocacy movement to achieve strong hospital patient and RN whistle-blower protection mandates.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this class, participants will be able to:
- Identify the external forces that affect RN practice and patient advocacy.
- Describe the critical importance of the RN collective patient advocacy role in protecting our practice and our patients in all clinical settings.
- Recognize and accept the RN leadership role in building an RN social advocacy movement for achieving safe RN-to-patient ratios in Ohio.
- Articulate the effectiveness of safe staffing standards based on individual patient acuity with ratios as a minimum.
- Articulate two reasons why strong patient protection and RN patient advocacy rights are critical for the provision of safe, therapeutic, effective, and competent patient care.
- Demonstrate how collective grassroots patient advocacy strategies will have a positive impact on the adoption of these comprehensive and uniform healthcare standards.
Course Dates & Locations
- Independence - Monday, June 27, 2016
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Courtyard Cleveland Independence
5051 W Creek Rd, Independence, OH 44131 - Columbus - Wednesday, June 29, 2016
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Courtyard Columbus Downtown
35 W Spring St, Columbus, OH 43215 - Dayton - Friday, July 1, 2016
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Dayton Marriott
1414 South Patterson Blvd, Dayton, OH 45409
Registration