Online Program
PSNI: The Effects of Stigmatizing Language on School Health
Overview:
Kimberly Garrett BSN, RN, LSN, NCSN presents for PSNI on Stigmatizing Language in the School setting. How we speak with and about students can impact their accessing healthcare. We also need to be aware of how we document as well and not use stigmatizing language. This PSNI webinar was recorded in February, 2025.
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Cost: $ 10.00
Contact Hours 0.5
Objectives:
After viewing the presentation, the learner will be able to:
- Identify stigmatizing language
- Describe strategies for supportive clinical communication
- List one change you can make in your communication
- Identify one metric for improvement
Presenter:
Kimberly has over 25 years of experience across a variety of healthcare roles. She’s been a Trauma Center Nurse, a Senior Quality Consultant, a Clinical Research Coordinator, and, for the past eight years, the Director of Health Services and a School Nurse in a K-12 school system. Kimberly is passionate about improving care coordination and clinical outcomes for students while also enhancing productivity and job satisfaction for school nurses.
None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
At this time, none of the presenters for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. If relevant financial relationships are identified, this information will be shared with learners prior to the educational activity.
Continuing Education Information:
Northeastern University School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurse Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Provider Number 2016U018
Participants successfully completing this program will receive a statement of credit for contact hours. Statements of Credit may be printed on-line after successful completion of the learning assessment.
This program has not received commercial support.