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NURSING SYMPOSIUM 2010 Program Schedule DAY ONE: MOHEGAN SUN, Caesars Palace, TAJ MAHAL April 19, 2010 July 15, 2010 Sept. 23, 2010 8:00 am 9:15 am, KEYNOTE: Surviving and Thriving in the Crazy World of Nursing Terry Foster RN, MSN, Do you sometimes just need to hear about the good things nurses do? Listen to this practical, realistic, and positive talk about the supportive and caring work of nursing. We ll talk about what makes nurses tick-as well as what can tick us off! We ll also laugh at some of the crazy and funny things that only nurses know. Sit back, relax, listen, laugh, and restore your pride as a professional nurse. 9:30 am 10:45 am 11:00 am 12:30 pm 1:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:15 pm 4:30 pm CCRN REVIEW Overview of Exam and Endocrine SIADH & DI Hypoglycemia DKA & HHNK CCRN REVIEW Neurological Increased Intracranial Pressure Neurological Assessment CNS Disorders Head Trauma Spinal Cord Injuries LUNCH 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm CCRN REVIEW Gastrointestinal & Renal Hepatic Failure Abdominal Trauma Pancreatitis Acute Renal Failure Renal Physiology Electrolyte Imbalances CCRN REVIEW Hematological & Important Points DIC Immunosuppression Burns Overdose Important Points 1A 2A 3A 4A Heading Off Complications Identifying and Manag- Implementing & I ve Got a Bad Feeling of Multiple ing Unique Complica- Coordinating a Rapid About This Patient Trauma tions in the Critically Ill Response Team Terry Foster RN, MSN, Terry Foster RN, MSN, Terry Foster RN, MSN, Terry Foster RN, MSN, Although we may not Many complications can We all know some of the Rapid response teams are know exactly why nurses result from trauma, even common complications available in most hospitals may often get a bad feeling after the patient has been of the critically ill, but today. This lecture will in the minutes before resuscitated. This lecture do you know the ones focus on what worksand a patient crashes. This will alert the nurse to that are less common, what doesn t-when lecture will focus the clini- some of the most common but equally deadly. We ll these teams are called. cal use of nursing intuition trauma related complications. review some of the more The latest recommenda- and its positive impact Trauma care myths unique problems seen in tions from the IHI will be on patient care. Specific and facts will be revealed the critically ill with an reviewed along with some examples will be used. through the latest evidence emphasis on identification great tips for collecting based practices. and treatment. and reporting your rapid response data. 1B 2B 3B 4B New Cardiovascular Drugs This session presents an overview of new advances in cardiovascular pharmacology for the management of cardiovascular disease. A discussion of medications used to treat, alleviate, reverse and prevent CV disease including ACE inhibitors the prils, ARBs the artans and new uses for old friends and the pfox inhibitors. Future Support for the Failing Heart This session is designed to present an overview on the management of patients with right and or left ventricular failure. It will include a review of cardiac anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of each topic as well as focusing on the critical thinking skills needed to assess and intervene with various therapies. Future support for the failing heart will be addressed. Spinal Cord Injury and Closed Head Trauma This class is designed to present a brief overview of neuro trauma. It will include anatomy and physiology of the brain, cranial vault and spinal cord. Also included will be a discussion of subdural, epidural and subarachnoid hemorrhages, intracerebral bleeding and the most common form of complete and incomplete spinal cord injuries. 1C 2C 3C 4C 4:30 pm - 4:45 pm Questions, Answers & Evaluations ARDS : Where s the Oxygen? This class is designed for the healthcare professional to present an overview on the management of patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to capillary permeability pulmonary edema (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ARDS). It will include the dynamics of the pathophysiology of ARDS, gas exchange abnormalities related to R-L intrapulmonic shunting as well as the current therapeutic interventions. 4 Register Online: www.greatnurses.com or Call 1-800-331-6534 Mon.-Thur. 9 am - 3 pm EST

NURSING SYMPOSIUM 2010 Program Schedule DAY TWO: MOHEGAN SUN, Caesars Palace, TAJ MAHAL April 20, 2010 July 16, 2010 Sept. 24, 2010 8:00 am 9:15 am, KEYNOTE: Condition Critical: What Nurses Need What Nurses Want It is time to call into question and discuss the state of healthcare and the impact it has for the bedside nurse. The fight must begin for more patient centered, humane healthcare and an environment for nurses to deliver safe patient care. This session focuses on what nurses need... what nurses want. 9:30 am 10:45 am 11:00 am 12:30 pm 1:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:15 pm 4:30 pm Advanced Cardiac Life Support: What Works, What Doesn t & What s New Terry Foster RN, MSN, Guidelines regarding the latest ACLS recommendations change every couple of years. Find out what changes are in the works and what current research is revealing about the treatment of sudden cardiac death. Pacemakers for the Petrified This session goes back to the basics to provide the fundamental knowledge necessary to understand temporary pacemaker function and troubleshooting. Content includes: definition of the NBG pacemaker code and why this is important information to have; basic pacemaker operation; how to initiate temporary transvenous or epicardial pacing; and evaluating pacemaker function in terms of stimulus release, capture, and sensing in both single and dual chamber pacemakers. CCRN REVIEW Cardiovascular Part I Hypertensive Crisis IHSS Heart Murmurs Hemodynamic Monitoring CCRN REVIEW Cardiovascular Part II 12 Lead EKG Interpretation Shock States IABP Cardiac Trauma CCRN REVIEW - Pulmonary Respiratory Assessment Acute Respiratory Failure ARDS ABG Interpretation Pulmonary Embolism Trauma 5A 6A 7A 8A Acute Coronary Syndrome This session reviews the pathophysiology of acute coronary syndrome, ECG recognition of STEMI and NSTEMI, and summarizes the current ACC/AHA guidelines for management of STEMI and NSTEMI. A must presentation for all critical nurses working with patients with cardiac problems. LUNCH 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Differential Diagnosis of Wide QRS Tachycardias This class presents the most useful EKG and clinical criteria for making the differential diagnosis of wide QRS tachycardias. Content covered includes: mechanisms of aberration and when to expect aberration, best bedside monitoring leads for rhythm identification, EKG clues for differentiating wide QRS rhythms (P waves, QRS morphology, fusion and capture beats, cycle length variations), and clinical criteria (neck veins, heart sounds, response to carotid massage, use of atrial leads) Cardiovascular Drugs: Why We Give What We Give This session covers the physiological basis of cardiovascular drug therapy with emphasis on the use of drugs that affect the following: determinants of cardiac output, principles of myocardial O2 supply & demand, sympathetic nervous system function, the rennin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and the role of platelets in acute coronary syndrome. 5B 6B 7B 8B Acute Pulmonary Neurological The Body In Shock: Hepatitis A through E Embolism Updated Assessment Multisystem Guidelines, CEN Dysfunction This class will present an, CEN This is a quick neuro in, CEN overview on the diagnosis Come and get updated on the a nutshell for the critical Emphasis will be on hypovolemic and management of patients and septic shock with an with hepatitis. It will current medical and surgical care nurse looking to perfect the art of a neurologi- of patients with a variety of include an overview of the treatments regarding the single most preventable cause of overview on the management death in hospitalized patients. cal assessment. What is to potentially life-threatening liver, hepatitis A through conditions. This session will An overview of the pulmonary be included, implications include hemodynamic assessment E, diagnostic tests, anatomy and physiology will be of assessment findings, of the shock patient, drug population at risk, source covered including the causes, patient prognosis based and fluid resuscitation with of infections, routes of diagnostic tests, clinical picture crystalloids or colloids; appropriate anatomy and physiology, transmission and treat- on the clinical findings and the patient presents with and interventions to reduce pathophysiology, assessment ment options. Methods prevention protocols for the intracranial pressure. criteria and the therapeutic of prevention and current critical care nurse. nursing, medical, surgical and pharmacological interventions. CDC guidelines will also be explored. 5C 6C 7C 8C 4:30 pm - 4:45 pm Questions, Answers & Evaluations Symposium Registration p. 6 / Vacation Registration p. 12 / Product Order Form p. 15 5

NURSING SYMPOSIUM 2010 Registration Information and Registration Form REGISTER EARLY... SPACE IS LIMITED! NURSING SYMPOSIUM CONFERENCE TIMES: Registration & Continental Breakfast: 7:00 a.m. 7:45 a.m. Class: 8:00 am 4:45 pm Lunch (Sit Down Luncheon Provided): 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. 4 WAYS TO REGISTER: Phone: 1-800-331-6534 Monday Thursday 9:00 am 3:00 pm EST FAX: (718) 317-0858 (24 hours) ON-LINE: www.greatnurses.com Mail to: Education Enterprises, 608 Huguenot Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10312 CONFIRMATION: Confirmation/Admission postcards will be mailed out TWO WEEKS BEFORE the conference. REGISTRATION FEES EARLY LATE (One month before conference) (Within one month of conference) Both Days $300 $350 Price includes One Day Only $150 $175 Breakfast & Lunch Early registration must be received ONE MONTH before the conference. CONTACT HOURS: This program has been approved for 14 Contact Hours. See page 2 for approval information. CANCELLATION POLICY: REFUND OR CREDIT LESS A $30 PROCESSING FEE IF NOTIFIED IN WRITING 5 BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF PROGRAM. NO REFUNDS OR CREDITS GIVEN IF NOTIFIED WITHIN 5 DAYS OF CONFERENCE. SUBSTITUTIONS ARE PERMITTED. REGISTRATION FORM - PLEASE PRINT Name: Home Address: City: State: Zip: Home Phone #: Work #: Cell #: E-Mail: PLEASE CHECK LOCATION AND DATES ATTENDING: MOHEGAN SUN Uncasville, CT APRIL 19 & APRIL 20, 2010 CAESARS PALACE, Las Vegas, NV JULY 15 & JULY 16, 2010 TRUMP TAJ MAHAL, Atlantic City, NJ SEPT. 23 & SEPT. 24, 2010 Fees Enclosed: MO Personal Check Hospital Check Credit Card CHECKS PAYABLE TO EDUCATION ENTERPRISES Credit Card # (MC or Visa Only): Exp. Date: Amount to be charged to card: Signature: YOU MUST CIRCLE ONE SESSION FOR EACH TIME BLOCK (You may change your selection at the conference) DAY ONE Mohegan Sun April 19 Caesars Palace July 15 Taj Mahal September 23 9:30 am 10:45 am 1A CCRN Endocrine 1B Multiple Trauma 1C Cardiovascular Drugs 11:00 am 12:30 pm 2A CCRN Neurological 2B Unique Complications 2C Failing Heart 1:30 pm 3:00 pm 3A CCRN Gastro/Renal 3B Rapid Response Team 3C SCI/Head Trauma 3:15 pm 4:30 pm 4A CCRN Hematological 4B Bad Feeling about a Patient 4C ARDS DAY TWO Mohegan Sun April 20 Caesars Palace July 16 Taj Mahal September 24 9:30 am 10:45 am 5A ACLS 5B Pacemakers 5C Pulmonary Embolism 11:00 am 12:30 pm 6A CCRN Cardiovascular I 6B ACS 6C Neurological Assessment 1:30 pm 3:00 pm 7A CCRN Cardiovascular Part II 7B Wide QRS Tachycardias 7C Shock: Multisystem Dysfunction 3:15 pm 4:30 pm 8A CCRN Pulmonary 8B Cardiovascular Drugs 8C Hepatitis A - E 6 Register Online: www.greatnurses.com or Call 1-800-331-6534 Mon.-Thur. 9 am - 3 pm EST

TWO DAY CCRN REVIEW COURSES With Dr. Vonfrolio RN has held CCRN & CEN Certifications for 13 years and has been a critical care nurse for over 35 years in positions of staff nurse, staff development instructor, tenured professor of nursing. Dr. Vonfrolio has authored numerous articles on critical care and 11 books, such as Critical Care Examination Review Book 4th edition. You will laugh as you learn! Want to PASS the CCRN Exam? Need a great critical care review? Want to enhance your critical care knowledge base? Then register for this two day seminar. This program will give you the boost of confidence you need! An intensive review of the Core Curriculum and the most important areas of the new AACN Certification Examination Blueprint. CCRN REVIEW TOPICS COVERED: DAY ONE 8:30 AM 4:00 PM ENDOCRINE: Diabetes insipidus, SIADH, DKA, HHNK, hypoglycemia HEMATOLOGY: DIC, immunosuppression DAY TWO 8:30 AM 3:00 PM: NEUROLOGICAL: Neurological assessment, increased intracranial pressure, head trauma, aneurysm, acute spinal cord injury, seizures, intracerebral hemorrhage GASTROINTESTINAL: GI hemorrhage, hepatic failure, pancreatitis, abdominal trauma, bowel obstruction DATES AND LOCATIONS January 27 & 28, 2010 Holiday Inn Walt Disney World Resort 1805 Hotel Plaza Blvd. Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 (407) 828-8888 February 9 & 10, 2010 Holiday Inn Los Angeles International Airport 9901 South La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90045 (310) 649-5151 February 25 & 26, 2010 South San Francisco Conference Center 255 South Airport Blvd. South San Francisco CA 94080 (650) 877-8787 March 9 & 10, 2010 Holiday Inn Phoenix West 1500 N 51st Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85043 (602) 484-9009 March 23 & 24, 2010 Ramada DFW Airport South 4440 West Airport Freeway Irving, TX 75062 (972) 399-1010 March 30 & 31, 2010 Holiday Inn Midway 6624 S Cicero Avenue Chicago, IL 60638 (708) 563-6490 April 13 & 14, 2010 Holiday Inn Central 3207 North Boulevard Richmond, VA 23230 (804) 359-9441 May 5 & 6, 2010 Ramada Atlanta Airport Conference Center 1380 Virginia Avenue Atlanta, GA 30344 (404) 762-8411 RENAL: Renal anatomy, acute renal failure, electrolyte imbalances, renal trauma CARDIAC: Acute myocardial infarction, angina, arrhythmias, CHF, hypertensive crisis, shock states, cardiac trauma, CABG PULMONARY: ABG interpretation, respiratory assessment, acute respiratory failure, ARDS, status asthmatics, pulmonary embolism, thoracic trauma May 12 & 13, 2010 Holiday Inn Columbus- Worthington 7007 N. High Street Worthington, OH 43085 (614) 436-0700 June 16 & 17, 2010 The Great Room-Nickelodeon Universe The Mall of America 60 East Broadway Bloomington, MN 55425 (952) 883-8800 September 14 & 15, 2010 Holiday Inn Midtown 440 West 57th Street New York City, NY 10019 (212) 581-8100 Early Bird Special Only $225 Symposium Registration p. 6 / Vacation Registration p. 12 / Product Order Form p. 15 7

TWO DAY CCRN REVIEW COURSE With FEE Early Registration, one month before program... $225 Late Registration, within one month of program...$275 Continental Breakfast is provided; Lunch is on your own CONTACT HOURS: This program has been approved 12.5 Contact Hours. See page 2 for approval information. CANCELLATION POLICY: REFUND OR CREDIT LESS A $30 PROCESSING FEE IF NOTIFIED IN WRITING 5 BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE 1ST DAY OF PROGRAM. NO REFUNDS OR CREDITS GIVEN IF NOTIFIED WITHIN 5 DAYS OF CONFERENCE. SUBSTITUTIONS ARE PERMITTED. CRITICAL CARE EXAMINATION REVIEW BOOK 4th EDITION Editor: This is the book you need to help you pass the CCRN Exam! With over 1200 questions and answer rationales explaining the correct answer and why the other choices are wrong. Test your knowledge of critical care nursing with this 680 page book organized by body system so you can study the subject areas that need more review. Only $49.95 plus $8 shipping and handling NEW EDITION! This two day CCRN Review Course is available on DVD and CD with 12 contact hours for only $150 plus $8 shipping and handling. Call 1-800-331-6534 to order or visit www.greatnurses.com. REGISTRATION FORM - PLEASE PRINT Name: Home Address: City: State: Zip: Home Phone #: Work #: Cell #: E-Mail: PLEASE CHECK LOCATION ATTENDING: Lake Buena Vista, FL Jan 27 & 28 Los Angeles, CA Feb. 9 & 10 San Francisco, CA Feb. 25 & 26 Phoenix, AZ March 9 & 10 Irving, TX March 23 & 24 Chicago, IL March 30 & 31 Richmond, VA April 13 & 14 Atlanta, GA May 5 & 6 Worthington, OH May 12 & 13 Bloomington, MN June 16 & 17 New York City, September 14 & 15 Fees Enclosed: MO Personal Check Hospital Check Credit Card CHECKS PAYABLE TO EDUCATION ENTERPRISES, MAIL TO 608 HUGUENOT AVENUE, STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK 10312 OR CALL US AT 1-800-331-6534. TO REGISTER WITH CREDIT CARD OR VISIT WEBSITE AND REGISTER ON-LINE AT WWW.GREATNURSES.COM. Credit Card # (MC or Visa Only): Signature: Amount to be charged to card: Exp. Date: 8 Register Online: www.greatnurses.com or Call 1-800-331-6534 Mon.-Thur. 9 am - 3 pm EST