Mindfulness for Healthcare Professionals - N47685
23.95
About the Course:
Mindfulness is an innate ability that can be developed with practice. Cultivating mindfulness skills has been shown to benefit mental and physical health including managing chronic illnesses, pain, addiction, anxiety, and depression. Using mindfulness to reduce personal reactivity in order to choose constructive ways to respond can improve communication, interpersonal relationships, and responses to conflict and trauma in personal and work settings. Building mindfulness-based, stress-reduction principles and techniques into healthcare environments can increase positivity, safety, and pleasure in work. This course provides healthcare professionals with the knowledge to expand their understanding of what mindfulness is in its many forms. These include formal, structured approaches as various approaches to meditation, as well as informal, beneficial daily habits of thinking and behavior. The course explores the evidence base for the uses and benefits of mindfulness and presents ways to immediately apply these practices to daily personal and professional life.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, the learner will be able to:
About the Author:
Christina Jackson, PhD, MSN, APRN, APHN-BC, received both her Bachelor of Science in nursing and Master of Science in Nursing with pediatric nurse practitioner specialty from the University of Pennsylvania and her PhD in interdisciplinary studies in holistic and integrative healthcare from the Union Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Jackson is a school nurse in Philadelphia, nurse consultant for Chester County Department of Children, Youth and Families, and Professor Emerita at Eastern University in St. David’s, Pennsylvania, where she was holistic curriculum coordinator for the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. She practices, teaches, and uses many integrative healing strategies for self-care and clinical patient care. She has been teaching mindfulness practices continually for the past 3 decades in various academic and fitness settings. Dr. Jackson is an award-winning author in the field of holistic nursing and served as the associate editor of the journal Holistic Nursing Practice: The Science of Health and Healing, for which she still serves on the editorial board. She has published many articles and book chapters pertaining to mindfulness practices for health, stress reduction, trauma, and addiction, and has frequently spoken about applying yoga, cognitive behavioral techniques, and other mindful self-care and patient-care strategies to healthcare professionals. Dr. Jackson holds certifications in Yoga, Pilates, Hypnotherapy, and Healing Touch, and has additional training in the areas of mindfulness, stress management, mental health, and addictions. She was honored to receive the American Holistic Nurses Association Holistic Nurse of the Year award in 2011.
How to Receive Credit:
Disclosures:
Resolution of Conflict of Interest
In accordance with the ANCC Standards for Commercial Support for continuing education, Colibri Healthcare, LLC implemented mechanisms prior to the planning and implementation of the continuing education activity, to identify and resolve conflicts of interest for all individuals in a position to control content of the course activity.
Sponsorship/Commercial Support and Non-Endorsement
It is the policy of Colibri Healthcare, LLC not to accept commercial support. Furthermore, commercial interests are prohibited from distributing or providing access to this activity to learners.
Disclaimer
The information provided in this activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a healthcare provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition
©2021: All Rights Reserved. Materials may not be reproduced without the expressed written permission or consent of Colibri Healthcare, LLC. The materials presented in this course are meant to provide the consumer with general information on the topics covered. The information provided was prepared by professionals with practical knowledge of the areas covered. It is not meant to provide medical, legal, or professional advice. Colibri Healthcare, LLC recommends that you consult a medical, legal, or professional services expert licensed in your state. Colibri Healthcare, LLC has made all reasonable efforts to ensure that all content provided in this course is accurate and up-to-date at the time of printing, but does not represent or warrant that it will apply to your situation nor circumstances and assumes no liability from reliance on these materials. Quotes are collected from customer feedback surveys. The models are intended to be representative and not actual customers.
Course Verification
All individuals involved have disclosed that they have no significant financial or other conflicts of interest pertaining to this course. Likewise, and in compliance with California Assembly Bill No. 241, every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that the content in this course is balanced and unbiased.
Mindfulness is an innate ability that can be developed with practice. Cultivating mindfulness skills has been shown to benefit mental and physical health including managing chronic illnesses, pain, addiction, anxiety, and depression. Using mindfulness to reduce personal reactivity in order to choose constructive ways to respond can improve communication, interpersonal relationships, and responses to conflict and trauma in personal and work settings. Building mindfulness-based, stress-reduction principles and techniques into healthcare environments can increase positivity, safety, and pleasure in work. This course provides healthcare professionals with the knowledge to expand their understanding of what mindfulness is in its many forms. These include formal, structured approaches as various approaches to meditation, as well as informal, beneficial daily habits of thinking and behavior. The course explores the evidence base for the uses and benefits of mindfulness and presents ways to immediately apply these practices to daily personal and professional life.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, the learner will be able to:
- Discuss mindfulness in terms of psychophysiological health, self-regulation, and well-being.
- Analyze evidence-based benefits and appropriate application of mindfulness practices.
- Explore mindfulness origins and techniques.
- Discuss formal and informal approaches to mindfulness.
- Choose mindfulness strategies for self-care and patient-education that enhance mood, cognition, resiliency, and coping with stress.
- Examine ways to apply mindfulness to enhance communication, safe practice, and management of stress and conflict in healthcare environments.
About the Author:
Christina Jackson, PhD, MSN, APRN, APHN-BC, received both her Bachelor of Science in nursing and Master of Science in Nursing with pediatric nurse practitioner specialty from the University of Pennsylvania and her PhD in interdisciplinary studies in holistic and integrative healthcare from the Union Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Jackson is a school nurse in Philadelphia, nurse consultant for Chester County Department of Children, Youth and Families, and Professor Emerita at Eastern University in St. David’s, Pennsylvania, where she was holistic curriculum coordinator for the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. She practices, teaches, and uses many integrative healing strategies for self-care and clinical patient care. She has been teaching mindfulness practices continually for the past 3 decades in various academic and fitness settings. Dr. Jackson is an award-winning author in the field of holistic nursing and served as the associate editor of the journal Holistic Nursing Practice: The Science of Health and Healing, for which she still serves on the editorial board. She has published many articles and book chapters pertaining to mindfulness practices for health, stress reduction, trauma, and addiction, and has frequently spoken about applying yoga, cognitive behavioral techniques, and other mindful self-care and patient-care strategies to healthcare professionals. Dr. Jackson holds certifications in Yoga, Pilates, Hypnotherapy, and Healing Touch, and has additional training in the areas of mindfulness, stress management, mental health, and addictions. She was honored to receive the American Holistic Nurses Association Holistic Nurse of the Year award in 2011.
How to Receive Credit:
- Read the entire course online or in print which requires a 3-hour commitment of time.
- Complete the Self-Assessment Quiz Questions either integrated throughout or all at the end of the course.
- These questions are NOT GRADED. The questions are included to help affirm what you have learned from the course.
- The correct answer is shown after the question is answered. If the incorrect answer is selected, a Rationale for the correct answer is provided.
- At the end of the course, answer the Yes/No Affirmation question to indicate that you have completed the educational activity.
- Specific to Florida: A mandatory Final Examination with a passing score of 70% or higher is required. Exam questions link content to the course Learning Objectives as a method to enhance individualized learning and material retention.
- If requested, provide required personal and payment information.
- Complete the mandatory Nursing Course Evaluation.
- Print your Certificate of Completion.
Disclosures:
Resolution of Conflict of Interest
In accordance with the ANCC Standards for Commercial Support for continuing education, Colibri Healthcare, LLC implemented mechanisms prior to the planning and implementation of the continuing education activity, to identify and resolve conflicts of interest for all individuals in a position to control content of the course activity.
Sponsorship/Commercial Support and Non-Endorsement
It is the policy of Colibri Healthcare, LLC not to accept commercial support. Furthermore, commercial interests are prohibited from distributing or providing access to this activity to learners.
Disclaimer
The information provided in this activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a healthcare provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition
©2021: All Rights Reserved. Materials may not be reproduced without the expressed written permission or consent of Colibri Healthcare, LLC. The materials presented in this course are meant to provide the consumer with general information on the topics covered. The information provided was prepared by professionals with practical knowledge of the areas covered. It is not meant to provide medical, legal, or professional advice. Colibri Healthcare, LLC recommends that you consult a medical, legal, or professional services expert licensed in your state. Colibri Healthcare, LLC has made all reasonable efforts to ensure that all content provided in this course is accurate and up-to-date at the time of printing, but does not represent or warrant that it will apply to your situation nor circumstances and assumes no liability from reliance on these materials. Quotes are collected from customer feedback surveys. The models are intended to be representative and not actual customers.
Course Verification
All individuals involved have disclosed that they have no significant financial or other conflicts of interest pertaining to this course. Likewise, and in compliance with California Assembly Bill No. 241, every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that the content in this course is balanced and unbiased.