Frequently Asked Questions
What is Lippincott’s Online Learning Center?
Lippincott’s Online Learning Center is a web-based education platform that delivers a library of online, evidence-based, interactive programs, called Lippincott's Professional Development Programs, to institutions.
What are the primary benefits of Lippincott’s Professional Development Programs?
The programs help optimize nursing performance, increase clinical knowledge, ensure staff competence, and improve patient outcomes. The content within advances nurses’ clinical and professional knowledge and skills, ensuring that they understand the most current issues related to important initiatives such as quality maintenance and improvement, patient safety, patient privacy, and professional and ethical issues, as well as the newest clinical changes and advancements related to patient care.
What are its advantages over similar programs?
Lippincott’s Seal of Excellence ensures that the evidence-based education programs are worthy of the Lippincott name, the most trusted publisher of nursing content. Each program contains a series of e-courses, case studies, competency assessments, and/or tutorials delivered in easy-to-learn, interactive formats. The programs and accompanying testing modules help build nursing staff confidence as competency, skills, and performance improve. Pre- and Post-tests, embedded self-assessments, video, images, charts, and video clips add realism and improve information retention.
How does it function?
After a facility purchases access to the library of programs,
- An educator or nurse manager would assign the program(s) and/or course(s) to the nursing staff. The user would see that the course was assigned and then be able to begin work on completing the course.
- If permitted, a nurse may choose to take an elective course. Elective courses are designated from the list of subscribed courses for the facility by the administrator.
What are some of the primary features of Lippincott’s Online Learning Center and the Professional Development Programs?
- Multiple interactive course formats, including real life scenario-based question and answer courses, short mandatory training courses, and more.
- Images, charts, and video clips add realism and improve information retention.
- Audio supplements support on-screen information in many courses.
- Embedded questions and answers in various programs encourage individual progress assessment.
- Tests accompany every e-learning course.
- Robust administrative capabilities are available to set test completion requirements, set passing scores, or disable the testing component.
How many programs are available in Lippincott’s Online Learning Center?
More than 20 programs are available in Lippincott’s Online Learning Center’s library today, and we will be adding more programs continuously.
Why is Lippincott’s Seal of Excellence important?
Lippincott’s Seal of Excellence ensures that the same premium content you know and have come to expect is drawn upon to bring top quality staff development and learning programs to your facility.
What are the formats for the post-test questions?
Tests will utilize the following question types:
- Multiple-choice questions with one correct answer
- Multiple-choice questions with multiple correct answers
- True-or-false questions
- Questions which require answer sequencing
- Fill-in-the-blank questions
- Matching tests
- Identification of appropriate anatomical locations on images.
Does Lippincott's Online Learning Center integrate with my learning management system?
Integration with your LMS may be available. Contact Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Sales Support to learn more.
Are Continuing Education credits available through Lippincott’s Professional Development Programs?
Yes, we are in the process of getting certification on those courses that are eligible for Continuing Education (CE) credits and will be able to offer CE to the nurses who successfully complete these courses and pass the test.
Demonstration and Purchasing
What are the costs of Lippincott’s Professional Development Programs?
Institutional pricing depends on the size of the health system or educational institution. Subscriptions are available to purchase the entire library or select programs within the library.
Is there a cost associated with Lippincott’s Online Learning Center?
This web-based platform does not have a cost when one or more Professional Development Programs are purchased.
Who do I contact for more information of Lippincott’s Online Learning Center?
E-mail LCFAQ@lwwnursingsolutions.com or call a representative at 1-800-326-1685, option #2. Let them know you called after reading the FAQs on lwwnursingsolutions.com (promo code: LCFAQ1)
