Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Launches Online University for Employees
Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky (VNA), the largest freestanding non-profit provider of home health services in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky areas, announces a new benefit for nursing and therapists www. VNAUniversity. com. The customized Learning Management System was created by Care2Learn. com, a national provider of online training and continuing education for healthcare professionals. VNA and Care2Learn developed the online solution last fall with the functionality of educating, training, testing, reporting and tracking training CEUS for covered employees.
Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) January 17, 2005
Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky (VNA), the largest freestanding non-profit provider of home health services in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky areas, announces a new benefit for nursing and therapists www. VNAUniversity. com. The customized Learning Management System was created by Care2Learn. com, a national provider of online training and continuing education for healthcare professionals. VNA and Care2Learn developed the online solution last fall with the functionality of educating, training, testing, reporting and tracking training CEUS for covered employees.
VNA obtained access to Care2Learn’s accredited coursework library for their nurses and therapists working in the greater Ohio and Northern Kentucky areas. “This is a wonderful benefit for our nursing and therapy staff. We have provided for them at no cost the opportunity to obtain contact hours online at www. VNAUniversity. com 24 hours daily, 7 days a week,” says Angi Johnson, executive vice president of clinical services for the VNA.
“E-Learning is a tremendous resource for health care professionals”, said Faith Williams, Account Manager at Care2Learn. “The flexibility of the Internet gives the busy healthcare provider an easy, convenient and cost-effective way to stay current and maintain licensure. Being able to control where, when, and how long the training/learning takes place is invaluable.” With VNA University, Care2Learn has over 52,000 registered users.
About the Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky:
The Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky has provided home health and personal care services to residents of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky since 1909. As the largest freestanding non-profit organization of its type, the VNA serves almost 4,000 clients a year, providing approximately 135,000 supporting visits. For more information visit www. thevna. org.
About Care2Learn. com:
Care2Learn is based in Bradenton, Florida. Founded in 2000 by professionals from the long-term care rehabilitation industry, Care2Learn provides learning management systems and content for healthcare professionals with engaging, affordable, easy-to-use online continuing education. It has accredited over 1500 courses and 34 in-services for 16 healthcare disciplines, with more planned this year in 2005. Care2Learn serves healthcare professionals and their employers worldwide. For further information, visit www. Care2Learn. com.
Contact: Vikki Dibble
404-550-2979
Vikki@care2learn. com
Or
Erik Yorke
513-345-8061
Eyorke@thevna. org
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