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Professional Rehabilitation Nursing Online Courseimages | PRNregister

  • 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

    images | Cournan  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. 
     
       
     images | Mauk 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.

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    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)