SBHCS Nursing Center for Professional Development

Continuing / In-service Education

Within the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, professional learning is designed to augment the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of nurses, therefore enhancing the nurses' contributions to quality health care. As roles and responsibilities change, the need for continuing competence increases.

• SBHCS Program Calendar- Updated quarterly, the SBHCS professional nurse can register to participate in a variety of educational initiatives sponsored by The Nursing Education Advisory Council (NEAC). This Council, comprised of Directors of Education from each affiliate within the Saint Barnabas Health Care System is dedicated to the development of state-of-the-art educational programming.

• SBHCS E-Learning Opportunity- E-Learning opportunities are made available for the SBHCS professional nurse as identified by:

Look for this icon throughout the site to access
E -learning opportunities.

Computers are available at each SBHCS affiliate for contact hour access. Questions regarding computer locations can be referred to the affiliate's Director of Education.

If you are currently an employee of Saint Barnabas Health Care System and would like to access the E-Learning opportunities, click here to go to The Bridge (Intranet for SBHCS employees).

• In cooperation with GE Healtcare most SBHCS affiliates offer a Training in Partnership Television (TiP-TV). TiP-TV offers accredited continuing education courses and best practices for nurses within the SBHCS. Questions regarding computer locations can be referred to the affiliate's Director of Education.

The New Jersey State Board of Nursing’s new Continuing Education regulations for RNs and LPNs were published May 1, 2006 in the New Jersey Register. You can access a copy at http://www.njsna.org/associations/6274/files/NursingContinEdRegs.pdf

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