“Exploring Interventions for Decreasing Hypertension: Education and Mindfulness Meditation”
Presented by: Beverly McLawyer, DNP, MSN, RN
Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025
Description: This presentation is designed to provide information on a hypertension education program and use of music and mindfulness meditation to assist with decreasing hypertension in faith communities.
Bio: Dr. Beverly McLawyer’s desire to keep God first in her life led her to choose a career in nursing where she was drawn to help those with cardiovascular disease and especially hypertension. She worked in telemetry and cardiothoracic intensive care at the LA General Medical Center for a number of years (formerly LA County and USCLA). With her MSN, she worked as a critical care nurse educator for 16 years and is currently nursing faculty at the Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health. She completed FCN certification while completing her doctorate degree at Azusa Pacific University and is now a member of the health ministry at the Normandie Church of Christ in LA with a passion for helping others to care for their mind, body, and soul.
Learning outcomes:
• 1. Identify two domains in which hypertension knowledge increased.
• 2. Explain how to perform mindfulness meditation with scripture and music.
Disclosure:
Approval Statement: This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learner Outcomes: Upon completion, the learner will be able to:
1. Identify two domains in which hypertension knowledge increased.
2. Explain how to perform mindfulness meditation with scripture and music.
Criteria for successful completion: The participant must attend all of the activity and complete the self-evaluation and post-test at 75%.
Relevant financial relationship: This educational activity does not include any content that relates to the products and/or services of an ineligible company with whom there is a financial relationship.
Commercial support: There is no commercial support being received for this event.
Expiration date: February 27, 2025 to February 26, 2027.
Registration: CNE 1.0 ANCC contact hours.
You have 10 days to complete the video and submit the evaluation for 1.0 ANCC contact hour.
$20 for Members; $40 for Nonmembers
Register: www.fcninternational.org
