new seminars

RealNurseEd.com--on the road
Seminars Under Construction...

I. "What Is This Patient Doing In My ICU?"

"What Is This Cancer Patient Doing In My ICU?"
"What Is This DNR Doing In My ICU?"
"What Is This Psychiatric Patient Doing In My ICU?"
"What Is This Pediatric Patient Doing In My ICU?"

An 8 contact hour seminar addressing patients that frequently "fall through the cracks" in our critical care areas. In smaller hospitals without multiple specialty units (and under today's managed care dictates)--we see patients in our critical care units that are not "typical". This program addresses their care and your concerns.

II. "Oncologic Emergencies"

Structural Emergencies:

Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
Spinal Cord Compression (SCC)
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome (SVC)
Cardiac Tamponade

Metabolic Emergencies:

Disseminated Intravscular Coagulation (DIC)
Sepsis and Multi System Organ Failure (MODS)
Anaphylaxis (Hypersensitivity Reaction)
Hypercalcemia
Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS)
Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH)

This 8 contact hour seminar looks at the care of the oncology patient facing these life-threatening conditions.

III. 8 contact hour versions of:

"What Is This Cancer Patient Doing In My ICU (or on my floor)?"
"What Is This Pediatric Patient Doing In My ICU (or on my floor)?"

IV. "Swan Song--Understanding Basic Hemodynamics"

8 hour seminar learning non-invasive and invasive hemodynamics. Could be combined with second 8 hour seminar (for total of 16 hours) on advanced hemodynamics.

V. "No Pain--All Gain"

8 hour seminar with everything you ever wanted to know about pain management in the 21st century. (can be customized to a pediatric audience)

VI. "To Code or Not To Code--That Is The Question!"

8 hour seminar reviewing all the basic dysrhythmias, their causes and interventions. Includes overview of critical conditions that could lead to a code. Review all the steps in a code and concludes with non-threatening "mock codes".

VII. "All About Cancer"

8 hour seminar covering the causes of cancer, epidemiology, all of the major cancers, overview of cancer treatments, and the psychosocial aspects of a cancer diagnosis. Looks at oncology nursing from a holistic perspective. For both nurses specializing in oncology and nurses that just see cancer patients sporadically.

VIII. "Cancer Patients Have Hearts, Too"

8 hour seminar looking at cardiac complications seen in the oncology population.

IX. "The ABC's of IABP"

8 hour seminar teaching the basics of managing a balloon pump in the critical care setting available from an experienced IABP instructor.

    X. Other Oncology, Critical Care, & Pediatric Seminars
         are in development--if you have any suggestions
          please pass them along!

If you would like to have any of these seminars presented at your institution or in your area--please contact:

cyndi@RealNurseEd.com