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INFECTION CONTROL TRAINING (NYS) Note: Open Enrollment Classes 10/23/08: Thursday: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM JET Office, Elmira Heights, NY Instructor: Muriel S. Brown
10/31/08: Friday: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Arnot Ogden School of Nursing, Elmira, NY Instructor: Muriel S. Brown
12/11/08: Thursday: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM JET Office, Elmira Heights, NY Instructor: Muriel S. Brown
01/22/09: Thursday: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM JET Office, Elmira Heights, NY Instructor: Muriel S. Brown
02/19/09: Thursday: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM JET Office, Elmira Heights, NY Instructor: Muriel S. Brown
03/19/09: Thursday: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Davenport & Taylor Hospital, Bath, NY Instructor: Muriel S. Brown
04/14/09: Tuesday: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM JET Office, Elmira Heights, NY Instructor: Emilie S. Sisson
05/12/09: Tuesday: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM JET Office, Elmira Heights, NY Instructor: Emilie S. Sisson
06/02/09: Tuesday: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM JET Office, Elmira Heights, NY Instructor: Emilie S. Sisson
Hours: 3.00 Sessions: 1 Fee: $30.00 ANCC 3.0 Contact Hours NYSED RT 3.6 Clock Hours
This course includes the updated six core elements contained in the New York State 1993 Syllabus, which meets the training requirements of Chapter 786 of the Laws of New York, 1992, for infection control. Mandated professionals include physicians, physician assistants/specialist assistants, dentists, dental hygienists, RNs, LPNs, podiatrists, and optometrists. IV THERAPY 10/09/08: Thursday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Corning Hospital, Corning, NY Hours: 7.00 Sessions: 1 Fee: $109.00 Instructor: Claudia A. Haile ANCC 7.0 Contact Hours This course will review the purpose of IV therapy, including procedures, use of fluids, types and proper use of access devices. Types of IV tubing and their use along with infection control of IV sites will be discussed. Participants will learn IV incompatibilities and drugs that shouldn't be mixed. Participants will practice IV starts and handing the equipment. This course is designed for LPNs and RNs needing a refresher course in IV therapy. MAINTAINING SKIN INTEGRITY 12/05/08: Friday: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM JET Office, Elmira Heights, NY Hours: 3.5 Sessions: 1 Fee: $55.00 Instructor: Vicki Teribury The maintenance of the skin as the protective layer of the body is essential for all patients/residents. Promoting skin integrity is an around-the-clock responsibility. This can be challenging but is vital to overall health, particularly in the elderly. Not only is the skin the body's largest organ, but it is susceptible to breakdown and infection if it isn't cared for properly. This workshop is designed for nursing assistants, home health aides, LPNs, RNs, and other healthcare providers and caregivers who are interested in understanding the significance of the skin, its appropriate care, and maintenance. There will be emphasis on pressure/ulcers/decubitus ulcers. MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY - COURSE I 10/06, 10/13/08: Mondays: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM JET Office, Elmira Heights, NY Hours: 14.00 Sessions: 2 Fee: $218.00 Instructor: Susan Lockwood This is an introductory course to Latin derivative words frequently encountered in the medical world. By attending this course, the participant will acquire a working knowledge of the structure of the word, prefix, suffix, and root definitions with application to body structures and systems. Additional health information is given related to the medical terms such as etiology, diagnosis, and management. Attend the class and master your possibilities. This course is intended for all personnel who are associated with a healthcare career. MONITORS & BASIC DYSRHYTHMIAS 10/30/08: Thursday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM JET Office, Elmira Heights, NY Hours: 7.00 Sessions: 1 Fee: $109.00 Instructor: Pam Palmer ANCC 7.0 Contact Hours NYSED RT 8.4 Clock Hours This course is for healthcare professionals, cardiac technicians, respiratory technicians, and emergency medical technicians who are exposed to caring for patients on cardiac monitors. They will review information in regards to electrical activity of the heart and how that activity is recorded. The basic dysrhythmias along with immediate nursing care will be explained. Prerequisite: Some familiarity with electrocardiograph equipment. OSTOMY CARE COURSE 11/05/08: Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, NY Hours: 7.00 Sessions: 1 Fee: $109.00 Instructor: Ellen Smagner ANCC 7.0 Contact Hours
This course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge to care effectively for the ostomy patient. Participants will be able to identify the different types of ostomies and their specific management requirements and address issues related to technique and problem stomas. This course is designed for RNs and LPNs.
NEUROMOTOR DISORDERS 05/13/09: Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM JET Office, Elmira Heights, NY Hours: 7.00 Sessions: 1 Fee: $109.00 Instructor: Bernardine Rapacki ANCC 7.0 Contact Hours
This program is to familiarize long term care personnel with some of the neuromotor disorders they may encounter. They will be exposed to basic anatomy and physiology in order to establish a base of knowledge from which the presenter can build upon. Each of the disease processes will be described, in addition to signs and symptoms the staff may observe in their populations. The major focus of this program will be to examine strategies and techniques for dealing with and caring for these clients in the long term care setting. This program is intended for long term care personnel and ALC units, including RNs, LPNs, and nursing assistants.
PHARMACOLOGY AND THE ELDERLY 02/11/09: Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM JET Office, Elmira Heights, NY Hours: 4.50 Sessions: 1 Fee: $75.00 Instructor: Nancy Banfield-Johnson ANCC 4.5 Contact Hours
The increased incidence of disease with advancing age is reflected by increased drug use in the elderly population. This course will look at drugs commonly used in the elderly and how to identify, prevent, and treat the adverse effects of these medications. This course is designed for RNs, LPNs, and others who work with the elderly.
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