Advance Care Planning (ACP) Certificate Program for Nursing Professionals
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1 Contact Hours OVERVIEW
Advance Care Planning (ACP) Certificate Program for Nursing Professionals is organized by Goals of Care Coalition of New Jersey (GOCCNJ).
Release date: October 20, 2025
Expiration Date: October 20, 2028
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
- Describe the purpose and value of ACP
- Increase learners’ confidence and competence in supporting and appropriately engaging in ACP conversations within their scope of practice
- Identify tools and strategies to help patients prepare for ACP
- Recognize cultural, psychosocial, and spiritual factors that influence care decisions
- Differentiate between palliative care and hospice care, including when each service is appropriate
- Distinguish between advance directives and POLST forms
- Explain the role of POLST in guiding end-of-life care
- Describe how to use POLST effectively to document and honor patient wishes
ACCREDITATION & CREDITS
Accreditation and Credit Designation
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Goals of Care Coalition of New Jersey and i3 Health. i3 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 health care team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, i3 Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program.
Certified Nursing Aides/Assistant
CNAs who work in states that require continuing education hours for certificate renewal should confirm with their state Board of Nursing or Department of Health whether ANCC-accredited continuing education activities are accepted toward their requirements.
Nurse Practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Individuals are responsible for checking with the AANPCP for further guidelines.
Nursing Continuing Professional Development
A maximum of 1.0 ANCC contact hour may be earned by learners who successfully complete this online nursing continuing professional development activity.
TARGET AUDIENCE
NursingAdvanced Practice NurseNursesNurse AssistantsNurse PractitionersSPECIALITIES
Nursing
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