{"id":298,"date":"2019-09-19T15:51:31","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T15:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/nursing\/?page_id=298"},"modified":"2026-08-21T18:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:21:14","slug":"ncpdp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/nursing\/ncpdp\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursing CNE Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"298\" class=\"elementor elementor-298\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5afe58 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"b5afe58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdc13d7\" data-id=\"bdc13d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48fde3ba elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48fde3ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e10fca8\" data-id=\"7e10fca8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ae829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62ae829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DEPARTMENT MENU<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60cfc75 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60cfc75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a79f66a\" data-id=\"a79f66a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9abeae elementor-nav-menu__align-justify elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-tablet elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"f9abeae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-caret-down\\&quot; aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;toggle&quot;:&quot;burger&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-horizontal e--pointer-background e--animation-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-f9abeae\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-2120\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/about\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">ABOUT<span class=\"sub-arrow\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2126\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/about\/leadership\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\">LEADERSHIP<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2127\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/about\/accreditation\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\">ACCREDITATION<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2128\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/donate\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\">DONATE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-2117\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/academics\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">ACADEMICS<span class=\"sub-arrow\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2129\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/degrees\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\">DEGREE PROGRAMS<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2131\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/graduate\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\">GRADUATE STUDIES<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2167\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/online\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\">NICHOLLS ONLINE<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2130\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/calendar\/academic\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\">ACADEMIC CALENDAR<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-2121\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/admissions\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">ADMISSION &#038; AID<span class=\"sub-arrow\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3491\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/admissions\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\">ADMISSIONS<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2137\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/tour\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\">CAMPUS TOURS<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2133\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/financial-aid\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\">FINANCIAL AID<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2136\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/financial-aid\/scholarships\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\">SCHOLARSHIPS<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3904\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/admissions\/parents\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\">PARENTS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-2118\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/student-life\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">STUDENT LIFE<span class=\"sub-arrow\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2139\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/housing\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\">HOUSING &#038; DINING<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2138\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/organizations\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\">CLUBS &#038; ORGANIZATIONS<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2141\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/recreation\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\">RECREATION<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2140\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/sga\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\">SGA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2122\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geauxcolonels.com\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">ATHLETICS<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2119\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">NEWS<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2123\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nichollsalumni.org\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">ALUMNI<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-toggle\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Menu Toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--open eicon-menu-bar\"><\/i><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--close eicon-close\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-f9abeae\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-2120\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/about\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">ABOUT<span class=\"sub-arrow\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2126\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/about\/leadership\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">LEADERSHIP<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2127\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/about\/accreditation\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">ACCREDITATION<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2128\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/donate\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">DONATE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-2117\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/academics\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">ACADEMICS<span class=\"sub-arrow\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2129\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/degrees\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">DEGREE PROGRAMS<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2131\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/graduate\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">GRADUATE STUDIES<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2167\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/online\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">NICHOLLS ONLINE<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2130\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/calendar\/academic\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">ACADEMIC CALENDAR<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-2121\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/admissions\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">ADMISSION &#038; AID<span class=\"sub-arrow\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3491\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/admissions\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">ADMISSIONS<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2137\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/tour\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">CAMPUS TOURS<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2133\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/financial-aid\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">FINANCIAL AID<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2136\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/financial-aid\/scholarships\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">SCHOLARSHIPS<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3904\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/admissions\/parents\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">PARENTS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-2118\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/student-life\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">STUDENT LIFE<span class=\"sub-arrow\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2139\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/housing\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">HOUSING &#038; DINING<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2138\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/organizations\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">CLUBS &#038; ORGANIZATIONS<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2141\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/recreation\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">RECREATION<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2140\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/sga\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">SGA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2122\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geauxcolonels.com\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">ATHLETICS<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2119\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">NEWS<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2123\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nichollsalumni.org\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">ALUMNI<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e9067dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e9067dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4806b0be\" data-id=\"4806b0be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4229edbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4229edbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6420f71d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6420f71d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d13d593\" data-id=\"7d13d593\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2237d75b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2237d75b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to the Thibodaux Regional School of Nursing<br>\nat Nicholls State University<br> \nNursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) Program <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e94d849 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e94d849\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2258ca39\" data-id=\"2258ca39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5705f05e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5705f05e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7698981 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7698981\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a68636d\" data-id=\"a68636d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de1c58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2de1c58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ready to register?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-addcaca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"addcaca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;font-style: normal;color: #222222;font-family: verdana, sans-serif\">Registration Information:<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Online registration for all 2026-2027 Nursing Continuing Professional Development activities is available through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/nicholls-state-university-ncpdp-22013150910\">Eventbrite<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p>Requirements for successful completion is accomplished by verifying participation in the entire NCPDP activity. No partial credit is awarded.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-723776d\" data-id=\"723776d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a213313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a213313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Accredited and Approved<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f7270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00f7270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/09\/ancc_logo-1284x312-1024x249.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-355\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/09\/ancc_logo-1284x312-1024x249.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/09\/ancc_logo-1284x312-400x97.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/09\/ancc_logo-1284x312-768x187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/09\/ancc_logo-1284x312.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5918539 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5918539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thibodaux Regional Health System School of Nursing (SON) at Nicholls State University is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center\u2019s Commission on Accreditation.<\/p><p>Thibodaux Regional Health System School of Nursing at Nicholls State University &#8211; NCPD Program is recognized by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN) as an approved provider of continuing education for re-licensure requirements.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ae6168 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ae6168\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b41c2c\" data-id=\"7b41c2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-270e7fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"270e7fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JOINT-PROVIDER OPPORTUNITIES<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfa8c6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfa8c6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c219317\" data-id=\"c219317\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff3567 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ff3567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As an ANCC-Accredited Provider, we collaborate with various healthcare organizations to joint-provide high-quality nursing continuing professional development activities that meet rigorous accreditation standards.\u00a0<\/p><p>We welcome partnerships with organizations interested in working alongside our NCPD Nurse Planners to plan, develop, and implement evidence-based continuing education programs that support nursing practices across our region.<\/p><p>For inquiries about joint-provider opportunities or to begin a collaborative planning discussion, please contact Michelle Patterson, Accredited Provider Program Director at <a href=\"mailto:michelle.patterson@nicholls.edu\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">michelle.patterson@nicholls.edu<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7018bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7018bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2d04b9\" data-id=\"a2d04b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bde25dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bde25dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1169081 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1169081\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-655ec76\" data-id=\"655ec76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d6819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55d6819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thibodaux Regional School of Nursing at Nicholls State University<br>Nursing Continuing Professional Development Program<br>FALL 2026 - SPRING 2027 ACTIVITY CALENDAR<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24d2df5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24d2df5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bea16d\" data-id=\"9bea16d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dae235f elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"dae235f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2291\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2291\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">October 8, 2026 - Life Measures, Life Matters: Organ Donation &amp; Disaster Readiness for Nurses<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2291\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2291\"><p>Strengthen your ability to respond when life depends on you. This evidence based professional development day delivers essential training in organ procurement and disaster management across care settings. The morning session,\u00a0<em>Organ Donation <\/em>&#8211; <em>What Nurses Need to Know<\/em>, features LOPA experts who clarify referral triggers, communication strategies, ethical considerations, and the nurse&#8217;s role in supporting donor families. The afternoons session,\u00a0<em>Disaster Management &amp; Nurse Readiness<\/em>, provides practical, actionable approaches to disaster triage, communication, and coordinated response &#8211; addressing well documented gaps in nurse preparedness.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Thursday, October 8, 2026<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">Location: Nicholls State University, Betsy C. Ayo Hall, Nirmala Yalamanchili Donepudi Auditorium<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0Networking: 8:15 a.m. \u2013 8:45 a.m.<\/p><p>\u00a0Presentation time: 8:45 a.m. \u2013 3:15 p.m.<\/p><p>\u00a0Credit: 5 contact hours.<\/p><p>\u00a0Fee: $ 75<\/p><p><strong style=\"font-size: 17px\">Speakers:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Charles M. Canan, MA, NREMTP<\/strong>, serves as the Region 3 Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator for the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Bureau of Community Preparedness. In this role, he leads regional preparedness, response, and recovery operations across the Region 3 river and bayou parishes of southeast Louisiana.<\/p><p><strong style=\"font-size: 17px\">Amanda Falgoust, RN<\/strong>, <span style=\"font-size: 17px\">is the Regional Nurse Manager for the Bureau of Regional and Clinical Operations within the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health. She oversees public health nursing services across her region, supporting high quality clinical operations and coordinated community health initiatives. Amanda also plays a key leadership role in disaster preparedness and response, working with regional partners to strengthen readiness for hurricanes, infectious disease outbreaks, and other public health emergencies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Amber R. Cavalier, MA, RN<\/strong>, serves as the Manager of the Mental Health Clinic at the South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority, where she oversees clinic operations and coordinates behavioral and mental health programs that support individuals and families across the region.<\/p><p><strong>Lana Stevens, LOPA <\/strong>&#8211; Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency&#8217;s Community Educator and Volunteer Specialist.<\/p><p><strong>Larry LeBlanc, NREMT P, CCP C, ALSC, MLS<\/strong>, is a Donation Services Coordinator III with LOPA who has devoted more than 28 years to strengthening organ and tissue donation across hospital communities. Through leadership, education, and collaboration, he has helped save and heal countless lives. A graduate of the National EMS Academy and trained in Medical Laboratory Science\/Biology, Larry&#8217;s diverse clinical and scientific background has shaped a lifelong calling to support, sustain, and save lives in every role he serves.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Missie Durapau,<\/strong> <strong>RN<\/strong>, has more than a decade of pediatric intensive care experience at Children&#8217;s Hospital &#8211; now Manning Family Children&#8217;s Hospital &#8211; in New Orleans. She is the mother of her donor hero, Mason Kiley, whose legacy inspires her ongoing volunteer work with LOPA, where she shares her story, supports donor families, and advocates for the life saving impact of organ donation.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Jamie Napolitano, MS,<\/strong> <strong>CCLS<\/strong>, is a Certified Child Life Specialist with more than 25 years of experience supporting children and families in hospital and community settings across Texas and Louisiana. She also teaches in the Child Life program at Southeastern Louisiana University. Diagnosed with viral cardiomyopathy as an infant, Jamie received a life saving heart transplant on January 2, 2009, and honors her donor hero, Cameron, through her volunteer work with LOPA advocating for organ donation.<\/p><p><strong>Activity Learning Outcomes:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Explain core donation criteria and the nurse&#8217;s role in early identification.<\/li><li>Differentiate brain death vs. circulatory death in the context of donation.\u00a0<\/li><li>Demonstrate trauma informed communication with families during critical moments.\u00a0<\/li><li>Describe the phases of disaster management (mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery).<\/li><li>Differentiate among medical needs shelters, critical transportation needs shelters, and general population shelters.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>The target audience is registered nurses, case managers and social workers involved in patient care, coordination, and emergency preparedness and organ procurement.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9891adc elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"9891adc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1591\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1591\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">October 8, 2026 - Life Measures, Life Matters: Organ Donation &amp; Disaster Readiness for Nurses<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1591\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1591\"><p>Strengthen your ability to respond when life depends on you. This evidence based professional development day delivers essential training in organ procurement and disaster management across care settings. The morning session,\u00a0<em>Organ Donation <\/em>&#8211; <em>What Nurses Need to Know<\/em>, features LOPA experts who clarify referral triggers, communication strategies, ethical considerations, and the nurse&#8217;s role in supporting donor families. The afternoons session,\u00a0<em>Disaster Management &amp; Nurse Readiness<\/em>, provides practical, actionable approaches to disaster triage, communication, and coordinated response &#8211; addressing well documented gaps in nurse preparedness.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Thursday, October 8, 2026<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">Location: Nicholls State University, Betsy C. Ayo Hall, Nirmala Yalamanchili Donepudi Auditorium<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0Networking: 8:15 a.m. \u2013 8:45 a.m.<\/p><p>\u00a0Presentation time: 8:45 a.m. \u2013 3:15 p.m.<\/p><p>\u00a0Credit: 5 contact hours.<\/p><p>\u00a0Fee: $ 75<\/p><p><strong style=\"font-size: 17px\">Speakers:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Charles M. Canan, MA, NREMTP<\/strong>, serves as the Region 3 Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator for the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Bureau of Community Preparedness. In this role, he leads regional preparedness, response, and recovery operations across the Region 3 river and bayou parishes of southeast Louisiana.<\/p><p><strong style=\"font-size: 17px\">Amanda Falgoust, RN<\/strong>, <span style=\"font-size: 17px\">is the Regional Nurse Manager for the Bureau of Regional and Clinical Operations within the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health. She oversees public health nursing services across her region, supporting high quality clinical operations and coordinated community health initiatives. Amanda also plays a key leadership role in disaster preparedness and response, working with regional partners to strengthen readiness for hurricanes, infectious disease outbreaks, and other public health emergencies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Amber R. Cavalier, MA, RN<\/strong>, serves as the Manager of the Mental Health Clinic at the South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority, where she oversees clinic operations and coordinates behavioral and mental health programs that support individuals and families across the region.<\/p><p><strong>Lana Stevens, LOPA <\/strong>&#8211; Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency&#8217;s Community Educator and Volunteer Specialist.<\/p><p><strong>Larry LeBlanc, NREMT P, CCP C, ALSC, MLS<\/strong>, is a Donation Services Coordinator III with LOPA who has devoted more than 28 years to strengthening organ and tissue donation across hospital communities. Through leadership, education, and collaboration, he has helped save and heal countless lives. A graduate of the National EMS Academy and trained in Medical Laboratory Science\/Biology, Larry&#8217;s diverse clinical and scientific background has shaped a lifelong calling to support, sustain, and save lives in every role he serves.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Missie Durapau,<\/strong> <strong>RN<\/strong>, has more than a decade of pediatric intensive care experience at Children&#8217;s Hospital &#8211; now Manning Family Children&#8217;s Hospital &#8211; in New Orleans. She is the mother of her donor hero, Mason Kiley, whose legacy inspires her ongoing volunteer work with LOPA, where she shares her story, supports donor families, and advocates for the life saving impact of organ donation.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Jamie Napolitano, MS,<\/strong> <strong>CCLS<\/strong>, is a Certified Child Life Specialist with more than 25 years of experience supporting children and families in hospital and community settings across Texas and Louisiana. She also teaches in the Child Life program at Southeastern Louisiana University. Diagnosed with viral cardiomyopathy as an infant, Jamie received a life saving heart transplant on January 2, 2009, and honors her donor hero, Cameron, through her volunteer work with LOPA advocating for organ donation.<\/p><p><strong>Activity Learning Outcomes:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Explain core donation criteria and the nurse&#8217;s role in early identification.<\/li><li>Differentiate brain death vs. circulatory death in the context of donation.\u00a0<\/li><li>Demonstrate trauma informed communication with families during critical moments.\u00a0<\/li><li>Describe the phases of disaster management (mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery).<\/li><li>Differentiate among medical needs shelters, critical transportation needs shelters, and general population shelters.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>The target audience is registered nurses, case managers and social workers involved in patient care, coordination, and emergency preparedness and organ procurement.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9b5a52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9b5a52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3df6ddb\" data-id=\"3df6ddb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5986c10 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"5986c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9381\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9381\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">October 8, 2026 - Life Measures, Life Matters: Organ Donation &amp; Disaster Readiness for Nurses<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9381\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9381\"><p>Strengthen your ability to respond when life depends on you. This evidence based professional development day delivers essential training in organ procurement and disaster management across care settings. The morning session,\u00a0<em>Organ Donation <\/em>&#8211; <em>What Nurses Need to Know<\/em>, features LOPA experts who clarify referral triggers, communication strategies, ethical considerations, and the nurse&#8217;s role in supporting donor families. The afternoons session,\u00a0<em>Disaster Management &amp; Nurse Readiness<\/em>, provides practical, actionable approaches to disaster triage, communication, and coordinated response &#8211; addressing well documented gaps in nurse preparedness.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Thursday, October 8, 2026<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">Location: Nicholls State University, Betsy C. Ayo Hall, Nirmala Yalamanchili Donepudi Auditorium<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0Networking: 8:15 a.m. \u2013 8:45 a.m.<\/p><p>\u00a0Presentation time: 8:45 a.m. \u2013 3:15 p.m.<\/p><p>\u00a0Credit: 5 contact hours.<\/p><p>\u00a0Fee: $ 75<\/p><p><strong style=\"font-size: 17px\">Speakers:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Charles M. Canan, MA, NREMTP<\/strong>, serves as the Region 3 Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator for the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Bureau of Community Preparedness. In this role, he leads regional preparedness, response, and recovery operations across the Region 3 river and bayou parishes of southeast Louisiana.<\/p><p><strong style=\"font-size: 17px\">Amanda Falgoust, RN<\/strong>, <span style=\"font-size: 17px\">is the Regional Nurse Manager for the Bureau of Regional and Clinical Operations within the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health. She oversees public health nursing services across her region, supporting high quality clinical operations and coordinated community health initiatives. Amanda also plays a key leadership role in disaster preparedness and response, working with regional partners to strengthen readiness for hurricanes, infectious disease outbreaks, and other public health emergencies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Amber R. Cavalier, MA, RN<\/strong>, serves as the Manager of the Mental Health Clinic at the South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority, where she oversees clinic operations and coordinates behavioral and mental health programs that support individuals and families across the region.<\/p><p><strong>Lana Stevens, LOPA <\/strong>&#8211; Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency&#8217;s Community Educator and Volunteer Specialist.<\/p><p><strong>Larry LeBlanc, NREMT P, CCP C, ALSC, MLS<\/strong>, is a Donation Services Coordinator III with LOPA who has devoted more than 28 years to strengthening organ and tissue donation across hospital communities. Through leadership, education, and collaboration, he has helped save and heal countless lives. A graduate of the National EMS Academy and trained in Medical Laboratory Science\/Biology, Larry&#8217;s diverse clinical and scientific background has shaped a lifelong calling to support, sustain, and save lives in every role he serves.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Missie Durapau,<\/strong> <strong>RN<\/strong>, has more than a decade of pediatric intensive care experience at Children&#8217;s Hospital &#8211; now Manning Family Children&#8217;s Hospital &#8211; in New Orleans. She is the mother of her donor hero, Mason Kiley, whose legacy inspires her ongoing volunteer work with LOPA, where she shares her story, supports donor families, and advocates for the life saving impact of organ donation.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Jamie Napolitano, MS,<\/strong> <strong>CCLS<\/strong>, is a Certified Child Life Specialist with more than 25 years of experience supporting children and families in hospital and community settings across Texas and Louisiana. She also teaches in the Child Life program at Southeastern Louisiana University. Diagnosed with viral cardiomyopathy as an infant, Jamie received a life saving heart transplant on January 2, 2009, and honors her donor hero, Cameron, through her volunteer work with LOPA advocating for organ donation.<\/p><p><strong>Activity Learning Outcomes:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Explain core donation criteria and the nurse&#8217;s role in early identification.<\/li><li>Differentiate brain death vs. circulatory death in the context of donation.\u00a0<\/li><li>Demonstrate trauma informed communication with families during critical moments.\u00a0<\/li><li>Describe the phases of disaster management (mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery).<\/li><li>Differentiate among medical needs shelters, critical transportation needs shelters, and general population shelters.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>The target audience is registered nurses, case managers and social workers involved in patient care, coordination, and emergency preparedness and organ procurement.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-071cb58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"071cb58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb4a4ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb4a4ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5494dd1\" data-id=\"5494dd1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c263367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c263367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>* For any activity offered virtually, participants will need a computer (desktop or laptop) with internet access, a webcam and microphone. Participants will be notified in a timely manner should there be a change in the mode of delivery from in person to virtual.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-926733f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"926733f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-308c555\" data-id=\"308c555\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e7d53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"63e7d53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04add1c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"04add1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/08\/CNE-26-27-NURSING-CALENDAR-PRINT.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">2026-2027 Activity Calendar <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0948d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0948d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb59fe0\" data-id=\"eb59fe0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d164e73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d164e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d606fbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d606fbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77b6a0d\" data-id=\"77b6a0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543a9b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"543a9b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>The Nursing Continuing Professional Development <\/strong><br \/><strong>Program Activity Information<\/strong><\/h3><div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><h4 style=\"text-align: center\">For more information,<br \/>call Michelle Patterson, PhD, MSN, RN, Accredited Provider Program Director<br \/>at (985) 448-4203, 448-4686<br \/>or michelle.patterson@nicholls.edu<\/h4><p><strong>Registration Information:<\/strong> Online registration for all NCPD activities is available through Eventbrite.<\/p><p><strong style=\"font-size: 17px\">Fees<br \/><\/strong>Retired Nurses fee: $40<br \/>Student Nurses fee: $25<br \/>Regular Registration fee is $75 except for the APRN Pharmacology activity which is $100.<\/p><p><strong>Refund Policy<\/strong><br \/>Registration fees will be refunded in full if cancellation notice is received five days prior to the activity. Refunds after this date will be subject to an administrative fee. Substitutions may be accepted or the fee can be transferred to another activity.<\/p><p>Requirements for successful completion is accomplished by verifying participation in the entire NCPD activity and evaluation completion. No partial credit is awarded.<\/p><p><strong>Cancellation Policy<\/strong><br \/>Thibodaux Regional Health System School of Nursing at Nicholls State University NCPD reserves the right to cancel or postpone NCPD activities, to limit registration or to change instructors. In the event of a cancellation for any reason, such as insufficient registration response, or condition beyond their control, the liability of the School of Nursing shall be limited to a full refund of registration fees. Refund policy on NCPD activities in the School of Nursing does not necessarily apply to other educational activities at Nicholls.<\/p><p><strong>Accreditation<\/strong><br \/>Thibodaux Regional Health System School of Nursing (SON) at Nicholls State University is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center\u2019s Commission on Accreditation.<\/p><p>Thibodaux Regional Health System School of Nursing at Nicholls State University &#8211; NCPD Program is recognized by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN) as an approved provider of continuing education for re-licensure requirements.\u00a0<\/p><p>Nicholls State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities<span style=\"font-size: 17px;color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fab6546 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fab6546\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ac8efb\" data-id=\"1ac8efb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-078516d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"078516d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f02ea77 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f02ea77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c6737ad\" data-id=\"4c6737ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-56db0069 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56db0069\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13c6d532\" data-id=\"13c6d532\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb6aa2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fb6aa2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONTACT INFORMATION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e245b70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e245b70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"widget-title widgettitle\"><strong>Thibodaux Regional School of Nursing at Nicholls State University &#8211; Nursing Continuing Professional Development Program<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"nicholls-department-info\" class=\"nicholls-department-info-\">\n<div class=\"department-address-location-\"><strong>Office Location:<\/strong><br>336 Betsy Cheramie Ayo Hall<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"department-address-mailing-\"><strong>Mailing Address:<\/strong><br>P.O. 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