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BREASTFEEDING
- HELPING MOTHERS SUCCEED
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This course is designed for the licensed
nurse who provides breastfeeding help for mothers
pre-natally, during their hospital stay and beyond.
Topics include current breastfeeding research, prenatal
preparation, positioning, management of sore nipples,
use of the breast pump, helping the mother of a preterm
or sick infant, and other helpful subjects.
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Coordinator:
Janice Baldwin and Leslie
Carley
Dates:
Aug.4
Time: 9:00-15:30 |
Location:
USA Children's and Women's
Hospital
Fee:
$60.00
Contact Hours:
6.0 |
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CLINICAL
ISSUES IN MATERNAL - INFANT CARE
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| This course is
designed to enhance the knowledge and skill of the nurse
caring for women in the high- risk antenatal setting,
and the nurse delivering couplet care to mothers and
newborns. Topics include preterm labor, antenatal testing,
domestic violence, newborn infections, pre-eclampsia,
maternal substance abuse, fetal effects of maternal
disease. |
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Coordinator:
Leslie Carley
Dates: Apr 8 & Oct
2
Time: 8:00-16:30
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Location:USA
Children's and Women's Hospital
Fee:
$60.00
Contact Hours:
8.4 |
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COMPLEX
ISSUES IN PEDIATRIC NURSING
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| This course is
designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of the
nurse caring for the complex pediatric patient. Topics
include: physical assessment, growth and development,
infectious disease, recognizing and reporting child
abuse, psychosocial needs, respiratory distress, diabetes,
neurological disorders, pediatric oncology, CVL care,
grief etc. Hands on skills provided. Participants may
attend all four days one or more days. |
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Coordinator:
Terri Wright
Dates:
July 1, 2, 8, & 9
Time:
8:00-16:30 |
Location
: Children's and Women's Hospital
Fee:
$60.00
Contact Hours:
8.4 |
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COPING WITH
STRESS IN THE WORK PLACE
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| This course is
designed to increase the participant's awareness of
stress factors that he/she experiences in the work and
home environment and provide a range of effective coping
strategies. |
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Coordinator:
Vivian Brown
Dates:
Apr 30 & Aug 12
Time:
8:00-15:30
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Location
: Children's and Women's Hospital
Fee:
$60.00
Contact Hours: 7.2 |
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HIGH
RISK/CRITICAL CARE OBSTETRICS CORE CURRICULUM
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| This six-day course
is designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of the
experienced intrapartum nurse involved in the care of
the high-risk obstetric patient. Course topics include
advance anatomy and physiology, hemodynamic monitoring,
cardiovascular and respiratory disorders, ABG interpretation,
pharmacology, and psychosocial, legal, and ethical issues.
Class participation includes competency validation and
skills station, required reading and a post test. Participation
is limited to Registered Nurses with at least two years
experience in Labor and Delivery or High-Risk Obstetrics. |
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Coordinator:
Leslie Carley
Dates:
Feb 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 & 13
Nov. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 &
13
Time:
8:00-16:30
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Location:
USA Children's and Women's Hospital
Fee:
$60.00 per day
Contact Hours:
8.4 per day, 50.4 for entire course |
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HOW DOES YOUR
GARDEN GROW?
PEDIATRIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
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| This course is
a review designed to enhance the knowledge of growth
and development for the healthcare professionals working
with pediatric patients and their families. |
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Coordinator:
Terri Wright
Dates:
Jul 15
Time:
8:00-16:00
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Location:
USA Children'sa dn Women's Hospitals
Fee:
&60.00
Contact Hours:
7.8 |
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LEADERSHIP:
DEVELOPING THE SKILLS
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| This two-part course
is designed to provide departmental supervisors and
charge nurses with tools to become more effective leaders
in the workplace. Topics include critical thinking,
effective communication techniques, personality traits
and influences, problem-solving, time management, delegation,
and stress management. In the Part II class, participants
will apply previously learned concepts during groups
activities. USACWH employees attendance must be arranged
through their department head or nurse manager. Participants
must attend both Parts
I and II. |
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Coordinator:
Vivian Brown
Dates:
Part I: Jan 28; Part II: Jan 29
Time:
8:00-16:30
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Location
: USA Children's and Women's
Hospital
Fee:
$60.00/day
Contact Hours:
16.8 |
