Nursing Grand Rounds - The Nursing Social Contract: What is it and why Does it Matter? With Use of the Donabedian Model

Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Auditorium H and WebEx, Lebanon, NH

ANCC Nursing Contact Hours (1.00 hours), General Attendance (1.00 hours)

During this session, we will review our current Nursing Social Contract: What it is, how it guides our nursing practice, its history, current events affecting its foundations and a Nursing call to action.

Presenter

Deborah Cantlin, RN
Nurse Educator - RN
Nursing Education
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Download the FLYER which includes the Webex link.

1. Discuss how the Nursing Social Contract directs the profession of nursing practice.
2. Explain the tenets of the Donabedian model, including how use of this model provides RNs the opportunity to define and measure their practice as it relates to patient quality outcomes.

In support of improving patient care, Dartmouth Health 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. 

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Dartmouth Health designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hour. 

All other learners may claim General Attendance credit. Consult your professional licensing board regarding the applicability and acceptance of General Attendance credit for programs certified for credit by organizations accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Education.

Registration/Requirements for Successful Completion
Pre-registration is not required

The following steps must be completed in order to receive credit for this event:

1. Attend the event or session(s).

2. Text the Activity Code displayed at the session to 833-884-2275 within 48 hours of the session.

3. Complete the evaluation within 30 days of the activity.

MOBILE SIGN-IN ATTENDANCE TRACKING: You must have a Continuing Education for Professionals account with your mobile number included to be able to sign-in electronically. If you do not have a Continuing Education for Professional account, go to https://dh.cloud-cme.com to create an account prior to the activity.

Provider Contact Information
Provider contact information for questions regarding accreditation of the activity:

Center for Learning and Professional Development
ACE Office
Dartmouth Health
[email protected]

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Dartmouth Health adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.  Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including planners, faculty, authors, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies^.  All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

^Ineligible Company is any entity whose primary business purpose is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.