Unless otherwise noted, call Nursing Staff Development ext. 6480 to register or for more information on the following programs and events.
March 8
Nursing Grand Rounds
11:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m.
Carrie Hall, Conference Room A
Cultural diversity will be explored.
March 15
Nursing Grand Rounds
11:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m.
Carrie Hall, Conference Room A
Joellen Hawkins PhD, RN, FAAN presents “Domestic Violence in Pregnancy and its Effects on Birth Outcomes”
March 20
Basic Life Support
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Neville House Classroom
Tuition: $50 for non-employees,
$35 for Partners employees and $25 for BWH employees
March 22
Nursing Grand Rounds
11:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m.
Carrie Hall, Conference Room A
VNA nurses present “VNA—Collaboration Across the Continuum”
March 29
Nursing Grand Rounds
11:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m.
Carrie Hall, Conference Room A
Kim Tsilimingras, RPh, and Kristin Hallsey, RN, BSN, CVN present “Pharmacology of Low Molecular Weight Heparin”
March 31
Dennis J. Thomson Compassionate Care Scholar Program Nominations Deadline
Nomination forms are available on the BWH Intranet site at http://healthcare.partners.org/bwhintranet
Completed forms can be sent to Elizabeth Vartabedian, PBB-4. For more information, call ext. 8985.
April 12
Nursing Grand Rounds
11:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m.
Carrie Hall, Conference Room A
Suki Freeman, RN, and Deborah Pfister, MS, RD, CNSD, present “Transitioning the Nutrition Support Patient Home”
April 26
Nursing Grand Rounds
11:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m.
Carrie Hall, Conference Room A
Catherine Saniuk, RN, MSN, CCRN, presents “Acute Coronary Syndrome”
May 10
Nursing Grand Rounds
11:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m.
Carrie Hall, Conference Room A
Laura Rossi, RN, MS, and Alissa Mann, RN, MSN, present “Smoking Cessation”
ONGOING
Wednesday Case Study Series: Mastering Critical Thinking
Wednesdays 12 -1 p.m.
Tower 12 Conference Room (between C & D pods)
Do you have many tasks to complete in a limited time? Need help with prioritizing skills? This weekly workshop will explore and review case studies. It will give the participant an opportunity to have dialogue with an expert clinician regarding issues/dilemmas that arise in patient care. The goal of this workshop is to advance clinical practice, broaden clinical assessment and enhance patient care delivery.
Critical Care Nurse Intern Program
The Critical Care Nurse Intern Program provides a tailored education and practical track to facilitate transition of intermediate care nurses into critical care positions. The goals are to increase the pool of competent critical care nurses, to retain intermediate care nurses interested in career path development opportunities and to provide a strategy to recruit nurses.
Independent Study Option: Asthma Management of the Adult
This four-hour, quick credit independent study will provide nurses with recent trends in asthma demographics, a description of the pathophysiology of asthma, the clinical assessment and management strategies of asthma and a variety of treatment and interventional options available.
Nurse Intern Program
The goals of the Nurse Intern Program are to assure safe, competent and efficient nurses; to provide newly licensed nurses the opportunity to increase knowledge and acquire nursing skills; to provide newly licensed nurses with a practical clinical precepted experience; and to increase the number of newly licensed nurses practicing in BWH. This program includes a detailed assessment of learning needs of the newly licensed nurse. The four-day, general orientation and assessment results in a mutually established learning contract where the nurse intern is established as a partner in the learning process. Clearly identified goals are developed by the unit-based educator based upon objective data, and are communicated to the nurse intern, preceptor and nurse manager. This action plan guides the unit-based orientation of the nurse intern, not only in content, but also in length of orientation. For more information, contact Regina Cullen, nurse recruiter, at ext. 5562.