Regular, Ongoing Weekly Events
Thursday
Total Joint Replacement Education Program (Sheridan Memorial Hospital: 672-1168 for a reservation)
9:30 a.m.
Thursday
YOGA for Stress Management (Instructor: Teddy E. Araas, Wellness Coordinator)
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. (Wyoming Rehab - 135 North Gould)
Call 674-1632 for more information
Friday
Wellness Fridays (Sheridan Memorial Hospital Medical Arts Lab: 672-1035 for an appointment)
Blood Screenings
6:30 - 10:30 a.m.
October
October 2
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Re-Certification: | Course Description
(A.H.A. Basic Life Support (BLS) Course for Healthcare Professionals)
October 6-10
Lactation Counselor Certificate Training Program (CLC) | Course Description
October 15
Basic Cardiac Class (1st of 4 sessions) | Course Description
October 16
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)-Provider Level Certification/Renewal | Course Description
PALs-Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course-Certification (Day 1) | Course Description
October 17
PALs-Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course-Certification (Day 2) | Course Description
October 23
Basic Cardiac Class (2nd of 4 sessions) | Course Description
October 28
Basic Cardiac Class (3rd of 4 sessions) | Course Description
Moderate Sedation In-House Certification Course | Course Description
October 30
Basic Cardiac Class (Final session) | Course Description
November
November 5 & 6
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Course- Recertification | Course Description
November 6
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Re-Certification:
(A.H.A. Basic Life Support (BLS) Course for Healthcare Professionals) | Course Description
November 6
Cancer Support Group
Sheridan YMCA (1st Thursday of each month)
7-9pm
Contact Steve Songer (673-5591) for more information
November 18
Prenatal Health & Wellness Class | Course Description
December
December 1 & 2
Fetal Heart Monitoring (A.W.H.O.N.N.) - Intermediate Course | Course Description
December 4
Cancer Support Group
Sheridan YMCA (1st Thursday of each month)
7-9pm
Contact Steve Songer (673-5591) for more information
December 7
Trees of Love Lighting Ceremony donation form
December 10 &11
United Blood Services
Blood Drive
Conference Rooms A & B
Call 1-800-365-4450 to schedule an appointment
December 14
Hospice Celebration of Life
Sheridan Memorial Hospital Lobby
3pm
December 16
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Course- Recertification | Course Description
January 2009
January 8
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Re-Certification:
(A.H.A. Basic Life Support (BLS) Course for Healthcare Professionals) | Course Description
January 15
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)-Provider Level Certification/Renewal | Course Description
Course Descriptions:
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Course- Recertification
Purpose: This one-day course is offered for current ACLS card holders to update their ACLS certification.
Pre requisites:
Must have a current CPR-BLS for Health Care Professionals card, a current ACLS certification card and basic lead II interpretive skills.(*recent completion of the Basic Cardiac Course is recommended for those not familiar with Lead II Interpretation). Please bring your certification cards with you. It is recommended that you have taken the 2-day certification level twice before taking a recert course. Pre-reading is required as well as a completed pre-test via the interactive CD Rom.
* Manuals & CD Roms can be signed out from the House Supervisors-Office (1st Floor room 120) by calling 672-1179 or 672-1021.
Target Group: MD, RNs, RTs, EMT-P, EMT-I&B, LPNs
Facilitator: Certified ACLS Instructors
Dates/Time:
| Sept 18, 2008 |
8am-complete |
VAMC Bldg 7 Educ Classroom |
| December 16, 2008 |
8am-complete |
VAMC Bldg 7 Educ Classroom |
| March 31, 2009 |
8am-complete |
VAMC Bldg 7 Educ Classroom |
| July 15, 2009 |
8am-complete |
VAMC Bldg 7 Educ Classroom |
Location: VA Medical Center-Building 7: Education Classroom Upstairs
Click Here to Register
Basic Cardiac Class
Purpose: This 4 session (8 hours total) SMH course is designed to teach/review how to interpret cardiac rhythms and dysrhythmias in the Lead II view.
Target Group:
RNs, RTs responsible for interpreting Lead II cardiac rhythms and dysrhythmias and/or those preparing for ACLS/PALS courses.
Pre Requisite: Pre-reading is required. The course textbook, Introduction to Basic Dyshrythmias, can be signed out at the House Supervisor office by calling 672-1179 or 672-1021.
Facilitators: William Ohlson, RN & Amy Turpin, RN
Fee:
SMH Employees: none
Non-SMH: $50.00
Dates/Times/Locations:
| October 15, 23, 28 & 30, 2008 |
Time: 1-3pm |
Room: C, A, A, C |
| April 16, 22 May 5, 14, 2009 |
Time: 1-3pm |
Room: All A |
Click Here to Register
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Re-Certification:
(A.H.A. Basic Life Support (BLS) Course for Healthcare Professionals)
Purpose: This re-certification course reviews basic life support (BLS) principles for adult, child and infant CPR as well as interventions for the choking adult, child and infant. AED use is also reviewed.
Registration Information:
Pre-reading is recommended. An open book exam is to be completed prior to skill session (pass 84%). *Participants: bring your current BLS card to class. Current BLS card need to be brought to the course as proof you've taken the full course at some time within the last 2 years.
*Manuals/exams are available for sign-out by the Nursing Supervisor's Office: 1st Floor room 120. Call 672-1179 or 672-1021.
Target group: Health care providers needing to recertify this level of BLS-CPR certification.
Facilitator(s): Certified CPR Instructor(s) Fee: Non SMH: $20.00
Dates/Times/Locations:
| August 7, 2008 |
1230-230pm |
Conf Room A |
| September 4, 2008 |
1230-230pm |
Conf Room A |
| October 2, 2008 |
1230-230pm |
Conf Room A |
| November 6, 2008 |
1230-230pm |
Conf Room A |
| December, 2008 |
~NO CLASS~ |
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| January 8, 2009 |
1230-230pm |
Conf Room A |
| February 5, 2009 |
1230-230pm |
Conf Room A |
| March, 2009 |
~NO CLASS~ |
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| April 2, 2009 |
1230-230pm |
Conf Room A |
| May 7, 2009 |
1230-230pm |
Conf Room A |
| June 4, 2009 |
1230-230pm |
Conf Room A |
| July 2009 |
~NO CLASS~ |
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| August 6, 2009 |
1230-230pm |
Conf Room A |
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Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC)-Provider Level
Purpose: ENPC was developed by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) to educate registered nurses on caring for acutely ill and injured children. The course teaches participants to recognize the ill or injured child and identify significant, yet subtle changes, in the less acute child. Additionally, the course teaches all aspects of pediatric emergency nursing, including, but not limited to, pediatric trauma &/or resuscitation.
ENPC is the first course of its kind offered on an international level and is the only pediatric emergency nursing course written by pediatric nurse experts. It is also the only course that has the endorsement of a major nursing specialty organization with the purpose of providing a consistent and standardized knowledge base and approach among nurses caring for the pediatric patient.
Course Overview: ENPC is a 16-hour course designed to provide core-level pediatric knowledge and psychomotor skills needed to care for pediatric patients in the emergency setting. The course presents a systematic assessment model, integrates the associated anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, and identifies appropriate interventions. Triage categorization and prevention strategies are included in the course content. ENPC is taught using a variety of formats including lectures and video as well as it includes skill stations that encourage participants to integrate their psychomotor abilities into a patient situation in a risk-free setting.
- The Pediatric Patient
- Initial Assessment and Triage
- Respiratory Distress and Failure
- Cardiovascular Emergencies
- Medical Emergencies
- Child Maltreatment
- Toxicologic Emergencies
- Pediatric Trauma
- Crisis Intervention
- The Neonate
- Stabilization and Transport
Target Group: Registered Nurses who work with critically ill pediatric patients
Fee: SMH employees: none Non-SMH: $200.00 (includes textbook)
Facilitators: Certified ENPC Instructors
Date/Time/Location:
| September 11 & 12, 2008 |
830am-complete |
Conf Rooms A&B |
| March 12 & 13, 2009 |
830am-complete |
Conf Rooms A&B |
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Fetal Heart Monitoring (A.W.H.O.N.N.)-Intermediate Course
This course is designed for registered nurses with a minimum of six months clinical nursing experience using fetal heart monitoring technology in an intrapartum setting. Participants are expected to already possess basic knowledge and related skills in the following areas:
- Maternal physiologic changes of pregnancy
- Fetal growth and development
- Methods of fetal monitoring
- Preparation of patient for set-up and initiation of external or internal fetal monitoring
- Obtaining and maintaining tracings that document fetal heart rate and uterine contractions
- Interpretation of uterine contraction frequency, duration, and baseline resting tone
- Identification of the baseline fetal heart rate, variability and deviations
- Indicated clinical interventions
- Communication and documentation standards
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
- Demonstrate the decision-making process necessary for the proper selection and verification of fetal heart monitoring techniques.
- Analyze fetal heart rate patterns and their implications for fetal well-being.
- Correlate indicated clinical interventions with related maternal-fetal physiology.
- Describe the role and responsibility of the professional nurse in the use of FHM in intrapartum care.
- Simulate the psychomotor skills used in FHM.
- Communicate verbal and written data to verify accountability.
This two-day workshop earns 18 contact hours and 15.25 CMEs.
Facilitators: Certified AWOHNN FHM Instructors
Fee: SMH Employees: none
Non-SMH: $200.00
Date/Time/Location:
| December 1 & 2, 2008 |
8am - 4pm |
Conference Room B |
| July 30 & 31 |
8am - 4pm |
Conference Room B |
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Lactation Counselor Certificate Training Program (CLC)
Purpose: This internationally referenced training includes state-of-the-art information:
Comprehensive breastfeeding management training
Practical skills
Time-saving hospital strategies that make breastfeeding a success
Strategies and tips for special circumstances- premies, Down Syndrome, newborns affected by medications, and more
How to talk to mothers in a way that encourages them to choose breastfeeding.
Public Health/WIC strategies that work to increase breastfeeding success
Confidence building through knowledge and skills
*Inherent in this training program is a counseling approach. This program educates participants in how to gain insight into a client's perceptions with a strong focus on counseling skills.
Target Group: RN, NP, PA, RD, MD, DO
Facilitators: The Center for Breastfeeding (a major focus of the HEALTHY CHILDREN PROJECT INC.) is a non-profit research and educational institution pioneering the field of research-based breastfeeding education as well as ethical and evidence-based breastfeeding practice.
Fees: $625.00 early bird (4 weeks prior) or $675.00
4 or more people from your agency is $575.00 early bird or $625.00 later
**Registration Number: 1-508-888-8044**
Dates/Times/Location:
| October 6-10, 2008 |
M-F 8am-4pm |
Sheridan College ( C-Tel) |
Moderate Sedation In-House Certification Course
Purpose: This SMH in-house certification of completion course is designed to teach/review with nursing staff moderate sedation agents, monitoring principles and standards of care for patient safety.
Completion of this course may require participants to complete a preceptored experience in the Endoscopy or O.R. Department of SMH.
Pre Requisite: Current BLS and ACLS or PALS certification.
Target Group: RNs who administer and/or monitor patients who have had procedural sedation agents.
Facilitator: Clinical Nurse Educator
Fee:
SMH Employees: none
Non-SMH: $75.00 (note: specific policy information will refer only to SMH)
Dates/Times/Location:
| October 28, 2008 |
9am-1pm |
Conf Room B |
| May 28, 2009 |
9am-1pm |
Conf Room B |
Moderate Sedation-Annual Review Self-Study
Purpose: Registered Nursing staff who participate in moderate sedation procedures and who have completed the Moderate Sedation in-house certification class must complete some form of on-going education for moderate sedation yearly. There are 2 options for you to choose from: 1) Health Net® web course “Sedation Principles” or 2) SMH self-study module.
SMH Module can be signed out for a 7-day period from the Clinical Nurse Educator's office. Please reserve by calling 672-1021. A post-test is included with the module and a copy of the completed post-test will be forwarded to your employee HR Record.
*If you choose the Health Net® option please print off a copy of your certificate of completion and give it to your nurse manager who will forward it onto our HR department for your employee record.
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Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)-Provider Level Certification/Renewal
Purpose: To provide healthcare professionals the skills necessary to resuscitate a newborn infant. This is a 2-year certification course based on the American Heart Association standards.
Prerequisite: Pre-reading is required and manuals can be signed out by the Nursing Supervisor's Office: 1st Floor room 120. Call 672-1021 or 672-1179.
Course components include: an exam, *taken on-line prior to the course and testing of 1 “mega-code” station at the conclusion of the course.
Target Group: Health Care professionals who care for newborns- MD, RN, LPN, I, EMT-P, EMT-I, EMT-B, RTs
Facilitator: NRP Certified Instructors
Fee:
SMH Employees: none
Non SMH:$75.00
Dates/Times/Location:
| October 16, 2008 |
730am-330pm |
Nursery (*unless otherwise notified) |
| January 15, 2009 |
730am-330pm |
Nursery (*unless otherwise notified) |
| April 16, 2009 |
730am-330pm |
Nursery (*unless otherwise notified) |
***For on-line testing instructions please refer to resource on Women's Health unit or call the Clinical Nurse Educator at 672-1021. Your password for the website will be sent to you. You'll have 14 days to access the website to take the exam.
NRP Exam can be accessed at: http://www.aap.org/nrp/provider/provider_oeoverview.html
Click icon with the computer mouse to the right of the screen and follow prompts.
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PALs-Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course-Certification
Purpose: The PALs certification course is a two-day course focusing on the care of the acutely ill pediatric patient. PALs is a 2-year certification.
Program Overview: Course content emphasizes the recognition and treatment of respiratory distress and cardiopulmonary failure in children. Advanced airway techniques, intravascular access techniques. and pharmacology therapies are also taught in this course.
Pre-Requisites: Must have a current BLS CPR Health Care Provider level card. Pre-reading is required as well as completion of a pre-test via interactive CD rom. Cardiac rhythm recognition skills are necessary. See the Basic Cardiac Class for courses for those needing this knowledge.
*Manuals/pre-tests can be signed out from the Nursing Scheduling Coordinator-Office: 1st Floor room 120. Call 672-1021 or 672-1179.
Target Group: RNs, RRTs, EMT-Ps, MDs, DDS who work with pediatric patients.
Facilitator: Certified PALS Instructor(s)
Minimum: 8 Maximum: 12
Dates/Time/Location:
| October 16 & 17, 2008 |
Time: TBA |
Conf Rooms A&B |
Fee:
SMH Employees: none
Non SMH: $TBA
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Prenatal Health & Wellness Class
Wyoming Rehab's Misty Williams, MS, PT will offer this class free to the public! What you will learn:
- Physical changes and healthy lifestyles associated with pregnancy
- Specific prenatal and postpartum exercises
- How to prevent or alleviate common pregnancy ailments (back pain, calf cramps, leaking)
Wear comfortable clothes and bring a pillow.
| September 23, 2008 |
530-700pm |
Wyo Rehab - 135 N. Gould |
| November 18, 2008 |
530-700pm |
Wyo Rehab - 135 N. Gould |
Call 674-1632 or Click Here to Register.
S.T.A.B.L.E. Course
Purpose: The S.T.A.B.L.E. Program is the first neonatal continuing education program to focus exclusively on the post-resuscitation/pre-transport stabilization care of sick newborns.
Course Overview: S.T.A.B.L.E. targets the post-resuscitation care of sick neonates and is, therefore, considered by many experts to be the follow-up, complementary program to the American Academy of Pediatrics' Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP). S.T.A.B.L.E. serves as a concise educational tool to organize the myriad of details necessary to stabilize and care for sick infants.
Manuals can be signed out from the Nursing Supervisor's Office: 1st Floor room 120. Call 672-1021 or 672-1179.
Target Group:
Any health caregiver involved with post-resuscitation and/or pre-transport care of sick newborns:
- Physicians: Pediatric, ER and family practice physicians including Residents
- Nurses: RNs working in L&D, postpartum, nursery, ER, Nurse midwives, Nurse Practitioners, LPNs and nursing assistants
- Others: Respiratory therapists, Pre-hospital providers – EMTs, Paramedics
Facilitator: Certified S.T.A.B.L.E. Instructor(s)
Fee:
SMH Employees: TBA
Non-SMH: $75.00
Date/Time/Location:
| Sept 29, 2008 |
830am-3:30pm |
Conf Room C |
| March 9, 2009 |
830am-3:30pm |
Conf Room A |
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Unit Coordinator National Exam Prep Class
This 2 session tutorial class is targeted to those staff working as a Health Unit Coordinators (HUC) at SMH in preparation for writing the national certification exam. Location for exam is Billings, MT.
Course Objectives:
- Perform UC tasks and provide accountability to nursing personnel, medical staff, other hospital departments, patients and visitors
- Operate the nursing unit communication systems, including computer terminal, telephone, fax, copier, printer and locator system
- Record diagnostic test values, vital signs, and census data
- Order daily diets and daily lab tests
- File reports on patients' charts
- Transcribe doctors' orders using basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology, disease processes, medical terminology, and accepted abbreviations
- Perform non-clinical tasks required for patient admission, transfer, discharge, and preoperative and postoperative procedures
- Listen to patient and visitor complaints and concerns, and use problem-solving skills
- Maintain nursing unit supplies
- Maintain patient charts, collect charges each night
- Practice within the professional ethical framework of health unit coordinating
- Schedule radiology procedures that require patient preps
- Communicate effectively with patients, visitors, and members of the health care team
Facilitators: Sue Bohm, Diane Hobson and Debra Popp.
Fees: No fee for SMH staff Limit of 5 registered for each session
$100.00 for non-SMH Textbooks can be signed out by calling x1179 orX1021
Dates/Times/Locations:
| Sept 9 & 10, 2008 |
9am-12pm |
CR A and CR B |
| Dec 2 & 3, 2008 |
9am-12pm |
CR C and CR A |
| March 10 & 11, 2009 |
9am-12pm |
CR A and CR C |
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