Comprehensive Rhythm Review and Clinical Application – Coldwater, OH

Event details:

• Seminar is from 9:00 AM -5:30 PM.
• Contact hours:  6.75 CE.  Participants must attend 80% of a session, complete an evaluation form and be actively involved to receive CE credit.
• A complete handout will be provided as part of the session.  You only need to bring writing utensils.  Audio taping is permitted.  Use of computers and cell phones during the session are not permitted.
• All information provided is copyright protected and may not be reproduced in any way for distribution.
• Lunch and refreshments will be on your own.
• No smoking permitted on the property.
• Dress in layers for the session since conference rooms can vary in temperature.
• For more information, you may contact us by e-mail (preferred) or phone.  E-mail:  info@brainynurses.com.  Phone:  419-305-3043

About the session:

The analysis of rhythm strips is an important part of the care of cardiac patients.  This seminar reviews the physiology involved in the electrical system of the heart and then explains the mechanism behind the formation of rhythms.  The session incorporates not only rhythm recognition but also clinical presentations and potential treatment modalities used in clinical practice today.  An extensive handout is included with a multitude of strips.  Dynamic rhythm recognition and case study review is also used.

(Please note:  This seminar is a comprehensive rhythm review for participants who have a basic understanding of dysrhythmias.  For facilities needing beginning rhythm recognition, alternate sessions can be provided with additional instruction and practice sessions.)

Objectives:

• Identify pitfalls to successful time and stress management.
• Identify the various types of learning strategies by completing a learning inventory.
• Identify current study preparation habits and isolate barriers to successful studying.
• Define critical thinking and adapt it to the nursing process.
• Develop an understanding of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
• Understand the basic components of test question construction.
• Identify the key strategies of successful test taking.
• Develop a positive self-esteem to improve nursing school success.

Your Instructor:

Cynthia M. Liette, MS, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCRN

Ms. Liette has been a nurse for more than 35 years.  She has worked in a variety of clinical settings including intensive/ coronary care, emergency room, medical-surgical units, and supervision. She currently works as a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Chief Clinical Officer in a rural health care system. She has been an educator for practicing nurses, nursing students, and paramedics for more than 30 years while still maintaining a clinical practice.  Her numerous seminars consistently receive excellent reviews from all levels of health professionals.

She holds a Master’s Degree from Wright State University in the Clinical Nurse Specialist Adult Health track and is Board Certified as a CNS.

She is the owner and president of BrainyNurses.com by Educational Concepts, LLC.  She has authored a successful pharmacology series and has taught a wide variety of subjects including Nurse Refresher and Nurse Internship programs, Critical Care courses, 12-Lead ECG and Rhythm Interpretation, IV therapy, and Lab and ABG Interpretation, She is also the author of three certification courses for Medical Surgical nurses, Cardiac Vascular nurses and Critical Care nurses.

As an educator and nursing instructor, she has authored The Pearls for NCLEX Review which is offered at campus locations and is available on-line.  The course is unique because it teaches students test taking strategies and gives them a comprehensive review of all the knowledge necessary to be successful on the exam and in their practice.  The study guide which is written for the course condenses all the possible review books into one book for the student to study from.  In addition to the written material and helpful pneumonics, students are presented with over 1,200 visuals of assessment and disease pathology to reinforce learning.

Ms. Liette is a member of Sigma Theta Tau – National Nursing Honor Society, National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.

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Educational Concepts, LLC is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurse’s Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.