Avera McKennan Nursing Excellence Conference

Friday, October 24, 2025, 8:00 AM - 3:45 PM, Auditorium - Avera McKennan, Sioux Falls, SD

$0.00	Avera Employee
$50.00	Non-Avera Employee
$20.00	Student*

*If your school is covering the cost of the registration, please connect with your professor for the Promo Code to use at registration.

Refund Policy:

Cancellations received 5 business days prior to the activity will be refunded the registration fee minus a $10 refund fee.  Cancellations must be received in writing to [email protected].  Following this date, no refund will be given; but substitutions will be accepted.    Refunds are issued in the same form as initial payment.

Avera Employees:  Please help us be good stewards of Avera's financial resources by notifying us if you're unable  to attend the event five business days prior to the event at [email protected]. 

The goal of the Avera McKennan Nursing Excellence Conference is to provide an opportunity for nurses to disseminate their research, evidence-based practice and quality improvement projects. Nurses face unique challenges in the current healthcare environment. The results of these projects can provide nurses with new insights and knowledge to improve patient care quality.

1. Recognize the importance of a professional achievement and clinical excellence program on nurse retention.
2. Describe the process to implement a straight shift staffing model to improve nurse retention on an inpatient nursing unit.
3. Discuss the shift to implement an interactive unit meeting structure to improve staff attendance and active learning.
4. Describe interventions that positively improve nurse wellness in rural settings.
5. Describe the implementation of a patient care technician staffing model to improve patient care on an inpatient hospital unit.
6. Discuss the implementation of a fall prevention program that involves patient and family education in an acute care hospital.
7. Describe the implementation of a Tiers Skills Acquisition Model on nurse retention.
8. Discuss the impact of mHealth meditation on anxiety and stress in adults and older adults with myocardial infarction.
9. Describe an inter-professional process to reduce Clostridioides difficile rates in a hospital setting
10. Discuss the implementation of phlebotomy handheld printers in the ED to reduce specimen labeling errors.
11. Describe the implementation of an evidence-based tool to assess violent patient behavior in a hospital setting

All educational materials provided during and after the course are for your personal use only and should not be reproduced or distributed in any manner.

 

ADA Statement:

ADA accommodations will be made in accordance with the law.  If you require ADA accommodations, please indicate what your needs are at the time of registration.  We cannot ensure the availability of appropriate accommodations without prior notification.

In support of improving patient care, Avera is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Continuing Education Credit Designations

Nurse CE: Avera designates this activity for a maximum of 5.75 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Facility Administrator: Avera is an approved provider of continuing education for South Dakota through the South Dakota Board of Nursing Facility Administrators. This educational activity is approved for 5.75 hour(s) for nursing facility administrators.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Avera adheres to the Joint Accreditation’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

Individuals in a position to control the content of this CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.