The Connecticut League for Nursing is the premier nursing organization within the state that facilitates access to education, resources, and information for entry and professional advancement in the field of nursing. |
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The Connecticut League for Nursing's mission is to:
- Foster partnerships between academic and clinical nursing leaders that strengthen the quality and outcomes of nursing education
- Facilitate access to formal nursing education programs in the State of Connecticut
- Provide affordable, accessible, and contemporary continuing education programs and forums that promote nurses' professional advancement, leadership development, and managerial skills
- Support the National League for Nursing's initiatives related to Nurse Faculty Development, Nursing Research and Nursing Workforce Demographics
These are the values and principles to which the Connecticut League for Nursing is committed:
- Respect, fairness and integrity in our work
- Accountability to our members
- Diversity and inclusiveness of people, information resources, and services
- Innovation, creativity, risk-taking, initiative, and problem-solving
- Collaboration with all who can contribute to positive client outcomes
- Provide leadership in the nursing community
- Embrace and facilitate life-long learning
- Focus on quality and excellence in all we do, and encourage the same in others
ONGOING SERVICES
Throughout the year, CLN is hard at work providing much needed services to Nurses throughout CT. Here are some of our services and accomplishments. Become a member and help us reach our goals for the coming year!
- Educate over 50 nurses each year in our online RN & LPN Nurse Refresher Programs
- Offer courses in home care nursing and orientation to home care to help nurses make the transition from hospital-based nursing
- Offer home care nursing courses in cooperation with Sacred Heart University to prepare nurses to meet CT requirements for home care supervision and leadership
- Award over $12,000 in scholarships annually at the RN & LPN Student Days
- Educate nurses in many roles (staff nurses, managers, educators, and faculty) about new models of care and practices to improve healthcare delivery to patients
- Publish 15,000 copies of the Guide to Nursing Education and distributed to potential and current nursing students, all schools and programs of nursing, and healthcare facilities throughout CT semi-annually.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Made it easier for nurses to make the transition from LPN to RN and RN to advanced education through the new statewide articulation plan
- Worked collaboratively with Charter Oak College to establish the certificate programs in home care and refresher courses
- Created, developed and piloted the state's first on-line perioperative course in conjunction with Charter Oak State College and the Connecticut Hospital Association's Operating Room Managers Meeting Group
- Designed a licensing arrangement for Connecticut home care agencies and organizations nationwide to use the CLN Home Care Course to help streamline and standardize the orientation process.
- Authored the first Comprehensive Study of Nursing Schools in Connecticut, and disseminated the information to stakeholders throughout the state to develop long-term sustainable solutions to Connecticut's nursing workforce crisis
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