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Exciting nursing conferences

Stay engaged with industry best practices through Nursing Outreach virtual conferences and webinars.

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High-quality nursing education

Nursing Outreach is a recognized leader in providing high-quality, affordable lifelong learning opportunities for Missouri's registered nurses and other health care professionals.

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Advanced practice assessment and skills workshop

Each March, MU Nursing Outreach teams up with the DNP program faculty to host the Advanced Practice Assessment and Skills workshop.

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Nursing Outreach offers continuing nursing education

The MU Sinclair School of Nursing’s Nursing Outreach program is one of the nation’s most respected providers of extended educational resources.

We’re here to further your career or institution through relevant, responsive and reliable learning opportunities that focus on incorporating the latest evidence into practice. Our high-quality, affordable programs are available in multiple in-person and online formats for registered nurses in virtually any specialty, practice setting or location.

For a list of MUNO conferences and webinars for 2021, see Online courses.

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MU nursing students step up to help with patient care over winter break
  • Published: Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020

COLUMBIA, Mo. – One by one, the 70 nursing students on the late-afternoon video call turned on their cameras. Some were still in nursing uniforms from clinical, some were just taking a break from studying. Every hand was raised.“I was in ...

MU develops program to prepare for alternative care site staffing
  • Published: Monday, April 27, 2020

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri is helping to lead a statewide effort to retrain and deploy retired nurses and other health care providers to alternative care sites (ACSs) for recovering COVID-19 patients. The coordinated response ...

Kathleen Quinn named senior program director for health and safety
  • Published: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Kathleen Quinn, associate dean for rural health at the University of Missouri, has been named senior program director for health and safety. This new position is a collaborative effort between the MU School of Medicine and the MU ...

The University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing receives notice of continuing approval for another three years
  • Published: Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020

University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on ...

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Online courses

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Nurses in the Trenches with First Responders

March 5, 2021

online $99.00

Nurses in the Trenches with First Responders March 5, 2021: Live Virtual Conference First responders such as police officers, fire fighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians perform very different jobs, but their work interfaces with the ...

CEU Enhanced Leadership Development Academy for RNs and NHAs in Long-term Care

Nov. 1, 2020 - Oct. 31, 2021

online $1,000.00

Take this survey FIRST before you click the register button to determine your eligibility. This professional development course offers RNs and NHAs working in LTC an engaging on-line learning environment with an emphasis on practical application that ...

CEU Immunization Webinar Series 1 (FY20)

online $0.00

Session 1Vaccine Safety and Errors This presentation will focus on vaccine administration, errors and safety in order to promote best practices and avoid errors. Session 2Hepatitis A Virus InfectionAn update on best practices and challenges in ...

CEU Immunization Webinar Series 2 (FY21)

Aug. 19, 2020 - June 30, 2021

online $0.00

Immunization Webinar Series 2The purpose of this series of five (5) webinars is to update the knowledge base regarding immunization practices and vaccine recommendations based on national guidelines and the latest evidence to guide practice.  ...

CEU HAI-Infection Prevention in Ambulatory Care Locations Webinar

online $0.00

This self-paced webinar discusses infection control challenges and describes development of a risk assessment and infection control plan for ambulatory care settings. Successful completion will earn participants 1.15 contact hours. Last reviewed: ...

CEU HAI-Construction and Infection Prevention Webinar

online $0.00

This self-paced webinar describes the multiple roles of an infection preventionist in maintaining patient safety during health care facility renovation and construction. Successful completion will earn participants 1.0 contact hours. Last reviewed: ...

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Resources

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Information for Healthcare Professionals about Coronavirus (COVID-19)

CDC guidance for healthcare professionals on the care of patients, protecting patients and workers, and facility guidance.

CDC Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facilities

Go-to resource for infection prevention and control in long term care facilities. It includes fact sheets, guidelines, tool kits, checklists regarding clinical staff, residents, prevention tools and links to numerous websites.

CDC Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training

Newly released online course designed for those responsible for infection prevention and control (IPC) programs in nursing homes. Content includes core activities of effective IPC programs and recommended practices to implement. Free CE's offered.

2017 HICPAC-CDC Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection: What the infection preventionist needs to know

In the FALL 2017 Prevention Strategist, the authors state: “In spite of an increasing focus on SSI reduction efforts and overall lower infection rates, the stakes remain high for all patients having surgery. Approximately 55 percent of SSI cases ...

2020 MU Nursing Outreach Calendar (PDF)

Encourage your nursing staff to continue their education and increase their competency — Post this schedule of 2020 Nursing Outreach workshops and conferences where they will see it.

AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use

AHRQ created a safety program designed to improve antibiotic stewardship and antibiotic prescribing practices across acute care, long-term care, and ambulatory care facilities across the United States. Toolkits include best practices for diagnosis ...

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