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Med-Surg Madness

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Course Description

This program is designed to support today's nurse working in a complex, crazy world. From the bedside and beyond, the expectations of nurses caring for the medical-surgical patient have grown exponentially! This 2-day seminar provides the necessary skills that nurses need in order to meet the expectations and manage the madness!

Program Learning Outcomes

This program prepares the learner to:

  • Understand the changing role of today’s nurse caring for the medical-surgical patient.
  • Incorporate components of high-quality, effective and safe patient care into practice.
  • Relate the med-surg pathophysiological basis of various disease states to the nursing assessment, planning,
    implementation and evaluation process.
  • Identify strategies to meet the demands of an increasingly complex healthcare world.

Agenda

Sign-in begins at 7:30 am. Each day includes a one-hour lunch (on your own), as well as a morning and afternoon break of 15 minutes each. The order of lectures presented and break times may vary according to speaker preference.

Day 1, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

  • Nursing Practice Expectations for Med-Surg Patient
    Scope and Standards of Practice | Definition of Med-Surg Nurse
  • Fluid & Electrolytes
    Common Abnormalities | IVF Management
  • Understanding Today’s GI Patient
    Inflammatory Bowel Disease | GERD and Related Disorders | Bowel Obstructions | Life-Threatening GI Emergencies
  • The Cardiovascular System
    Acute Coronary Syndrome | Anticoagulants | Cardiac Dysrhythmias
  • Pain Management
    Drug Addiction | Options | Pain at End of Life

Day 2, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

  • The Respiratory System
    COPD Management | Pneumonia | Tuberculosis | Blood Gas Interpretation
  • Endocrine and Diabetes Management
    Type 1 and 2 Diabetes | Insulin Administration | Thyroid Dysfunction | DKA
  • Musculoskeletal and Neurological Management
    Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke | Neuro Assessment | Osteoarthritis | Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Renal and Genitourinary Disorders
    ESRD | Renal Calculi | BPH
  • Advanced Critical Thinking
    Focused Assessments | Early Risk Identification | Managing Rapidly Changing Conditions | Failure to Rescue