Holistic Nurse Training Program - Week 2

Springfield, MA US
April 21, 2025 to April 24, 2025

Overview

Target Audience

Nurses (RN & LPN)

Learning Objectives

After participating in the educational activities for Week Two, attendees should be able to:

Day 1 

  1. Explore the advantages and disadvantages of creating holistic healing environments 
  2. Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of healthcare technology 
  3. Define appropriate methods to provide opportunities for meditation and mindfulness for patients and nurses to promote nurse’s self-care and well-being 
  4. Interpret the therapeutic inpatient, ambulatory and community environments that holistic nursing care impacts 
  5. Discuss the current evidence-informed literature about the holistic nursing care projects 
  6. Integrate principles of culturally sensitive care into self-care and patient care 
  7. Differentiate between the different types of therapeutic relationships that holistic nurses engage in 
  8. Recognize the balance of environment, culture and relationships into forming healthy relationships

Day 2 

  1. Explore the significant research opportunities and quality improvement projects in holistic nursing 
  2. Define the principles of energy conservation and sustainability at BH 
  3. Interpret the effectiveness of the different holistic caring projects in the inpatient, ambulatory and community environments that holistic nursing care impacts 
  4. Differentiate between holistic nursing led interventions that support the patient’s experience 
  5. Identify the holistic nursing scope and standards of care that directly impact staff and patient well-being and healing

Day 3 

  1. Explore the benefits of embracing diversity/equity/inclusion into the holistic health care delivery model 
  2. Define the scientific truths and falsehoods of holistic nursing care with patients and self-care for staff 
  3. Interpret the national trends for holistic nursing and inpatient/ambulatory health care standards 
  4. Discuss the significance of the holistic care nursing model for BH 
  5. Integrate the didactic holistic learning with real-life examples from the inpatient/ambulatory setting

Day 4 

  1. Explore the ideas, concepts and components of a holistic certification exam 
  2. Define the holistic interventions that promote comfort or enhance the healing environment at BH or in homecare, end-of-life 
  3. Interpret the evidence informed holistic care practices that have been used by other healthcare organizations 
  4. Analyze the patient’s or staff’s experience with holistic modalities introduced to that population 
  5. Differentiate between the concepts of holistic teaching on a unit versus at a podium presentation 
  6. Integrate principles of holistic care practices when critiquing research and evidence-informed quality projects
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 32.00 ANCC Contact Hours
Course opens: 
04/21/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Event starts: 
04/21/2025 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
04/24/2025 - 5:00pm EDT

Venue

Baystate Medical Center
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
United States

Faculty

Faculty

Constance Blake, EdD, MSN, RNC-OB, HNB-BC
Nurse Educator
Holistic Nursing Department
Baystate Medical Center

Cidalia Vital, PhD, RN, CNL, CRRN
Director Nursing Research, Holistic, & Spiritual Services
Baystate Medical Center

Jennifer Zollo, RN, BSN, NC-BC, CPN
Baystate Medical Center

Alyssa Reardon, BSN, RN, HN-BC
Staff RN
American International College

Ariana Walker
Sustainability and Energy Coordinator
Baystate Health

Name of Individual

Individual's Role in Activity

Financial Relationship Disclosure

Discussion of
Unlabeled/Unapproved
Uses of Drugs/Devices
in Presentation?

Constance Blake, EdD, MSN, RNC-OB, HNB-BCCourse Director, Planner, InstructorNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Cidalia Vital, PhD, RN, CNL, CRRNInstructorNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Jennifer Zollo, RN, BSN, NC-BC, CPNInstructorNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Alyssa Reardon, BSN, RN, HN-BCInstructorNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Ariana WalkerInstructorNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.

None of the planners or faculty 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. 

Accreditation

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


 

Nurses
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 32.0 contact hour(s).  Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 32.00 ANCC Contact Hours

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