Fall 2009 Calendar
Live Programs || Self-Studies
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August 13-15 & September 17-19
Two Weekends
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September 18
Friday |
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September 21
Monday |
Psychopharmacology Update 2009
in collaboration with EKU's Departments of Associate & Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing
Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Perkins 222
Eastern Kentucky University, Corbin Site, ITV Room #4
Eastern Kentucky University, Danville Site, ITV Room #4
Eastern Kentucky University, Manchester Site, ITV Room #4
Hazard Community College, UCM Conference Room
Monday, September 21 from 7:30am - 2:00pm |
September 24
Thursday |
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September 27 & 28
Sunday & Monday
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October 2
Friday |
The Latest Advances in Diabetes Management
in collaboration with Baptist Regional Medical Center, Cumberland Valley District Health Department, Laurel County Health Department, Saint Joseph - London, and Southern Kentucky Area Health Education Center
Corbin Technology and Community Center
222 Corbin Center Drive, Corbin, KY 40701
Friday, October 2 from 7:30am - 5:00pm
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October 2
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The Power of Collaboration:
The Infection Prevention Footprint
in collaboration with Association for Professionals in Infection Control, Bluegrass Chapter & Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
Breckinridge Room in the Gilcher Building
217 South Third Street, Danville, KY 40422
Friday, October 2 from 8:00am - 4:15pm
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October 16
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October 29
Thursday |
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Faith Community Nursing:
Empowering Others Through Faith & Wellness
In Collaboration with Ephraim McDowell Faith Community Nursing Service
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays
August 13-15 & September 17-19, 2009
2 Weekend Program
Maywoods Lodge
Maywoods Road, Crab Orchard, KY 40404
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CONTACT HOURS: 42.9 KBN Contact Hours. 35.75 ANCC Contact Hours.
(60 minutes = 1 contact hour for ANCC Credit)
ANCC Accreditation: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and Development, is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA.
KBN Provider Offering: #3-0007-12-12-131.
KBN Approval: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and Development, has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN). Provider #3-0007. Expiration Date December 31, 2012. Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education program does not constitute endorsement of program content.
Nursing Home Administrators: All programs approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing are considered pre-approved by the KBLNHA.
FEE: $380.00. Includes instruction, handout materials, contact hours, supplies, meals, and overnight lodging.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: July 29, 2009.
Certificates of course completion indicating completion of the Basic Faith Community Nurse educational curriculum will be issued from the International Parish Nurse Resource Center.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Registered Nurses that participate in Health Ministry and Faith Community Nursing who would like an in-depth educational experience and growth as a Faith Community Nurse. Any individual seeking more knowledge about Faith Community Nursing is welcome to attend.
FOCUS: The purpose of this program is to provide educational preparation for registered nurses who desire to further their knowledge and practice of Faith Community (Parish) Nursing*. The participant will be prepared to function in the roles of a Faith Community Nurse which include:
- An Integrator of Faith and Health.
- A Health Educator, promoting Wellness.
- A Personal Health Counselor, advocating personal responsibility.
- A Referral Agent.
- A Teacher and Coordinator of Volunteers and Support Groups.
- A Health Advocate.
* The Basic Parish Nurse Preparation Course follows the curriculum established by the International Parish Nurse Resource Center (IPNRC). It is designed for the working nurse and will be conducted over four days and two evenings, in two separate weekend sessions.
FACULTY/PRESENTERS:
FACULTY/PRESENTERS:
Rosie Albright, MSN, ARNP & Teresa (Terry) Casey, MSN ARNP, are both practicing Faith Community Nurses and Coordinators of Ephraim McDowell Health’s Faith Community Nurse Service. Both are approved educators through the International Parish Nurse Resource Center.
Audrey Powell, RN, MSN is the Executive Director of Community Services at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville, KY.
Margaret J. “Peggy” Hickman, EdD, MDiv, RN is an Associate Professor for Public Health/Community Health Nursing for the University of Kentucky. Peggy is also a Community Health & Development Specialist and an Interim Minister.
Diane Carr Kiser, RN, MSN, FCN is the Health Ministries Coordinator form Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.
Betty Purcell, RN, MSN is the Wellness Coordinator at Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care Center in Mt. Vernon, KY.
Jefferson Calico, M.Div. has been a Adjunct Professor of Religion for Somerset Community College and is currently working on his PhD in World Religions at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY.
Others to be announced
OBJECTIVES:
- Outline the role of a Prayer and Worship Leader.
- Describe the History and Philosophy of Faith Community Nursing.
- Discuss Health, Healing and Wholeness in the Faith Community.
- Provide an overview of Health Promotion and Wellness.
- Review the Legal Issues in Faith Community Nursing/Documentation.
- Recognize the role of Ethics in Faith Community Nursing.
- Describe methods to conduct an assessment on Individuals, Families, and the Faith Community.
- Identify the function of the Faith Community Nurse as the Integrator of Faith and Health.
- Review the function of the Faith Community Nurse as a Personal Health Counselor.
- Explain the function of the Faith Community Nurse as a Health Educator.
- Explain self care for Faith Community Nurses.
- Assess the function of the Faith Community Nurse as a Health Advocate and Referral Agent.
- Review the process of Grief and Loss.
- Discuss Family Violence and implications for Faith Community Nurses.
- Review the function of the Faith Community Nurse as the Coordinator of Volunteers.
- Recognize the function of the Faith Community Nurse in accessing and developing Support Groups.
- Describe the role in functioning within a Ministerial Team.
- Describe Supplemental Wholistic Care of Older Adults.
- Design a plan for Getting Started: A Day in the Life of Faith Community Nurses.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Thursday, August 13th
6:30 pm Registration
7:00 pm Welcome/Introduction and Opening Devotions/Prayer and Worship Leader
7:45 pm Break
7:55 pm Prayer and Worship
8:45 pm Getting to Know You/Fellowship
Friday, August 14th
7:30 am Breakfast.
8:15 am Welcome – Morning Devotions/Prayer and Worship Leader
8:30 am History and Philosophy of Faith Community Nursing
9:30 am Break
9:45 am Health, Healing and Wholeness in the Faith Community
11:00 am Break
11:15 am Health, Healing and Wholeness in the Faith Community (continued)
12:30 pm Lunch
1:15 pm Health Promotion and Wellness
2:15 pm Assessment: Individual, Family, and Faith Community
3:30 pm Break
3:45 pm Ethics in Faith Community Nursing
4:45 pm Personal Reflection
5:30 pm Dinner
6:15 pm Function of the Faith Community Nurse: Health Educator
7:00 pm Function of the Faith Community Nurse: Personal Health Counselor
8:00 pm Prayer and Worship Leader
8:30 pm Fellowship
Self Study/Independent Study
Health, Healing and Wholeness in the Faith Community 30 minutes
Ethics in Faith Community Nursing 30 minutes
Function of the Faith Community Nurse: Health Educator 30 minutes
Saturday, August 15th
7:30 am Breakfast
8:00 am Morning Devotions/Prayer and Worship Leader
8:15 am Function of the Faith Community Nurse: Health Advocate/Referral Agent
9:25 am Function of the Faith Community Nurse: Coordinator of Volunteers
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Function of the Faith Community Nurse: Accessing and Developing Support Groups
11:30 am Health Promotion and Wellness
12:00 noon Lunch
12:45 pm Self Care for Faith Community Nurses
1:45 pm Evaluations
2:00 pm End of Weekend I
Self Study/Independent Study
Function of the Faith Community Nurse: Health Advocate/Referral Agent 20 minutes
Function of the Faith Community Nurse: Coordinator of Volunteers 10 minutes
Thursday, September 17th
6:45 pm Registration
7:00 pm Prayer and Worship Leader
7:15 pm Break
7:30 pm Self Care for Faith Community Nurses
8:30 pm Health Promotion and Wellness
8:45 pm Fellowship
Friday, September 18th
7:30 am Breakfast
8:10 am Function of the Faith Community Nurse: Integrator of Faith and Health
9:20 am Break
9:30 am Function of the Faith Community Nurse: Integrator of Faith and Health (cont.)
10:50am Family Violence
11:50 am Lunch
12:30 am Grief and Loss
1:30 pm Break
1:40 pm Grief and Loss (cont.)
2:40 pm Personal Reflection
3:30 pm Legal Aspects, Accountability and Documentation
4:45 pm Break
5:00 pm Legal Aspects, Accountability and Documentation (cont.)
6:00 pm Dinner
6:45 pm Health Promotion and Wellness
7:30 pm Function of the Faith Community Nurse: Health Educator
8:15 pm Prayer and Worship Leader
8:30 pm Fellowship
Self Study/Independent Study
Function of the Faith Community Nurse: Integrator of Faith and Health 60 minutes
Family Violence 30 minutes
Legal Aspect, Accountability and Documentation 30 minutes
Saturday, September 19th
7:30 am Breakfast
8:00 am Prayer and Worship Leader
8:10am Supplemental Module: Wholistic Care of Older Adults
10:10 am Break
10:20 am Getting Started: A Day in the Life of Faith Community Nurses
12:20 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Functioning Within a Ministerial Team
2:00 pm Break
2:15 pm Commissioning of the Faith Community Nurses
(includes 5 minutes of Prayer and Worship Leader)
3:00 pm Evaluations
3:15 pm End of Weekend 2/Awarding of Certificates
Attendance Requirement: Must attend both weekends to be awarded contact hours.
Planning Committee Members:
Teresa Casey, RN, MSN, ARNP from Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
Kathy Hall, RN, MSN from EKU, Nurse Planner
Janet Collins, RN, DSN, Nursing Professor Emeritus from EKU
Linda Naumann, BSN, ADN from the Bluegrass Community & Technical College
Kim Phillips, BA from EKU
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HIV/AIDS Update for Health Care Professionals
In Collaboration with EKU's Departments of Associate & Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing
Friday, September 18, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Perkins Building, EKU Campus, Quads A & B
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CONTACT HOURS: 3.0 KBN Contact Hours. 2.5 ANCC Contact Hours.
(60 minutes = 1 contact hour for ANCC Credit)
ANCC Accreditation: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and Development, is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA.
KBN Provider Offering: #3-0007-12-12-140.
KBN Approval: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and Development, has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN). Provider #3-0007. Expiration Date December 31, 2012. Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education program does not constitute endorsement of program content.
Nursing Home Administrators: All programs approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing are considered pre-approved by the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Nursing Home Administrators (KBLNHA).
FEE: $30. Includes instruction, handout materials, and contact hours.
TARGET AUDIENCE: This program is designed for nurses and other health care professionals.
FOCUS: This program has been developed to meet the mandated AIDS education requirement in the state of Kentucky, including basic medical and epidemiological information about AIDS and HIV; methods of transmission, prevention, and current medical treatment; and management of HIV in the healthcare workplace and other environments, consistent with OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standards.
FACULTY/PRESENTERS:
Alice Potts, MSN, RN, professional work experience includes many areas of nursing, including Medical-Surgical, Surgical Services, Maternity, Infection Control, and Nursing Administration. She has served on Eastern Kentucky University faculty as a part-time clinical instructor for the Associate Degree Nursing program from 1999-2006, and became a full-time faculty member in Fall 2006.
OBJECTIVES:
- Recognize how HIV affects the human immune system.
- Describe the history, virology, epidemiology, transmission and prevention of the HIV disease and AIDS.
- Discuss testing, diagnosis, the disease process, and current medical treatment.
- Describe some of the psychological and physical effects of HIV/AIDS, and the psychosocial impact of the disease on patients, families, significant others, and caregivers.
- Discuss the implications, appropriate attitudes, rewards, and benefits for health care and the helping professionals who provide care for persons with AIDS or HIV disease.
- List services for the person with HIV/AIDS.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast.
9:00 am HIV/AIDS Update for Health Care Professionals
10:15 am Break
10:30 am HIV/AIDS Update for Health Care Professionals (continued)
11:30 am Evaluations
11:45 am Awarding of Certificates
Attendance Requirement: Must stay for entire program and complete a written evaluation to be awarded contact hours.
Planning Committee Members:
Kathy Hall, RN, MSN from EKU
Judy Ponder, RN, MSN from Shriners Hospital for Children
Karen Kryscio, RN, BC, MPH, Lexington Fayette County Health Department/Retired
Mary Begley, BSN, from the KY Cabinet for Family and Health Services
Sherrie Isaacs, RN, BSN from the Madison County Health Department
Kim Phillips, BA from EKU
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Psychopharmacology Update 2009
In Collaboration with EKU's Department of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing
Monday, September 21, 2009
7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m
Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Perkins Room 222
Eastern Kentucky University, Corbin Site, ITV Room #4
Eastern Kentucky University, Danville Site, ITV Room #4
Eastern Kentucky University, Manchester Site, ITV Room #4
Hazard Community College, UCM Conference Room
NOTE: You MUST SPECIFY on Registration Form for which site you are registering to ensure a seat at that location.
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CONTACT HOURS: 6.0 KBN Contact Hours. 5.0 ANCC Contact Hours. 6.0 KBN Contact Hours dedicated to pharmacology; 5.0 ANCC Contact Hours dedicated to pharmacology
(60 minutes = 1 contact hour for ANCC Credit)
ANCC Accreditation: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and Development, is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA.
KBN Provider Offering: #3-0007-12-12-141.
KBN Approval: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and Development, has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN). Provider #3-0007. Expiration Date December 31, 2012. Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education program does not constitute endorsement of program content.
Nursing Home Administrators: All programs approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing are considered pre-approved by the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Nursing Home Administrators (KBLNHA).
FEE: $60. $30 for EKU ARNP Students. Includes instruction, handout materials, and contact hours. (Bring brown bag lunch-cannot eat in ITV Room).
Deadline is 12:00 noon, September 16, 2009.
*Please note: Pre-registration is required in order to plan for appropriate number of attendees.
TARGET AUDIENCE: This program is designed for Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners and ARNP Students.
FOCUS: This workshop provides the latest information from a clinical perspective on medications used for the treatment of mental health conditions.
FACULTY/PRESENTERS:
Maureen McCabe, MD, is the Medical Director of Bluegrass Mental Health-Mental Retardation Board, and an adult psychiatrist at Richmond Comprehensive Care Center. She is a graduate of University of California, Davis School of Medicine and Karl Menninger School of Psychiatry, is Board Certified in Adult Psychiatry and Internal Medicine, and a member of the American and Kentucky Medical Associations. She has 15 years of psychiatric practice, including work with multiple diagnosis patients, patients with combined medical/psychiatric illness, and psychopharmacology.
FACILITATOR:
Beverly Gilliam Hart, RN, MSN, PhD, has been a professor in EKU’s Baccalaureate & Graduate Nursing program since 1989. She is also an Advanced Adult Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Bluegrass Regional Mental Health.
OBJECTIVES:
- Discuss anxiety spectrum disorders and available pharmacologic treatment options.
- Describe depressive disorders and appropriate pharmacological management.
- Review bipolar disorder and latest pharmacologic treatment recommendations.
- Examine psychotic disorders and pharmacologic treatment principles.
- Discuss potential side effects of medications, their evaluation and treatment.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
7:30 am Registration
8:00 am Anxiety Spectrum Disorders – Treatment Options
9:00 am Depression Disorders and Management
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Pharmacological Recommendations for Bipolar and Psychotic Disorders
11:45 am Lunch (Brown Bag Lunch)
12:30 pm Managing Adverse Effects of Medications
1:45 pm Evaluations
2:00 pm Awarding of Certificates
Attendance Requirement: Must stay for entire program and complete a written evaluation to be awarded contact hours.
Planning Committee Members:
Kathy Hall, RN, MSN from EKU
Beverly Gilliam Hart, RN, MSN, PhD from EKU
Teresa Casey, FNP, MSN, BSN from Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
Diane Kiser, RN, MSN, FCN from Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
Kim Phillips, BA from EKU
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The CBC & U/A :
Effective Interpretation of Laboratory Values
In Collaboration with EKU's Department of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing
Thursday, September 24, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Perkins Building, EKU Campus, Quads A & B
CONTACT HOURS: 6.3 KBN Contact Hours. 5.25 ANCC Contact Hours.
(60 minutes = 1 contact hour for ANCC Credit)
ANCC Accreditation: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and Development, is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA.
KBN Provider Offering: #3-0007-12-12-122.
KBN Approval: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and Development, has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN). Provider #3-0007. Expiration Date December 31, 2012. Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education program does not constitute endorsement of program content.
Nursing Home Administrators: All programs approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing are considered pre-approved by the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Nursing Home Administrators (KBLNHA).
FEE: $90.00. Student Fee $45.00.Includes instruction, handout materials, contact hours, supplies, and breaks.
TARGET AUDIENCE: This program is designed for nurses, advanced nurse practitioners, certified medical assistants (CMA), and other health care professionals-particularly those in home health or physician office settings.
FOCUS: This workshop will help you learn how to describe and interpret laboratory findings associated with the following:
Hematology
*Anemias
*WBC Disorders: Leukemia, Left Shift,
Reactive vs. Malignant Leukocytes, AIDS.
Urinalysis
*Renal Disease: Acute and Chronic
Glomerulonephritis, Pyelonephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome
*Metabolic Disorders: Diabetes and Liver Disease
*Infections: Cystitis, UTI
Testing for Vaginal Infections
*Trichomonas, Gardnerella, Neisseria, Beta Streptococcus, Candida.
Some laboratory tests to be covered include: RBC Indices, Reticulocyte count, WBC differential, absolute vs. relative counts, urine reagent strip and microscopics, gram stains and cultures. Emphasis will be placed on specimen collection, abnormal tests values and age variations.
FACULTY/PRESENTERS:
Philip Campbell, MS, MT (ASCP), Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Laboratory Science at Eastern Kentucky University.
Kim Campbell, MS, MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA), Medical Instructional Specialist in the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science at the University of Kentucky.
Both faculty have presented lectures and workshops for home health care providers and nurse practitioners at EKU and at the University of Kentucky.
OBJECTIVES:
1. Utilize collections methods that will not adversely affect lab results.
2. Analyze hematology and urinalysis reports to related disorders.
3. Utilize the case study approach as a problem solving tool that is based on the laboratory findings.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast.
9:00 am Specimen Collection: Avoiding the Pitfalls
Urinalysis: Dipstick and Beyond
Vaginal Infection Testing
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Urinalysis/Vaginal and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
11:15 am Urinalysis Case Studies
12:00 noon LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:00 pm Hematology: Interpretation of Anemias and WBC Disorders
2:00 pm Break
2:15 pm Hematology: Quick Interpretation of CBC
3:00 pm Hematology Case Studies
3:30 pm Evaluations
3:45 pm Awarding of Certificates
Attendance Requirement: Must stay for entire program to be awarded contact hours.
Planning Committee Members:
Kathy Hall, RN, MSN from EKU
Larry Kelley, DNS, FNP-BC, ARNP from EKU
Diane Kiser, RN, MSN, FCN from Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
Marilyn Spencer, RN, from South East KY AHEC
Zelma Baker, RN, BSN, MPA from Pattie A. Clay Regional Hospital
Kim Phillips, BA from EKU
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Demystifying Personality Disorders :
4th Annual Fall Conference
In Collaboration with American Pshychiatric Nurses Association, KY Chapter
Sunday, September 27, 2009 from 12:00 noon - 6:00 p.m.
Monday, September 28, 2009 from 7:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Embassy Suites
1801 Newtown Pike, Lexington, KY 40511
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CONTACT HOURS: 6.0 KBN Contact Hours & 5.0 ANCC Contact Hours for September 27th (6.0 KBN Contact Hours & 5.0 ANCC Contact Hours dedicated to Pharmacology). 6.3 KBN Contact Hours & 5.25 ANCC Contact Hours for September 28th (2.1 KBN Contact Hours & 1.75 ANCC Contact Hours dedicated to Pharmacology).
(60 minutes = 1 contact hour for ANCC Credit)
ANCC Accreditation: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and Development, is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA.
KBN Provider Offering: #3-0007-12-12-138 (Sunday) & #3-0007-12-12-139 (Monday).
KBN Approval: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and Development, has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN). Provider #3-0007. Expiration Date December 31, 2012. Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education program does not constitute endorsement of program content.
Nursing Home Administrators: All programs approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing are considered pre-approved by the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Nursing Home Administrators (KBLNHA).
FEE FOR SUNDAY: $50, $40 for Members, and $25 for Full-Time Students.
FEE FOR MONDAY: $95, $85 for Members, and $30 for Full-Time Students.
FEE FOR BOTH DAYS: $145, $125 for Members, and $55 for Full-Time Students.
Includes instruction, handout materials, contact hours, supplies, break, and lunch (on Monday).
EKU discounts do not apply.
TARGET AUDIENCE: This program is designed for all nurses including nurse practitioners, public health and nurses interested in the treatment and management of mental health clients in an acute, outpatient, clinic and long term care setting.
FOCUS FOR SUNDAY: Update of psychopharmacological treatments, including problems with these treatments, use of KASPER System and discussion of prescription drug fraud.
FOCUS FOR MONDAY: The purpose of this program is to demystify the myths around hormones, mood and psychiatric medications, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), antisocial behaviors, and psychiatric medications used in Personality Disorders.
FACULTY/PRESENTERS:
Dave Sallengs, RPh is the Branch Manager of Drug Enforcement & Professional Practices Branch of the Office of the Inspector General.
John Tiggelaar, PharmD is a Professor at Eastern Kentucky University.
Valerie Mudd is the NAMI KY Consumer Representative.
Sgt. Stan Salyards is over the Prescription Drug Squad and the Clandestine Lab Team in Narcotics/Vice for the Louisville Metro Police.
Gary C. Patton, MD is from the Behavioral Medicine Network in Lexington, KY.
Shannon E. Sauer, M.S. is the Graduate Student Therapist for the Harris Psychological Services Center at the University of Kentucky.
Joan Masters, EdD, MBA, MA, RN, BSN is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Bellarmine University.
Carmen Pinto, MD is the Lead Psychiatrist at Communication Community Mental Health Center in Elizabethtown.
OBJECTIVES FOR SUNDAY
- Discuss use of the KASPER System.
- Update psychopharmacological treatments.
- Review current problems in psychopharmacological treatments.
- Describe a consumer’s perspective of treatment across continuum of care.
- Examine prescription drug fraud.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY
12:00 noon Registration
12:30 pm Welcome
12:45 pm Using the KASPER System – Dave Sallengs, RPh
1:45 pm Psychopharmacology – John Tiggelaar, PharmD
2:45 pm Break
3:00 pm Psychopharmacology (Continued)
4:00 pm Consumer’s Voice – Valerie Mudd
4:45 pm Prescription Drug Fraud – Sgt. Stan Salyards
5:45 pm Evaluations
6:00 pm Awarding of Certificates
After 6:00 pm Networking & Dinner (on your own)
OBJECTIVES FOR MONDAY
- Update the relationship between hormone, mood and psychiatric medications.
- Describe use of Dialectic Behavioral Therapy with Borderline Personality Disorder.
- Examine Narcissistic/Antisocial Personality Disorder.
- Discuss Benzodiazepines from A (alprazalam) to Z (zolpidem).
PROGRAM SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY
7:45 am Registration
8:15 am Welcome
8:30 am Update on Relationship between Hormone, Mood, and Psychiatric Medications – Gary C. Patton, MD
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Borderline Personality Disorder – Dialectic Behavioral Therapy – Shannon E. Sauer, M.S.
11:30 am BUSINESS MEETING
12:00 noon Lunch
1:00 pm Narcissistic/Antisocial Personality Disorders – Joan Masters, EdD, MBA, MA, RN, BSN
2:15 pm Break
2:30 pm Benzodiazepines: From A (alprazalam) to Z (zolpidem)– Carmen Pinto, MD
3:30 pm Evaluations
3:45 pm Awarding of Certificates
Attendance Requirement: Must stay for entire program and complete a written evaluation to be awarded contact hours for each day.
Planning Committee Members:
Kathy Hall, RN, MSN from EKU
Kathy Brotzge, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Ella Hunter, PhD, RN from EKU
Diane Crawford, BS, BSN, RN, MSN, ARNP, BC from VA (Louisville)
Ruth “Topsy” Staten, PhD, RN, CS from UK
Mike Stone, ARNP, BC
Perry Bohannon, MSN, ARNP, CS from Wellspring Psychological Services
Nancy Turner, RN, C, MSN
Teresa Casey, FNP, MSN, BSN from Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
Julie Harmon, RN, BSN from Thomson-Hood Veterans Center
Kim Phillips, BA from EKU
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The Latest Advances in Diabetes Management
In Collaboration with Baptist Regional Medical Center, Cumberland Valley District Health Department, Laurel County Health Department, Saint Joseph - London, & Southern KY Health Education Center
Friday, October 2, 2009
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
Corbin Technology and Community Center
222 Corbin Center Drive, Corbin, KY 40701
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CONTACT HOURS: 8.7 KBN Contact Hours; 1.2 KBN Contact Hours of program dedicated to Pharmacology. KBN Contact Hours approved by Baptist Regional Medical Center.
7.25 ANCC Contact Hours; 1.0 ANCC Contact Hours of program dedicated to Pharmacology.
(60 minutes = 1 contact hour for ANCC Credit)
ANCC Accreditation: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and Development, is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA.
KBN Provider Offering: #4-0051-12-11-700.
KBN Credit: Baptist Regional Medical Center is an approved institutional provider of continuing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing. KBN approval of an individual continuing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. Expiration Date December 31st, 2011.
FEE: Free*. Includes instruction, handout materials, contact hours, breakfast, lunch and breaks. Seating is limited, registration honored on a first come, first serve basis.
*ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: This program is funded by unrestricted educational grants from: Baptist Regional Medical Center, Cumberland Valley District Health Department, Eastern Kentucky University-Division of Continuing Education and Development, Laurel County Health Department, Saint Joseph - London, and Southern KY AHEC. Vendor support also makes this program possible.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 18, 2009.
TARGET AUDIENCE: This program is designed for Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Dentistry, Certified Medical Assistants, Dietitians, Respiratory Therapists, and Social Workers.
FOCUS: This program will present the latest advances and recommendations in management of diabetes through recognizing the risk factors for developing diabetes, reducing cardiovascular risk factors, nutrition management, sleep, pharmacological agents used in diabetes care, and emphasis on healthy lifestyle choices including physical activity.
FACULTY/PRESENTERS:
David Escalante, MD – Appalachia Health Services in Jellico, TN.
Marty Mullins, PA-C – Hazard Clinic in Hazard, KY.
Debbie Lane, RD, LD – Consultant in London, KY.
Mel Scarberry, BS, Patient Perspective – Corbin, KY.
Linda Mills, RN, BSN, CDE – Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin, KY.
Teresa Stump, Certified Body Recall Instructor – Community Health Services, Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin, KY.
Glen Farr, PharmD – University of Tennessee, College of Pharmacy.
Kathryn Hansen, BS, REEGT, CPC – Saint Joseph Health System in Lexington, KY.
OBJECTIVES:
- Identify risk factors for developing diabetes.
- Recognize the importance of reducing cardiovascular risk factors in the diabetics.
- Discuss the ADA guidelines for nutritional management of diabetes.
- Describe behavioral aspects of living with diabetes.
- Outline the importance of becoming a diabetic educator and requirements.
- Identify the benefits of physical activity on a patient’s health.
- Relate recent developments with insulin and oral drugs in the pharmacological management of diabetes and related disorders.
- Explain Sleep Apnea and other sleep issues related to diabetes.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
7:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast.
8:00 am Overview of Diabetes – David Escalante
9:00 am The Heart and Stream of Diabetes – Marty Mullins
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Diabetes and Nutrition – Debbie Lane
11:15 am A Patient’s Perspective & CDE Overview – Mel Scarberry & Linda Mills
12:15 am Lunch/Vendors – Sponsored by Cumberland Valley District Health Department & Southern Kentucky AHEC
1:30 pm Fitness is a Good Move with Body Recall – Teresa Stump
2:30 pm Break
2:45 pm Recent Developments in the Pharmacological Management of Diabetes – Glen Farr
3:45 pm Diabetes and Sleep – Kathryn Hansen
4:45 pm Evaluations
5:00 pm Awarding of Certificates
Attendance Requirement: Partial Credit will be given on a per hour basis. Must complete a written evaluation to be awarded contact hours.
Planning Committee Members:
Kathy Hall, RN, MSN from EKU
Anna Jones, BS, RCP, CCMEC from SoKY AHEC
Anthony W. Powers, MBA, BSN from Baptist Regional Medical Center
Shereleen Fortney from Baptist Regional Medical Center
Cindy Farmer from Baptist Regional Medical Center
Teresa “Terry” Casey, MSN, ARNP, FCN from Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
Julie Harmon, RN, BSN from Thomason-Hood Veterans Center
Mary Reinle Begley, BSN from KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Kim Phillips, BA from EKU
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The Power of Collaboration:
The Infection Prevention Footprint
In Collaboration with Association for Professionals in Infection Control, Bluegrass Chapter & Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
Friday, October 2, 2009
8:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
Breckinridge Room in the Gilcher Building
217 South Third Street, Danville, KY 40422
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CONTACT HOURS: 6.9 KBN Contact Hours. 5.75 ANCC Contact Hours.
1.2 KBN Contact Hours dedicated to pharmacology. 1.0 ANCC Contact Hours dedicated to pharmacology
(60 minutes = 1 contact hour for ANCC Credit)
ANCC Accreditation: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and Development, is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA.
KBN Provider Offering: #3-0007-12-12-132.
KBN Approval: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and Development, has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN). Provider #3-0007. Expiration Date December 31, 2012. Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education program does not constitute endorsement of program content.
Nursing Home Administrators: All programs approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing are considered pre-approved by the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Nursing Home Administrators (KBLNHA).
FEE: $75. $45 for APIC Bluegrass members; $60 for other APIC members; $45 for EMRMC Associates.Includes instruction, handout materials, contact hours, supplies, break, and lunch.
Acknowledgement: This program will have exhibits available for participants interested in learning more about products related to infection control practice.
TARGET AUDIENCE: This course is for Epidemiologists, Infection Control Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, nurses in acute care and long term care clinical settings, public health and other interested health care workers.
FOCUS: This workshop will discuss the collaboration required by the entire community to stem the mounting tide of developing resistant organisms, effective antibiotic use and prevention measures across the spectrum of care, while still caring for the health care provider in addition to the patient/client.
FACULTY/PRESENTERS:
Christine Thomas, MSN, RN, CNP. President of Northeast Ohio-Association of Vascular Access (NEO-AVA), Nurse Practitioner of Internal Medicine at Fairview Hospital, OH. Ms. Thomas is currently in the process of developing the Center of Excellence for Northeast Ohio on vascular access which includes Ultrasound placement training workshops and didactic lectures.
Robert Rapp, Pharm.D., FCCP. Professor of Pharmacy in the College of Pharmacy and Professor of Surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky. He also serves as Associate for Clinical Services in the Department of Pharmacy Services in the UK Hospital.
Carol E. Gilliam, MSN, RN. Public Health Preparedness Coordinator for Madison County.
Lisa Foreman, RN OCN, CHPN has 16 years of end-of-life care and is now the Community and Staff Education Coordinator for Heritage Hospice in Danville, KY.
Kimberly Cook-Lee, MSSW with 15 years experience in social work, she is now a Grief Counselor for Heritage Hospice in Danville, KY.
PANELIST:
Eric J. Fuchs, ATC, NREMT-B, is the Director of the Athletic Training Education Program, the Coordinator of Clinical Education, and an Assistant Professor at Eastern Kentucky University.
Mendy Courtney, RN, Infection Preventionist & Employee Health Coordinator for Johnson Mathers Healthcare.
Janice Osten, RN, Director of Nursing at the Federal bureau of Prisons in Lexington, KY.
Michelle Marra, RN, Lexington-Fayette County Health Department.
OBJECTIVES:
- Relate the importance of collaboration in an ever changing health care environment.
- Examine Carbapenem Resistant Enterococcus (CRE) and the impact on infection control practices.
- Update Public Health Issues on Novel H1N1.
- Describe prevention and management of resistant organisms across the spectrum of care within a community.
- Compare compassion fatigue vs. burnout, list 5 symptoms of compassion fatigue, and discuss 4 self care strategies to combat compassion fatigue.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast.
8:30 am Introduction/Welcome – APIC President
8:45 am Collaboration in Health Care/Infection Control – Christine Thomas
9:45 am Break & Exhibits
10:15 am Carbapenem Resistant Enterococcus (CRE) and the Impact on Infection Control – Robert Rapp
11:15 am Novel H1N1 - Breaking News from Public Health - A Perfect Opportunity to Collborate - Carol Gilliam
12:15 pm Lunch, Networking & Exhibits
1:15 pm Resistant Organisms in My World-Precautions and Treatment
– Panel Discussion
2:45 pm Break and Exhibits
3:00 pm Compassionate Fatigue: Reviving the Health Care Professional
– Lisa Foreman & Kimberly Cook-Lee
4:00 pm Evaluations
4:15 pm Awarding of Certificates
Attendance Requirement: Must stay for entire program to be awarded contact hours.
Planning Committee Members:
Kathy Hall, RN, MSN from EKU
Fontaine Sands, RN, MSN, DrPH from Central Baptist Hospital
Ginger L. Elliott, RN, BSN, CIC from Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
Andrea H. Flinchum, RN, BSN, CIC from UKCMC
Judy Ponder, RN, MSN from Shriners Hospital from Children
Sherrie Isaacs, RN, BSN from the Madison County Health Department
Marilyn Spencer, RN from South East KY AHEC
Kim Phillips, BA from EKU
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From Novice to Expert:
Mastering the Fundamentals of Staff Development
In Collaboration with Central Kentucky Staff Development Group
Friday, October 16, 2009
8:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m
Perkins Building, EKU Campus, 212/220
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CONTACT HOURS: 6.6 KBN Contact Hours. 5.5 ANCC Contact Hours.
(60 minutes = 1 contact hour for ANCC Credit)
ANCC Accreditation: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and Development, is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA.
KBN Provider Offering: #3-0007-12-12-133.
KBN Approval: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and Development, has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN). Provider #3-0007. Expiration Date December 31, 2012. Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education program does not constitute endorsement of program content.
Nursing Home Administrators: All programs approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing are considered pre-approved by the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Nursing Home Administrators (KBLNHA).
FEE: $85. $55.00 for CKSDG Members. Includes instruction, handout materials, contact hours, supplies, break, and lunch.
TARGET AUDIENCE: This program is designed for those involved in Staff Development, Education and Training, Inservice, Precepting, Orientation, Allied Health Education and Human Resources.
FOCUS: This workshop is to provide the novice to expert educator an overview of program measurement/evaluation, describe copyright law and available educational resources, update KBN regulations, and expand the professional role of educator through scholarly including simulation.
FACULTY/PRESENTERS:
Mendy Blair, MSN, RN-BC, NE, BC, Director of Educational Development at Central Baptist Hospital, board certified in Medical Surgical Nursing. She is the 2004 recipient of the NNSDO award for Excellence in the Role of Nursing Professional Development Educator, and has presented nationally for NNSDO.
Linda Sizemore, BA, MLSI, provides leadership for copyright education at Eastern Kentucky University Libraries and founding member of EKU’s Copyright Education Workgroup.
Karen Gilbert, BA, MLSI, along with providing reference and instruction to undergraduate and graduate students; Karen is the library liaison to Eastern Kentucky University’s departments of Associate Degree Nursing, Baccalaureate & Graduate Degree Nursing, Environmental Health Science, Health Promotion & Administration, and Occupational Therapy.
Carol Komara, RN, BSN, MSN, a board member representing the education sector on the Kentucky Board of Nursing, this is a gubernatorial appointment. She is also a retired staff development specialist for the University of Kentucky’s Department of Nursing.
Kathryn ‘Kate’ Moore, RN, DNP, CCRN, CEN, ACNP-BC, NREMT-P, Assistant Professor with the University of Kentucky’s College of Nursing
Margaret Kramer, BSN, RN, Heart Institute Clinical Educator, St. Joseph Health Care Heart Institute, Lexington
Kathy Hall, RN, MSN, Director of Continuing Education and Development at Eastern Kentucky University
OBJECTIVES:
- Describe key components of continuing education program measurement and evaluation.
- Discuss copyright laws affecting use of all media formats
- Review educational resources available and appropriate websites.
- Report the latest developments from KBN related to nursing students and new graduates.
- Discuss use of simulation from the classroom to the clinical setting.
- Recognize skill sets necessary for successful transition from staff nurse to educator role.
- Examine components for successful poster abstract submission to professional organizations.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
8:15 am Registration and Continental Breakfast.
8:45 am Welcome/Introduction
9:00 am Measurement & Evaluation – Mendy Blair
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Copyright & Educational Resources – Linda Sizemore & Karen Gilbert
11:15 am KBN Update – Carol Komara
12:00 noon Lunch
1:00 pm Simulated Learning – Kathryn Moore
2:00 pm Break
2:15 pm Gaining Credibility as an Educator – Margaret Kramer
3:15 pm How to Submit an Abstract – Kathy Hall
3:45 pm Evaluations
4:00 pm Awarding of Certificates
Attendance Requirement: Must stay for entire program and complete a written evaluation to be awarded contact hours.
Planning Committee Members:
Kathy Hall, RN, MSN from EKU
Mendy Blair, MSN RN-BC, NE, BS from Central Baptist
Margaret Kramer, BSN, RN from St. Joseph Health Care Heart Institute
Janet Collins, RN, DSN, Nursing Professor Emerita from EKU
Zelma Baker, RN, BSN, MPA from Pattie A. Clay Regional Hospital
Kim Phillips, BA from EKU
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KNA Healthcare Summit 2009
Violence in the Home:
Identifying, Responding, & Treating
In Collaboration with Kentucky Nurses Association (KNA)
Thursday, October 29, 2009
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m
The Center for Rural Development
2292 South Highway 27, Somerset, KY 42501
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CONTACT HOURS: 6.6 KBN Contact Hours provided through the Kentucky Nurses Association (KNA). 5.5 ANCC Contact Hours.
(60 minutes = 1 contact hour for ANCC Credit)
ANCC Accreditation: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and Development, is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA.
KBN Provider Offering: #1-0007-1-13-01.
KBN Credit: Kentucky Nurses Association is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing. KBN approval of an individual continuing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. Expiration date January 1, 2013. All programs approved by KBN are considered pre-approved by the KY Board of Nursing Home Administrators (KBLNHA).
NOTE: This program will meet the one time mandatory Continuing Education Requirement provided by House Bill 309 to earn 3 hours of Domestic Violence Training as outlined in the model curriculum approved by the Domestic Violence Training Committee of the Governor’s Commission on Domestic Violence for anyone needing to fulfill this requirement.
FEE: $115. $85 for KNA Members, $25 for Students. Includes instruction, handout materials, contact hours, supplies, break, and lunch.
EKU discounts do not apply.
TARGET AUDIENCE: This program is designed for Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Social Workers, EMT/Paramedics, Nursing Home Administrators, Public Health and other interested Health Care Professionals and Community Leaders.
FOCUS: This workshop will present the latest information on the early identification, treatment and prevention strategies in cases of child abuse/neglect, domestic and intimate partner violence, and elder abuse. The collaborative nature necessary for prevention, handling & community resource options to mitigate the impact of these issues will also be explored.
FACULTY/PRESENTERS:
Rashmi Adi-Brown, MS. Director of Programs & Prevention Services for the Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky, Child Abuse Prevention, Parents Anonymous of Kentucky.
Debbie Acker, RN. Public Health Director at the Woodford County Health Department in Versailles, KY.
Teri Faragher, MSW. Executive Director at the Domestic Violence Prevention Board in Lexington, KY.
Mike Blakeney, RN, MSN, EMT. EMT instructor and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Safety, Security & Emergency Management at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY.
Ray Larson, JD. Fayette County Commonwealth’s Attorney in Lexington, KY.
OBJECTIVES:
- Review impact of child abuse and neglect in the community.
- Describe two strategies/best practices for assessment of children and families affected by child abuse and/or neglect.
- Describe two strategies/best practices for response/intervention in domestic violence/intimate partner abuse cases.
- Explain the legal and ethical responsibilities of first responders when child abuse/neglect, intimate partner abuse, or any other form of family violence is present.
- Describe the signs and effects of elder abuse on its victims, families and communities.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
7:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast.
8:45 am Welcome – Susan Jones, KNA President
9:00 am Child Abuse & Neglect: Introduction & Overview - Rashmi Adi-Brown, MS
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Child Abuse & Neglect: Response & Treatment - Debbie Acher, RN
11:45 am Lunch
12:45 pm Domestic & Intimate Partner Violence - Teri Faragher, MSW
1:40 pm First Response to Violence in the Home - Mike Blakeney, RN, MSN, EMT
2:35 pm Break
2:50 pm Elder Abuse- Ray Larson
3:45 pm Evaluations
4:00 pm Awarding of Certificates & KNA Business Meeting
Attendance Requirement: Must stay for entire program and complete a written evaluation to be awarded contact hours.
Planning Committee Members:
Kathy Hall, RN, MSN from EKU
Paulette Freeman Adams, EdD, RN from University of Louisville
Maureen Keenan, JD, MAT from KNA
Carlene Gottbrath from KNA
Diane Kiser, RN, MSN, FCN from Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
Karen Kryscio, RN, BC, MPH, Lexington Fayette County Health Department/Retired
Zelma Baker, RN, BSN, MPA from Pattie A. Clay Regional Hospital
Kim Phillips, BA from EKU
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HIV/AIDS Update for Health Care Professionals
with Alice Potts, RN, MSN
Self Study
CONTACT HOURS: 3.0 KBN Contact Hours; 2.5 ANCC Contact Hours
(NOTE: Effective January 1, 2007 60 minutes = 1 contact hour for ANCC Credit)
ANCC Accreditation: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and Development, is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA.
KBN Provider Offering: #3-0007-12-12-111
In order to receive contact hours you need to read the packet and complete the post-test and activity evaluation. If you pass the post-test, you receive a CE certificate in the mail. If you fail, you have the option of completing the test again at no additional cost. All of the requirements must be met by providing necessary documentation.
KBN Approval: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and Development, has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN). Provider #3-0007. Expiration Date December 31, 2012. Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education program does not constitute endorsement of program content.
Nursing Home Administrators: All programs approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing are considered pre-approved by the KBLNHA.
FEE: $30. Includes handout materials and contact hours.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Nurses and other health care professionals.
FOCUS: This program has been developed to meet the mandated AIDS education requirement in the state of Kentucky, including basic medical and epidemiological information about AIDS and HIV; methods of transmission, prevention, and current medical treatment; and management of HIV in the healthcare workplace and other environments, consistent with OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standards.
FACULTY/PRESENTERS:
Alice Potts’, MSN, RN, professional work experience includes many areas of nursing, including Medical-Surgical, Surgical Services, Maternity, Infection Control, and Nursing Administration. She has served on Eastern Kentucky University faculty as a part-time clinical instructor for the Associate Degree Nursing program from 1999-2006, and became a full-time faculty member in Fall 2006.
OBJECTIVES:
- Recognize how HIV affects the human immune system.
- Describe the history, virology, epidemiology, transmission and prevention of the HIV disease and AIDS.
- Discuss testing, diagnosis, the disease process, and current medical treatment.
- Describe some of the psychological and physical effects of HIV/AIDS, and the psychosocial impact of the disease on patients, families, and significant others, and caregivers.
- Discuss the implications, appropriate attitudes, rewards, and benefits for health care and the helping professionals who provide care for persons with AIDS or HIV disease.
- List services for the person with HIV/AIDS.
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