JOPHON Courses offer continuing education created from JOPHON, APHON’s acclaimed journal. These courses feature original, peer-reviewed research aimed at enhancing clinical nursing care for children and adolescents with cancer and blood disorders, and their families.
Title: Jan/Feb 2025 Pediatric patient experiences using medical cannabis in cancer symptom management as reported by parents of children and adolescents and by young adults
Author(s): Mary Langevin, APRN, CNP, CPHON, Teresa Herriage, DNP APRN, CNP, CPHON, and Mary C. Hooke, PhD, APRN, PCNS, FAAN, FAPHON
Course Overview: This course provides a comprehensive overview of medical cannabis, exploring its history, legal status, and therapeutic applications. Participants will gain an understanding of the pharmacology of cannabis, its potential benefits and risks, and the latest research findings. The course also covers practical considerations for healthcare professionals, including patient assessment, dosing, and monitoring. By the end of this course, participants will be equipped with the knowledge to make informed decisions regarding the use of medical cannabis in clinical practice.
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe the purpose and design of the study exploring pediatric patient experiences with medical cannabis in cancer symptom management.
- Identify methodological considerations in recruiting and surveying participants in the medical cannabis study.
- Discuss barriers associated with an anonymous design to determine the therapeutic effects of medical cannabis and determine ways to prevent these barriers.
- Define the role of nurses and advanced practice nurses in the study, and integrate holistic nursing care into individual practice.
APHON will provide 1 nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) contact hour(s) with 0.50 for pharmacology for the successful completion of this course. Successful completion of:
- JOPHON Article Review
- Post-Test
- Evaluation
APHON Related Organization Education
JOPHON Courses offer continuing education created from JOPHON, APHON’s acclaimed journal. These courses feature original, peer-reviewed research aimed at enhancing clinical nursing care for children and adolescents with cancer and blood disorders, and their families.
Title: Mar/April 2025Development and Process Evaluation of Sickle Stroke Screen: A Patient Educational Initiative to Improve Transcranial Doppler Screening in Sickle Cell Anemia.
Author(s): Alyssa M. Schlenz, PhD, Shannon M. Phillips, PhD, RN, Jeanine Dumas, RN, MSN, and Julie Kanter, MD
Course Overview: This course aims to address the barriers to implementing education for stroke risk screening in children with sickle cell anemia. It evaluates the effectiveness of rebranding patient educational materials to improve caregiver knowledge of stroke risk screening and compares the impact of caregiver and provider feedback on the successful implementation of new patient education initiatives
Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze the barriers to implementing education for stroke risk screening in children with sickle cell anemia
- Evaluate the effectiveness of rebranding patient educational materials to improve caregiver knowledge of stroke risk screening
- Compare the impact of caregiver and provider feedback on the successful implementation of new patient education initiatives
APHON will provide 1 nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) contact hour(s) for the successful completion of this course. Successful completion of:
- JOPHON Article Review
- Post-Test
- Evaluation
APHON Related Organization Education
JOPHON Courses offer continuing education created from JOPHON, APHON’s acclaimed journal. These courses feature original, peer-reviewed research aimed at enhancing clinical nursing care for children and adolescents with cancer and blood disorders, and their families.
Title: Nov/Dec 2024 Overcoming Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in Pediatric Oncology Nurses: Implementation of a Staff Well-Being Program
Author(s): Angie Blackwell, MSN, RN, ACCNS-P, CPON® Clinical Nurse Specialist
Course Overview: This course is designed to address the unique challenges faced by pediatric oncology nurses. This course will help participants distinguish between compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction, and understand their impact on nurse performance and patient care. Participants will learn to identify stressors that increase the risk of burnout and explore strategies such as Code Lavender to support staff well-being. The course will also cover the coordination of debriefs among staff members and the analysis of methods implemented to prevent compassion fatigue and burnout. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to enhance their well-being and provide better care for their patients.
Learning Outcomes:
- Distinguish compassion fatigue from compassion satisfaction and discuss how they both affect overall nurse performance and patient care.
- Identify events that can lead to higher levels of stress and increase risk of burnout within the staff on a unit.
- Describe what a Code Lavender is and integrate strategies within the EBP model into their own unit.
- List challenges of coordinating debriefs among staff members and formulate methods that promote attendance.
- Analyze effects of methods implemented to prevent compassion fatigue and compassion burnout.
- Analyze evidence composed from the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL).
APHON will provide 1 nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) contact hour(s) for the successful completion of this course. Successful completion of:
- JOPHON Article Review
- Post-Test
- Evaluation
APHON Related Organization Education
JOPHON Courses offer continuing education created from JOPHON, APHON’s acclaimed journal. These courses feature original, peer-reviewed research aimed at enhancing clinical nursing care for children and adolescents with cancer and blood disorders, and their families.
Title: Nov/Dec 2021 Yoga in the Pediatric Oncology Population: A Review of the Literature
Author(s): Denise Spector, PhD, MPH, ANP, E-RYT, FAIHM
Course Overview: This course explores the effectiveness of yoga interventions in pediatric oncology populations, emphasizing their potential benefits on quality of life and emotional well-being. Participants will learn about the main components of yoga sessions, including asanas (postures), breathing exercises (pranayama), and relaxation techniques. The course will review studies indicating that yoga can improve symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and physical function among young patients. Additionally, safety measures for yoga programs, including instructor training and consideration of children’s comorbidities, will be discussed. The course will also cover the increase in the number of children engaging in yoga from 2012 to 2017, the physical and emotional benefits of yoga interventions, and commonly used measures for health-related quality of life outcomes. Nurses’ roles in future studies of yoga in children with cancer will be highlighted, focusing on their ability to educate patients, families, and colleagues about the potential benefits of yoga.
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify the main components of a yoga session/intervention.
- List quality of life domains that may be improved through a yoga intervention.
- Summarize the physical and emotional benefits that children and adolescents may experience through a yoga intervention.
APHON will provide 1 nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) contact hour(s) for the successful completion of this course. Successful completion of:
Evaluation
JOPHON Article Review
Post-Test
Challenges in Pediatric/Young Adult Patients with Bleeding Disorders: A Quality Improvement Study
This course contains 3 sections:
1. Article
2. Post-test
3. Evaluation
Learning Outcomes:
- Recognize key drivers that led to Desmopressin (1-deamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin) (DDAVP) challenge errors.
- Understand the importance of timely lab draws for patients receiving test doses of DDAVP.
- Identify barriers in obtaining appropriate laboratory testing after the administration of the DDAVP test dose.
- Integrate interventions that demonstrated a reduction in errors DDAVP challenge errors.
- Analyze and report data obtained following the incorporation of interventions to reduce DDAVP challenge errors.
Credits
Upon successful completion of this course, nurses will earn 1 NCPD. There are no pharmacology hours associated with this activity.
A Quality Approach to Blinatumomab Delivery in Pediatric Oncology: A Children’s Oncology Group Study
Course Description
This course contains 3 sections:
- Article
- Post-Test
- Evaluation
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this activity, the learner will be able to:
- Identify the key responsibilities of nurses in ensuring safe and consistent administration of blinatumomab
- Recognize the challenges associated with at-home administration of blinatumomab and solutions implemented by clinical teams to address these problems
- Describe the methods used by institutions to create new protocols and standards of operating procedures for the infusion of Blinatumomab.
- Discuss the need for standardization in the creation of education for both patients and nursing staff when new trials are opened.
Credits
Upon successful completion of this course, nurses will earn 1 NCPD. There are .25 pharmacology hours associated with this activity. Please contact education@aphon.org to have pharmacology hours added to this educational activity certificate.
Simulation, Storytelling, and Pediatric End of Life Care: A Continuing Professional Development Approach for Nurse Residents
This course contains 3 sections:
1. Article
2. Post-test
3. Evaluation
Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe the benefits of the storytelling technique as an educational modality for teaching end of life care to clinicians.
2. Discuss the use of simulation in developing communication techniques that enhance the comfort level of clinicians caring for patients at end of life.
3. Define and describe the use of the FATCOD scale as it applies to simulation education.
4. Describe the benefits of pre-briefing and de-briefing in simulation education on end-of-life care.
Credits
Upon successful completion of this course, nurses will earn 1 CNE. There are no pharmacology hours associated with this activity.
We Are Done! Now What? Exploring End of Treatment Needs of Childhood Cancer Survivors and Their Parents
This course contains 3 sections:
1. Article
2. Post-Test
3. Evaluation
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the needs of childhood cancer survivors and their parents at the end of treatment.
- Discuss strategies to assist families in the end of treatment transition process.
Credits
Upon successful completion of this course, nurses will earn 1 CNE. There are no pharmacology hours associated with this activity.
Genomes for Nursing: Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Nurses Utilizing Genomes
This course contains 3 sections:
1. Article
2. Post-Test
3. Evaluation
Learning Objectives
- The learner will be able to identify barriers to nurses utilizing genomics in their practice
- The learner will be able to list nurses’ perceived role in genomic practice
- The learner will be able to discuss potential genomics educational strategies for nurses
Credits
Upon successful completion of this course, nurses will earn 1 CNE. There are no pharmacology hours associated with this activity.
Virtual Reality for Pediatric Oncology Port-A-Cath Access: A Pilot Effectiveness Study
This course contains 3 sections:
- Article
- Post-Test
- Evaluation
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this activity, the learner will be able to:
- Describe the impact of virtual reality interventions on children undergoing port-a-cath access procedures.
- Describe assessment tools used to assess distressing adverse events experienced while using virtual reality interventions.
- List barriers associated with the adoption of a virtual reality intervention.
Credits
Upon successful completion of this course, nurses will earn 1 CNE. There are no pharmacology hours associated with this activity.
