This 13 module (39 CE credit) course introduces self-employed nurses, nurses designing infrastructure sites, and health professionals wishing to provide health related web sites on the internet to the theory, application, ethics, and process of creating web sites for business, collaboration, e-health, and client education. The learner will create a personal web site as part of the assessment process. This course entails 39 instruction hours, equivalent in length to a standard 3 credit college course. This course is personalized, self-paced and taken entirely online in the privacy and comfort of your own home or office. You will receive one to one interaction with your instructor and your modes of assessment and study will be fine-tuned to suit your personal learning styles, preferences and needs.

NRBU 101:
Social Media for Nurses

Overview

This 5 module (15 CE credit) course introduces nurses to the amazing phenomena of social media in the context of nursing practice, leadership and professional development. The escalating use of social media in health care and society at large is explored, grounded in the principles and theory of Web 2.0 networking and creativity. The course is assessed using practical applications of principles and theory including the step-by-step creation and development of (or expansion of existing) nursing/professional accounts using platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Youtube.