Education

Professional Rehabilitation Nursing Online Course

• Attend from anywhere, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Learn at your own pace
• Sessions include slides with voice over instruction

The Professional Rehabilitation Nursing (PRN) Course is designed for nurses new to rehabilitation nursing or who may float to rehabilitation units.  It also provides a thorough overview of the rehabilitation specialty for experienced nurses studying to take the CRRN^® Exam.

PRN Online provides a comprehensive education in rehabilitation nursing concepts and clinical skills.  Session slides are presented with voice over instruction by expert faculty with clinical and teaching backgrounds. Essential knowledge and best practices for the rehabilitation nurse are taught in 3 modules covering 25 different topic areas. Each teaching module can be done incrementally. Upon successfully completing the three posttests, students will earn 23 contact hours (CEs).

The Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Learning Objectives
The new Professional Rehabilitation Nursing Online Course is designed for nurses new to rehabilitation nursing or who may float to rehabilitation units.  It also provides a thorough overview of the rehabilitation specialty for experienced nurses studying to take the CRRN examination. Upon completion, you will have learned to:

• Incorporate rehabilitation principles as an integral part of your nursing practice.
• Describe the major pathophysiological and sociological states associated with prolonged illness and disability.
• Explain the impact of rehabilitation services in today's healthcare environment.
• Identify effective nursing interventions that meet individual needs and promote positive client outcomes.
• Describe rehabilitation and nursing management of common long-term health alterations.
• Examine settings where the continuum of rehabilitation nursing care occurs.

Knowledgeable ARN Instructors

	Michele Cournan, MS RN CNS CRRN Clinical Nurse Specialist, Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital Schenectady, NY Ms. Cournan has more than 14 years experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in rehabilitation nursing and has taught the PRN course for three years.
	Kristen Mauk, PhD RN CRRN  GCNS-BC Professor Professor of Nursing and Kreft Endowed Chair Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN Dr. Mauk has 25 years of experience in rehabilitation and gerontological nursing, and teaches courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

3 Modules - 25 Topic Areas

Module 1
Functional Assessment
Neuroanatomy
Rehabilitation Across the Continuum of Care
Neurological Diseases
Safety in Rehabilitation
Mobility and Immobility
Patient and Family Education
Sensory and Perceptual Patterns
Swallowing

Module 2
Neuropsychologic Function
Stroke
Traumatic Brain Injury
Bowel and Bladder
Skin Integrity
Rehabilitation and the Family
Sexuality
Communication

Module 3
Rehabilitation for the Patient with Cancer
Spinal Cord Anatomy, SCI, and Function
Rehabilitation of Older Adults
Rehabilitation and the Community: Barriers and Resources
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Coping Skills for Adjusting/Adapting to Disability
The Child with a Disability

Continuing Education Credit
You can earn one nursing contact hour for every 60 minutes of educational time. You must complete a post test for each module and submit an evaluation form to receive contact hours. There are a maximum of 23 contact hours available for this course. No partial credit is available.

ARN is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

The course material and tests will be available until July 31, 2012. After that date, only copies of completed CNE certificates will be available. A high-speed internet connection is recommended to view the programs.

 

Once payment has been made, you will receive a log in ID and password allowing you unlimited access to the recordings.

Registration Fees:
Members: $250
Nonmembers: $425
Multi-User: $1,500 (provides for up to 10 users)