TCHP	Education Consortium

Providing education for today's health care professionals

Neurological Critical Care

April 14, 2008

7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Minneapolis VA Medical Center--Main Auditorium

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 get the Pre-reading packet (primer) for this class.

Description/Purpose Statement
Adults with neurologic disorders can be among the most difficult to assess and manage. This class provides information on assessment and planning the care of patients with neurologic disorders, such as increased intracranial pressure, spinal cord injury, cranial surgery, cerebrovascular disease, and seizures.

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

Before You Come To Class
You must complete the Neurological Critical Care Primer. Click on the link above to access the primer. Please bring your completed primer post-test to class with you for processing.

Schedule

7:30 - 7:45 a.m.	Registration
7:45 - 9:15 a.m.	Assessment of the Patient with Neurological Status Abnormalities	Carol Ann Smith
9:15 - 9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30 - 10:15 a.m.	Types of Head Injuries and Hematomas Management of the Head Injured Patient	Carol Ann Smith
10:15 - 10:45 a.m.	Cranial Surgery Increased Intracranial Pressure Routine Invasive Intracranial Pressure Monitoring	Carol Ann Smith
10:45 - 11:15 a.m.	Herniation Syndromes Brain Death	Carol Ann Smith
11:15 - 11:45 a.m.	What’s New in Head Trauma Management/Research	Carol Ann Smith
11:45 - 12:45 p.m.	Lunch
12:45 - 1:15 p.m.	Seizures	Lynelle Scullard
1:15 - 1:45 p.m.	SIADH/DI	Lynelle Scullard
1:45 - 2:00 p.m.	Break
2:00 - 2:30 p.m.	Cerebrovascular Disease	Cindy Peterson
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.	Spinal Cord Injury	Cindy Peterson

Continuing Education Credit

For attending this class, you are eligible to receive:	7.5 contact hours (based on the Minnesota Board of Nursing 50 minute contact hour). Pro-rated contact hours are available when content is missed. or 6.25 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.
If you complete the primer for this class, you are eligible to receive an additional:	2.5 contact hours (based on the Minnesota Board of Nursing 50 minute contact hour). or 2.08 contact hours (based on the WNA-CEAP 60 minute contact hour for certified nurses). Criteria for successful completion: You must read the packet, complete the post-test and submit it to TCHP for processing.

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.

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

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

* Cindy Peterson, RN, Clinical Educator in the Med./Surg. and Neuroscience Unit at Regions Hospital.

*Lynelle Scullard, BSN, RN, CCRN, is a Clinical Educator in the SICU at Hennepin County Medical Center.

*Carol Ann Smith, RN, CNRN, Program Manager/Coordinator of the Traumatic Brain Injury Center at 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.