CCRN®/PCCN™ Exam Review Class--Day 2
June 18, 2008
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Hennepin County Medical Center--Room BL-320
Always call before attending class! Sometimes classes are cancelled or full—we do not want you to make the trip to class for nothing! If you plan to attend, please call:HCMC: Use Learning Center (Intranet Education Page) or call 612-873-2392 MVAMC: Call Education at 612-467-4380 Regions Hospital: Call Education at 651-254-3330 Non-TCHP Hospital Participants: Call TCHP at 651-254-0885 to let us know you are attending or register online. Payment is due before class time. You can print out and mail a registration form to send with your payment or just send in the payment with a notation about which class it is for if you have already registered online. It is best to mail in your payment at least a week before the class. If time is short, call your registration in to TCHP and bring a check or cash with you to pay for class. Checks should be made payable to Regions Hospital. The coordinator cannot make change for you—please bring the exact amount with you. Credit cards are not accepted. The tuition for this class is: $85. Click HERE to get a map and driving directions. Click HERE to learn about recommended pre-reading. Description/Purpose Statement
Caring for today’s acutely ill or critically ill adult requires highly skilled, competent, and knowledgeable nurses. One way to demonstrate the level of expertise of a progressive care nurse or a critical care nurse is through certification. The CCRN® and the PCCN™ certification shows other health care professionals, employers, and patients that you are an expert progressive care nurse or critical care nurse. The purpose of this class is to help you review & identify areas where you may have learning needs and will help prepare you for the CCRN® or the PCCN™ examination through lecture, interaction, and practice test questions. Target Audience/Prerequisite
All participants must be eligible to sit for the CCRN® or the PCCN™ examination. To be eligible, the participant must be an RN with a current license who has 1,750 hours in direct bedside care of the acutely ill or critically ill patient within the last 2 years, with 875 of those hours in the past year. The presentation of the content is fast, with key points and difficult concepts explained. Anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and other basics will not be covered in class. TCHP has several primers available to help you review this content. Click HERE for a list of primers you may want to review prior to class. Schedule 7:30 – 7:45 a.m. | Registration | 7:45 – 9:00 a.m. | Pulmonary Review | Cleo Bonham | 9:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Break | 9:15 – 10:30 a.m. | Pulmonary Review (con’t) | Cleo Bonham | 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. | Endocrine Review | Tessa Coons | 11:45 – 12:30 p.m. | Lunch | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Neurological Review | Lynelle Scullard | 2:00 – 2:15 p.m. | Break | 2:15 – 4:00 p.m. | Multi-System/Trauma | Lynelle Scullard |
Continuing Education Credit
For attending this class, you are eligible to receive: | 8.4 contact hours (based on the Minnesota Board of Nursing 50 minute contact hour). Pro-rated contact hours are available when content is missed.
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7.00 contact hours (based on the WNA-CEAP 60 minute contact hour for certified nurses). Criteria for successful completion: You must attend the ENTIRE activity in order to achieve the objective and receive contact hours. |
Information for Certified Nurses The Twin Cities Health Professionals Education Consortium, St. Paul, MN, is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association Continuing Education Approval Program Committee, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Planning Committee/Presenters *Cleo Bonham, MSN, RN, Clinical Instructor at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Linda Checky, BSN, RN, MBA, Assistant Program Manager for TCHP Education Consortium. *Tessa Coons, BSN, RN, Staff Nurse in the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Regions Hospital. Lynn Duane, MSN, RN, Program Manager for TCHP Education Consortium. Sarah Linhoff, BA, RN, CNOR, Nurse Educator at Regions Hospital. Rita Mahowald, MSN, RNBC, Director of Employee Education at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. *Lynelle Scullard, RN, CCRN, BSN, Clinical Educator in the SICU at the Hennepin County Medical Center. Betty Stenglein, MS, RN, Nursing Educator at Hennepin County Medical Center. *Denotes presenters
Other Information You should dress in layers to accommodate fluctuations in room temperature. Food, beverages, and parking costs are your responsibility. Check the attached map for directions to the program location and for assistance with parking. If you are unable to attend after registering, please notify the Education Department at your hospital or call TCHP at 651-254-0885. In the case of bad weather, call the TCHP office at 651-254-0885 and check the answering message to see if a class has been cancelled. If a class has been cancelled, the message will be posted by 5:30 a.m. on the day of the program.
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