Release Date: 11/10/2022
Expiration Date: 11/10/2024
Originally presented at Virtual NASN2021.

Cost: $20.00/Free for NASN members!

Instructions to Complete This NCPD Program
To receive a Certificate of Completion and be awarded NCPD contact hours for this program, follow the steps below, and complete and view the full content of the program including the program evaluation. If an assessment is included in the content, you will need to have 75% of the answers correct in order to pass the assessment. You will also have unlimited retakes on the assessment.

NASN will conduct an outcome assessment of a sample of participants at a later date. Please be advised that, if you complete this program, you may be asked to participate in this outcome assessment.

Step 1: Enroll in the program through the e-commerce system. Select the Purchase button. You will be directed to the e-commerce system. The program should already be in your shopping cart (look for the shopping cart icon at the top of the e-commerce web page). Select the shopping cart and choose "check out." You will receive a confirmation email with a link back to this program after your transaction.

Step 2: Complete and view the full content of the program. Content items are indexed at the bottom of this screen. After you enroll, you will return to this screen. The first content item will be “unlocked” so that you can begin completing the course. Subsequent items will “unlock” as you complete previous items.

Step 3: Retrieve the certificate.  After completing all content items, you will earn a certificate. You can save or print it.  Certificates are also stored in your Learning Center Profile.

Program Overview
This course provides the most current research and evidence from common practice showing the biological, psychological, and social impacts of today's technology use. Learn how it is potentially causing the breakdown of the nuclear family. Discover how it is having an observable impact on the brain and physiology. Learn how it is crippling students and adults socially, exacerbating their potential for anxiety, depression, social isolation, and even suicide. Discuss tech's addictive potential and review what the latest study says on Gaming disorder and technology dependence.

Learning Outcomes
As a result of participating in this educational program, learners will be able to: 

• Describe three ways technology is negatively impacting family interactions. 
• Cite two research studies on how technology is impacting student and professional social functions. 
• Relate three ways technology is having a negative physical impact on students and professionals. 
• Outline four negative psychological impacts technology is having on mood disorders. 
• Provide six different methods for improving student and professional coping skills to deal with technology and social stressors.
  

Intended Audience
This continuing education program is a practice, skill, and knowledge NCPD program developed to meet the educational needs of registered nurses who are interested in child, adolescent health, community/public health, and school nursing.

Faculty
John K. Kriger, MSM, LCADC, CPS
President
Kriger Consulting, Inc.

Faculty and Nurse Planner(s) Disclosures
NASN must ensure that all educational program content is free of commercial interest, bias, influence, and that the integrity of the content is uncompromised. The intent of this disclosure is to provide learners with information on which they can make their own judgments.

The nurse planner(s), faculty, and reviewers disclose there are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for those involved with the ability to control the content of this program.

Accreditation Statement
The National Association of School Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Accredited status does not imply endorsement by NASN or ANCC of any commercial products discussed in this learning program.

Commercial Support or Grant Funding
This program did not receive commercial support or grant funding.