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 The
Continuing Education in Nursing and Health Care Program offers a variety of
valuable, practical courses to meet your clinical and managerial needs.
Check the Calendar for more Continuing Education
opportunities or Register Now!
Pharmacology Update for Nurses with Prescriptive Authority:
Drugs Approved since 2000
Here is a way for advanced nurse practitioners to keep your prescriptive authority up-to-date.
Drugs that have been approved by the FDA between 2007 and 2000 will be the focus for this program.
Categories to be covered include: cardiovascular therapy, antineoplastic therapy, antimicrobial/fungal/viral
therapy, CNS disorders/dysfunction and metabolic disorders. A unit on miscellaneous drugs will incorporate
treatments for pain management, rheumatoid arthritis and urinary incontinence. Several "first in class"
drugs, atypical uses and "third generations" will be integrated into the units. Register for the entire
series or attend as many days as you like.
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| Date: |
Mar 1, 2008 |
Topic: |
Cardiovascular Therapy
Antineoplastic Therapy |
| Date: |
Mar 8, 2008 |
Topic: |
Antimicrobial/fungal/viral Therapy
CNS disorders/dysfunction |
| Date: |
Mar 15, 2008 |
Topic |
Metabolic Disorders
Pain management/Rheumatoid arthritis
Urinary incontinence |
| Time: |
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Location: |
St. Mary's Hall, Villanova University |
| Fee: |
$350.00 - entire series (includes lunch)
$125.00 per individual day (includes lunch) |
| Contact hours: |
5.5 contact hours per day
16.5 contact hours for the series |
| Faculty: |
Glenda E. Bilder, PhD, Director Pharmacritique. She has extensive
experience in preclinical pharmaceutical drug discover. Her PhD is in pharmacology and she
has complete two post doctorial fellowships, including one in molecular biology. |
Nursing Administration Certification Review and Update
Prepare to take the ANCC’s basic certification exam in nursing administration.
This two-day review course will follow the exam’s test content outline covering essential
information for the nurse manager’s role. Content will include: organization and
structure including practice environments, delivery systems, program evaluation;
economics such as budget, reimbursement, cost containment and marketing; and human
resources as well as staffing, staff development and management issues. Ethical,
legal and regulatory issues will also be addressed. Here is an opportunity to
update your knowledge and review important content for the certification exam.
| Date: |
March 6, 7, 2008 |
| Time: |
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Location: |
Virtua Health System, Barry Brown Health Education Center,
106 Carnie Boulevard, Voorhees, NJ 08043 |
| Fee: |
$250.00 - 7 contact hours per day |
| Faculty: |
Kathy Gray-Siracusa, PhD, RN, MBA, CNAA, CCRN,
Assistant Professor, College of Nursing; previous head nurse, director of
nursing, senior director of nursing, administrative supervisor and VP for
patient care services. She has taught CNA certification review courses since
1996. |
Managing Change: New Models,
Mindsets and Methods
Restructuring, reorganization, decentralizing, re-engineering... whatever you
call it, change is here to stay. Add a nursing shortage and the old ways of dealing
with change don't work in today's environment. The uncertainty, instability
and anxiety that are around today seem normal. This course will show you how
to provide effective support to your staff and the organization as it lives through
fast-paced, stressful transitions. New ideas/concepts and new ways of looking
at change will provide tools for your role. As nursing leaders, others turn
to you for assistance, so let us help you gain practical/proven strategies and methods
so you can assist your staff and colleagues during all aspects of the change process.
| Date: |
Friday, April 11, 2008 |
| Time: |
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM |
| Location: |
Villanova Conference Center, Villanova PA |
| Fee: |
$125 (includes lunch), 5.5 contact hours |
| Faculty: |
Jane Meier Hamilton, MSN, RN, Nursing Consultant, Hamilton Consulting |
Money Management - Utilizing the Basic
Budgeting Process
Discover how changes in health care affect your budget. Remove the mystery
from the budget process while you improve your confidence and understanding. Learn more about the costs of overtime, agency use, absenteeism,
and in-service education. Find out how to plan, prepare, and present a budget
for maximum effectiveness. Hands on experience with budget calculations
helps to reinforce concepts.
| Date: |
Saturday, April 12, 2008 |
| Time: |
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM |
| Location: |
Villanova Conference Center, Villanova, PA |
| Fee: |
$145 (includes lunch),
5.5 Contact hours per day |
| Faculty: |
Letty Piper, MSN, RN, Vice President Clinical Operations,
Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, previous Consultant, Speltz & Weis LLC, previous
Director of Nursing Management Consulting Practice at Coopers & Lybrand |
Crucial Competencies for Resolving
Organizational Conflict
Expand your abilities with a repertoire of people skills in such areas as high
level communications, countering intimidation, accountability tactics, delegation
strategies, improving motivation, and surviving as the messenger. Explore strategies/tools/
resources that are useful when getting groups, teams and individuals to work together.
With competition, quality and productivity demands, organizational restructuring,
information overload and rapid speed decision making, professionals must work as
a team. No wonder disagreements are on the rise. It has never been more important
to be skillful at preventing and managing contention and controversy. Join us to
identify practical ways to handle potentially explosive issues, conduct high tension
meetings, manage angry emotions... your own and others.
| Date: |
Friday, Apr 25, 2008 |
| Time: |
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM |
| Location: |
Villanova Conference Center, Villanova, PA |
| Fee: |
$125 (includes lunch), 5.5 contact hours |
| Faculty: |
Jane Meier Hamilton, MSN, RN, Nursing Consultant, Hamilton Consulting |
Suture Workshop
This hands-on workshop is designed for advanced practice nurses. It
provides a unique opportunity to obtain wound assessment and management skills
useful in everyday practice. You will learn techniques such as wound
anesthesia, suture selection, wound glue and digital blocks. Working with
porcine tissue mannequins, you will practice three different suturing
techniques: simple interrupted, running and mattress stitches. All
supplies will be provided including disposable suture kits that can be taken
home for additional practice. Acquiring these skills can enhance the NP's
job performance as well as marketability. Enrollment is limited in order
to optimize the learning experience.
| Date: |
April 19, 2008 |
| Time: |
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM |
| Location: |
St. Mary's Hall, Villanova University |
| Fee: |
$165 - 5.5 contact hours |
| Faculty: |
Elizabeth Blunt, PhD, MSN, APRN, BC Assistant Professor,
Coordinator Nurse Practitioner Program, Villanova University College of
Nursing and additional NP instructors |
Peripheral Venous Catheter Insertion Certification
This workshop has been designed to help RN's gain didactic and "hands-on" experience
with the theory and skills needed to insert a peripheral IV. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned
veteran needing a review, the program will enhance your dexterity. Content
includes criteria for vein
selection, vein location and identification, selection of supplies and equipment, and potential complications
of IV therapy. Information on legal aspects, malpractice insurance, and proper documentation will be included.
Supplies will be provided for practicing the insertion of peripheral IV catheters using anatomical models -
in full compliance with OSHA standards. The program will incorporate the Infusion Nurses Society (INS) 2006
Standards of Practice. Individual competency validation will be provided by the instructor at the end
of the program. Enrollment is limited to maximize learning.
| Date: |
Saturday, May 3 2008 |
| Time: |
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM |
| Location: |
St. Mary's Hall, Villanova University |
| Fee: |
$149 (includes lunch)
5.5 contact hours |
| Faculty: |
Margaret Lyons MSN, RN, Program Coordinator, Continuing Education in Nursing and
Health Care, Villanova University College of Nursing; per diem staff nurse, Jefferson
Home Infusion Service. |
NLN Preparation course for Certification as a Nurse Educator (CNE) Exam
Certification in any field is a mark of professionalism. For academic nurse educators, it establishes
nursing education as a specialty area of practice and creates a means for faculty to demonstrate their
expertise in this role. This six hour workshop, is an intensive, comprehensive review of the major content areas of
CNE test blueprint. It is designed to help potential candidates assess their level of readiness and identify practice domains where further study
may be needed. Details
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