NURSE FACULTY Application & Information

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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING IN THE Edmond J. Safra Visiting Nurse Faculty (EJSVNF) program?

Participants completing the EJSVNF gain new knowledge, clarification of information, and a sense of confidence in their understanding of Parkinson’s disease symptomatology, clinical issues, pharmacological, non-pharmacological and surgical treatments, current research, and importantly, the role of the nurse in caring for the patient and family affected with this common, chronic, and progressive neurodegenerative disorder.

Participants completing the program are prepared to be the local expert on PD in their institution and community. Additionally, many nurse faculty find they can enhance their scholarship by way of novel research ideas and collaboration on projects. Participants will develop a long lasting relationship with the local PD experts at the Movement Disorder Center where they study.

STIPEND & CONTINUINE EDUCATION UNITS: Nurse faculty who complete the entire program are granted a $2,000 stipend and 37 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

HOW IS THE PROGRAM ORGANIZED & WHAT IS TO BE EXPECTED?

The EJSVNF model is “train the trainer”. The program includes didactic, clinical and community experience hours as well as independent study/project time. All participants attend 2 consecutive days on site at a local academic affiliated Movement Disorder Center (MDC) for the didactic component. At the convenience of the participant and local site, each nurse faculty attends a Parkinson’s disease support group and participates in clinical observations under supervision at the Movement Disorder Center. The independent project is of the participants’ choosing and will be mentored as needed by the local sites and national directors of the EJSVNF team.

In summary, the participants complete 37 hours of CEU approved time in the following manner:

• Didactic hours – A minimum of 8.5 hours (Spread over 2 consecutive days at local MDC, scheduled for the entire group)
• Clinical hours under supervision – 16 (scheduled individually)
• Support group participation – 3 hours (scheduled individually at convenience of PD support group and participant)
• Independent project – 9.5 hours (done with mentorship as needed) 

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's COA.

PLEASE NOTE: that once you begin the program, you are required to fully complete the program within 6 months to obtain the stipend and CEUs.

Host site faculty are experts nationally and internationally in Parkinson’s disease. They represent multi-disciplinary teams affiliated with large, academic Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorder Centers. Each site has a host nurse who will work closely with you. The host nurses have multiple decades of experience working in Parkinson’s disease and in providing educational experiences for other nurses.