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The Connecticut League for Nursing has collaborated with state higher education institutions and professional organizations to offer two online programs to prepare nurses to assume positions within home care agencies.
Online Certificate Program in Home Care Management
The certificate program in Home Health Care Management is offered by Sacred Heart University in collaboration with the Connecticut League for Nursing. It is designed for nurses in management positions in Home Health Agencies to meet the State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health (DPH) requirements. DPH requires nurses in managerial positions in home care who do not have a BSN to complete at least six credits in health care management or community health from an accredited college, university or school of nursing.
According to Anne M. Barker, Ed.D., RN, Chair and Professor of Nursing at Sacred Heart University Nursing Program, this educational opportunity is a result of SHU's expertise in leadership development in the field of home care and CLN's ability to promote cutting-edge nursing education within the State of Connecticut. Dr. Barker, a pioneer and leader in the development and implementation of online courses, says that Sacred Heart University's online learning is an Internet-based teaching/learning experience where students can expect equivalent content and opportunity for learning comparable to students who take the same course on campus.
The online certificate program uses Blackboard, a web-based system that provides a user-friendly interface with simple point and click access to course content, collaborative workspaces and online resource centers. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and allows for easy information interchange between student and instructor.
For more information click here or to enroll in the Certificate Program please contract Alma Haluch at halucha@sacredheart.edu Or at 203-371-7715.
HCN010: Introduction to Home Care Nursing
This online program is offered by the Connecticut League for Nursing in collaboration with Charter Oak State College and was developed in consultation with the Connecticut Association for Home Care and Hospice. It is designed to help RNs make a seamless transition to the field of home health care nursing. Led by a faculty mentor who is an expert home care nurse, the course provides 45 continuing education contact hours. Participants may complete the course at their own pace within a 6 month time frame. (Click here to access information about this program)
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