Providing education for today's health care professionals

Elements of Critical Care

April 2, 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: 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.

Description/Purpose Statement
Nurses entering into the critical care workforce can be overwhelmed by the amount of information they need to know, the machines they need to master, and the acuity of patients.  The purpose of this class is to assist the new critical care nurse to understand the basic elements of critical care nursing, including intubation and mechanical ventilation, chest tubes, critical care pharmacology, and nutritional support.  The information presented today will be immediately applicable to the clinical setting.

Target Audience
This class was designed for the novice critical care or telemetry nurse; however, other health care professionals are welcome to attend.
 

Schedule

Continuing Education Credit 

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

Linda Checky, BSN, RN, MBA, Assistant Program Manager for TCHP Education Consortium.

Lynn Duane, MSN, RN, Program Manager for TCHP Education Consortium.

*Carrie McKenzie, BS, RRT, NPS, CPFT-RCP, Clinical Educator in Respiratory Care at Hennepin County Medical Center.

Sarah Linhoff, BA, RN, CNOR, Nurse Educator at Regions Hospital.

Rita Mahowald, MSN, RNBC, Director of Employee Education at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.

*Karen Rooney, RD, Critical Care Dietitian for Regions Hospital.

Betty Stenglein, MS, RN, Nursing Educator at Hennepin County Medical Center.

*Tom Scullard, RN, BSN, CCRN, Senior Staff Nurse in the MICU 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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