"What Is That Patient Doing In My ICU?"


This program has been approved by the AACN & the Florida Board of Nursing for
9 Contact Hours (Category A) CCRP
Program no. 0010676 & FBN no. 2582

If you would like this program brought to your location--contact: Cyndi@RealNurseEd.com

Full Price: $75
3-5 registrants take off $5
6-10 registrants take off $10
11-15 registrants take off $15
over 16 registrants take off $20
$50 full price if associated with organizing group!

We reserve the right to cancel if participant quota is not met with a full refund given

Price includes:
Continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments & handouts
(Please advise if you MUST have a vegetarian lunch)
Dress in layers to accomodate any classroom temperature variation
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Program Description
This 9-hour (Category A) course is part of a series that looks at patients in our ICUs that are frequently not the primary focus of the critical care nurse. This program covers: “What Is That Cancer Patient Doing In My ICU?” which looks at cancer, cancer treatments, and implications for critical care nurses when the cancer patient becomes critically ill. Safety issues for nurses and patients are included. “What Is That DNR Doing In My ICU?” looks at the patient that is “allowed” to die in the critical care unit and the special needs of the patient, family, and nurse who are trying to deal with this. “Why Is That Patient In Pain In My ICU?” looks at the particular needs of the critical care patient concerning pain management including a report card on how we are doing in this area. Ethical issues are discussed throughout the program along with cultural implications. The program format includes lecture, discussion, exemplars, case study presentations, songs, and concludes with an educational game to evaluate learning.

Program Objective
The objective of this program is to encourage both nurses new to critical care and experienced critical care nurses to take a closer look at their practice and increase their knowledge base in caring for special populations of patients that are seen in all critical care settings. Critical thinking is promoted with the use of case studies and exemplars. Nurses are given the tools to promote holistic care of patients that frequently “fall through the cracks” in critical care settings.

Agenda
7:30-8:00 a.m.   Registration & Continental Breakfast

“What Is That Cancer Patient Doing In My ICU?”

  • Cancer Basics
  • The wide variety of Cancer Treatments
  • What is CAM and how can this be brought into the ICU?
  • Side effects and Complications of Cancer Interventions
  • Oncology Emergencies
  • What is an ANC?
  • Case Studies and Discussion


    • “What Is That DNR Doing In My ICU?”

  • End of Life Care in the ICU—Do We “Make the Grade”
  • Dying
  • Is there a place for Spirituality & CAM in the ICU?
  • Ethical Controversies
  • What About Us?
  • Exemplars and Discussion


    • 12:30-1:30 p.m.    Lunch

     “Why Is That Patient In Pain In My ICU?”

  • Pain Basics
  • Pain Myths
  • Pain Assessment
  • What do you do if your patient cannot report Pain?
  • Pharmacologic Interventions
  • Non-Pharmacologic Interventions
  • The under-treatment of special populations seen in critical care
  • Chronic pain patients
  • Substance abusers
  • The very young and the very old
  • Pregnant patients that need critical care
  • Multicultural society
  • Consequences of Untreated Pain
  • Case Studies, Exemplar, and Discussion

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  • Un-Jeopardy”—Review Game


    • 4:45-5:00 p.m.    Wrap up & Evaluations

    Course Faculty
    Cyndi Cramer, BA, RN, OCN
    Oncology, Critical Care, & Pediatric Educator RealNurseEd.com
    Cyndi has over 20 years of experience at the bedside in all areas of hospital nursing including ICU, CSU, CCU, PICU, NICU, BMTU & Oncology Critical Care. She has also spent a great deal of that time teaching nurses on a variety of topics in a variety of settings. She has taught traditional critical care classes, oncology and bone marrow transplant critical care classes, basic EKG, oncology & chemotherapy classes, & many other topics (including pain management, end of life issues, and ethical issues).
    Cyndi is also a very active member of the Oncology Nursing Society both on the local & national level and is a member of AACN

    Feedback from Cyndi’s former students:
    “You can tell that Cyndi has really been at the bedside and isn’t just one of those teachers who never touches a patient. She is very knowledgeable in both areas!”
    “You have the gift of making complex topics simple.”
    “I had fun learning all of this stuff! The time passed so quickly.”
    “ You used every possible teaching tool—Wow!”