Hair for You: Enhancing Nursing Practice Through Comprehensive Hair and Scalp Care (e-learning module)

This course establishes a practice standard and competency framework for hair care and scalp assessment in hospitalized children and adolescents across all ethnicities and hair textures. Grounded in health equity and evidence-based practice, it addresses systemic gaps in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to culturally congruent hair care. Participants will explore the historical and cultural significance of hair and learn practical strategies to deliver respectful, inclusive, and biologically appropriate care. Care team members will gain tools to improve patient experience, dignity, and clinical outcomes through comprehensive hair and scalp care practices.

Please complete the course content in Cornerstone (Hair For You Education LINK), then return to this site to complete the quiz and evaluation in order to receive continuing education credit.

CE credit is available through 12/31/2027.

Acknowledgement of Financial and In-Kind Commercial Support 

No financial or in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity. 

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physicians
  • Physician Assistants
  • Other: Patient Care Technicians

Learning Objectives

  1. Understand the historical and cultural importance of hair
  2. Establish practice competency for hair and scalp assessment and hair care
  3. Improve patient respect and experience through comprehensive hair care
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Children’s National Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    Children’s National Hospital will provide 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours for this Enduring activity.
  • 1.00 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
Course opens: 
03/06/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2027
Rating: 
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Course Director(s)

Renee Roberts Turner, DHA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CPHQ

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

In support of improving patient care, Children's National Hospital 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 healthcare team. Children’s National Hospital Accreditation Provider# 4008362.

Credit Designation

ACCME: Children’s National Hospital designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

ANCC: Children's National Hospital designates this activity for a maximum of 0.5 enduring ANCC contact hours. 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Children’s National Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    Children’s National Hospital will provide 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours for this Enduring activity.
  • 1.00 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
Please login or register to take this course.

Please proceed only if you have completed the Cornerstone Module: Hair For You Education LINK, which is a required prerequisite. At the end of the education, you will receive an attendance code, which is required to claim continuing education (CE) credit.

Click the red “Take Course” button to begin. This will guide you through the steps to submit the attendance code, complete the quiz and evaluation, and download your CE certificate.