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This course is designed to prepare new nurses and nurses new to intermediate care, to provide competent, effective care to this population of patients and their families. Those areas include, the Intermediate Care Units SW5 (surgical/trauma), PCU (cardiac), D5A (Neuro), and D6B (respiratory). The course includes 8 lectures covering the major systems of the body with respect to normal states, diseases, treatment modalities and interventions. Several types of equipment used in intermediate care are displayed in a skills class to include demonstration and return demonstration learning. The course concludes with a variety of case studies/scenarios to help reinforce the education and develop critical thinking skills.
Enrollments are by invitation only. For questions or more information about the program, contact Karen Lafrance via email at [email protected]
Target Audience
This conference is designed for new Nurses to the Intermediate Care areas.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
- Identify signs and symptoms of a variety of gastrointestinal conditions and emergencies and appropriate nursing interventions
- Explain the care needs of patients with multisystem dysfunction.
GI: Diagnosis, Treatment and Nursing care of patients with GI Bleed, Bowel obstruction, Whipple Procedure/Pancreatic Cancer, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Multisystem Failure/Sepsis: Nursing Care of the Patient with Sepsis/Multisystem Failure/Shock
FACULTY
Individual | Individual's Role in Activity | Financial Relationship Disclosure | Discussion of |
|---|---|---|---|
Bella Bordonaro, SW5 RN | Planner/Instructor | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Megan Meyers, BSN, RN, HNB-BC | Instructor Educator, D5A | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Faculty Disclosure
The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.
None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Nurses
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 contact hour(s). Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 4.00 ANCC Contact Hours