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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 the remainder of 2020, 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 4, 2021 - March 6, 2021

online $99.00

Nurses in the Trenches with First Responders First responders such as police officers, fire fighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians perform very different jobs, but their work interfaces with the work of licensed nurses in emergency ...

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 24th Annual Midwest Regional Nursing Educators Conference

Nov. 18, 2020 - Jan. 25, 2021

online $159.00

24th Annual Midwest Regional Nursing Educators Conference The purpose of this one-day, virtual conference is to provide a forum for educators from both academic and practice-based settings to reflect on and discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ...

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 ...

31st Annual Gerontology Clinical Update

Dec. 9, 2020 - Feb. 3, 2021

online $119.00

This conference will provide a forum for gerontology health care providers, administrators, educators, regulatory personnel, and others to discuss complex care issues common to all who care for the elderly, regardless of setting. The focus is on ...

CEU Immunization Webinar Series 2 (FY21)

Aug. 19, 2020 - July 1, 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.  ...

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Resources

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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 ...

ANA Enterprise: COVID-19 Resources

Infection control measures are important in the prevention and mitigation of COVID-19 spread within healthcare facilities. ANA Enterprises provides several links to CDC guidance on infection prevention and COVID-19.

ANA/APIC Resource Center

Bridging the gap between knowledge deficits and effectively responding to ongoing healthcare-associated infections.

Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access Hospitals

From the CDC, examples of successful implementation of the Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship at small and critical access hospitals.

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