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Offered Programs include:

Career Progression and Development:

Surviving your First Years as a Nurse Program

This program serves as a guide with practical tips and techniques not normally taught in nursing school. It focuses on successfully making the transition from student to professional nurse, minimizing legal risks, use of social media in healthcare, and other aspects of nursing which occur at and away from the bedside.
10.00 CNEs

Surviving Your First Years as a Nurse Practitioner Program

This Sigma program supports nurses as they transition from a registered nurse into a nurse practitioner. It addresses new responsibilities, including prescriptive authority and business management considerations of billing, coding, and quality outcome measures while expressing the importance of taking the certification exam and becoming credentialed by the state and federal government. The program discusses the process of new employee on-boarding and the benefits of mentor programs and fellowships as they transition into their new role. Learners will also discover ongoing resources for continuing education, networking, the importance of joining a professional organization, and work-life balance.
3.40 CNEs

Return to Nursing: A Refresher Program

This refresher program was designed for nurses who have been out of the nursing workforce but want to return to practice. Each course in this program features interactive knowledge checks and scenarios to allow learners to practice applying their knowledge. This program is mapped to the NCLEX-RN test plan as well as QSEN core competencies.
54.30 CNEs

Advocacy Certificate Program

The future of nursing is informed by the lived experiences of nurses, educational preparation, and personal connection to social and professional issues that compel action. This certificate program aims to develop nurses’ knowledge and skills in advocating for themselves as well as at the organizational, community, regional, or global levels.
4.70 CNEs

Nursing Continuing Professional Development Bundle

A curated group of continuing education courses providing nursing professional development.
62.71 CNEs
Using Evidence to Guide Decision Making and Management Practices

  • The Art of Leading
  • Project Management
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Patient Safety in the Health Care Workplace
  • Safety for the Health Care Worker
  • Nursing Liability
  • Legal Documentation and Defenses
  • Faculty Professional Role Development Program: Scholarship of Discovery
  • Faculty Professional Role Development Program: Scholarship of Teaching
  • Faculty Professional Role Development Program: Scholarship of Practice
  • Faculty Knowledge/Skills Development: A Review for Nurse Educators - Facilitate Learning
  • Faculty Knowledge/Skills Development: A Review for Nurse Educators - Facilitate Learner Development & Socialization
  • Use Assessment & Evaluation Strategies
  • Participate in Curriculum Development, Design, and Evaluation of Program Outcomes
  • Pursue Continuous Quality Improvement and Scholarship in the Academic Nurse Education Role
  • Engage in Leadership and Service
  • Transformational Leadership: Delivering Excellence
  • Technology Integration in Research
  • Community Health Nursing

Leadership and Management:

Frontline Leader Certificate Program

An important tool for succession planning, this program enhances the ability of new nurse leaders to manage patient flow, handle conflict, address concerns of patients, families, staff, or interdepartmental colleagues, and strengthen staff performance. It includes downloadable workbooks and blended learning.
5.25 CNEs

Coaching in Nursing

Whether you are looking for a coach or looking to become a coach, this course will provide skills and knowledge to assist you. The course will facilitate collaboration and communication, encourage professional development, and improve retention and career satisfaction.
1.60 CNEs

Empowerment Essentials for Leadership

This professional growth education offering includes the following Sigma noteworthy products: Transformational Leadership, Advocacy Certificate Program, Coaching in Nursing and Leadership Succession Planning.
8.90 CNEs

Nursing Leadership Fundamentals

This valuable professional development offering from Sigma includes the following products: Frontline Leader Certificate Program, Nurse Manager Certificate Program, Healthcare Leadership Program and the newly launched innovative Leadership Competency Self-Assessment.
134.30 CNEs

Nurse Manager Certificate Program

The Nurse Manager Certificate Program is a robust web-based educational tool using the latest evidence- based content. It is designed to help develop nursing management competencies necessary to function in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing healthcare environment.
76.00 CNEs

Healthcare Leadership Program

To ensure quality patient care in today’s healthcare environment of increasing patient acuity and staff turnover, nurse leaders are asked to stay apprised of the latest in clinical practice and supervise more staff more effectively. The curriculum for this program is based on the testing blueprints of four nursing leadership/ management credentialing certifications currently available.
52.20 CNEs

ER/Trauma Clinical Specialty:

Human Trafficking: Providing Meaningful Intervention

Victims of human trafficking (HT) often encounter healthcare providers (HCPs) while being trafficked, yet many HCPs lack adequate training regarding the issue. This module will provide an overview of HT, including common forms. Indicators of HT and vulnerabilities associated with HT will be reviewed. Health consequences victims may experience will be discussed in detail.
1.60 CNEs

Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Program

This course provides a solid foundation of knowledge for medical professionals to begin forensic nursing practice under the guidance of a qualified preceptor. Learners will be able to gather and utilize available research and best practices surrounding the medical forensic examination for patients affected by sexual assault.
45.30 CNEs

Leadership Succession Planning

This course aims to fulfill the need to contribute to nurses’ knowledge and tools necessary for effective succession planning and increase the percentage of titled leadership conducting succession planning. Of nurses who completed this course as part of a pilot program, 100% demonstrated increased knowledge regarding succession planning. The majority reported having initiated recommended steps towards their own succession planning within 3 months.

Resources & Articles

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Exploring Leadership Styles in Nursing: Strengths, Challenges, and Best Practices

Discover the most common leadership styles in nursing and their impact on patient care, team dynamics, and professional growth in healthcare settings.

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Nursing Certifications | Why They Matter

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Essentials for New Emergency Nurses: The ENA Clinical Novice Pathway

ED nurse onboarding is as essential for key measures such as job satisfaction, retention, and employee engagement as it is for clinical development. HealthStream has solutions to help provide your new ED nurses with the latest, most engaging education and can provide them with an optimal onboarding experience. Reach out to HealthStream today to learn more.