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Michael Jon
Seaver, RN, EMT-P
Presentation
Information:
“You might be an ER Nurse if…” ("You might work in EMS if…")
“All Stressed Up And No Place To Go...Understanding And Managing Stress”
“Capnography - What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us”
"PDAs for Nurses: Putting the World in the "Palm" of Your Hand"
Personal Information:
For more information contact:
michael@emscon.net
www.emscon.net
EMSCON, Ltd. -
P.O. Box 14341
Merrillville, IN 46411-4311
Phone:
219.661.8255
Cell: 219.
Presentation information:
“You might be an ER Nurse if…” ("You might work in EMS if…")
A. Description: This highly entertaining session will explore the benefits of humor as we examine some of the ways that we have come to know that we are Emergency Nurses (or EMS workers). You will quickly recognize your families, your co-workers, your patients and even yourselves, as we share a humorous look at our chosen profession. CAUTION: This session is not for the faint of heart, as attendees will be expected to participate in a good cardiovascular workout (chuckles, laughs, and guffaws).
B. Objectives: At
the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1) Identify the unique aspects of our sense of humor.
2) Recognize ways that allow us to use humor to help maintain physical, psychological and spiritual well-being.
3) Apply a light-hearted approach to help cope with the everyday struggles that is our life in the Emergency Department (EMS).
C. Content Synopsis: Beginning with definitions of humor and laughter, this session will examine the physical and psychological benefits of humor and laughing. We will discuss how we use humor to cope with the reality and stress of our profession, and how our ability to laugh adds to our resiliency and “insulates” us from “burnout.” There will be an opportunity to discuss the nature of “Gallows” humor, emphasizing the importance of recognizing the appropriate time and place for our humor. We will revel in the uniqueness of our jobs, our lives and our surroundings as we find the humor in everything from anatomy to appetites, from procedures to pediatrics, from voices to vices, and much, much more.
D. Participant Limit: None.
E. Teaching Method: Lecture/discussion with audience participation.
F. Audio Visual Equipment Requirements: LCD projector for a PowerPoint presentation.
Presentation information:
“All Stressed Up And No Place To Go … Understanding And Managing Stress”
A. Description: Stress, Crisis, Burnout … sound familiar? Find out about stress and how it affects our patients, our co-workers, our families, and us. How can we manage our stress or even make stress work for us? This informative and entertaining session will help you find some answers that can change your practice and your life.
B. Objectives:
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1) Identify
major sources of stress in our personal and professional lives.
2) Recognize signs and symptoms of distress, crisis and burnout.
3) Apply specific stress management techniques to minimize the negative effects of stress.
C. Content Synopsis: This session will begin by developing an understanding of what stress is, both positive and negative. We will discuss both specific and non-specific reactions to stress, as well as the short term and cumulative effects of these stress reactions. We will identify and explore the causes and sources of stress in our personal as well as professional lives. Physical, cognitive and emotional signs and symptoms of stress will be discussed. The effects of untreated negative stress or “distress” will be examined. Finally, the session will focus on managing how we react to stressful situations and include identifying ways in which we can increase our resistance to negative stress reactions, and ways in which we can deal with the inevitable stressful situations. We will develop and demonstrate stress reduction/management techniques that we can use for our families, our patients, our co-workers and ourselves.
D. Participant Limit: None.
E. Teaching Method: Lecture/discussion with audience participation.
F. Audio Visual Equipment Requirements: LCD projector for a PowerPoint presentation.
Presentation information:
“Capnography - What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us”
A. Description: ABC: airway, breathing and circulation. Three separate concepts, but there is one clinical tool that we can use to evaluate all three, and that is capnography. Capnography provides an objective measurement for evaluating the ventilatory status of patients with respiratory disease, distress or complications, as well as patients with compromised airways or circulatory deficits.
B. Objectives: At
the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1) Describe key
components of End-tidal Carbon Dioxide (EtCO2) monitoring.
2) Identify specific situations in which capnography should be used.
3) Interpret basic capnographic waveforms and changes.
C. Content Synopsis and Outline: This session will begin by defining EtCO2, reviewing the basic mechanisms of respiratory system, and developing an understanding of the difference between oxygenation and ventilation. We will examine the differences between static measurements (colorimetric) and dynamic measurements such as capnometry and capnography. We will look at what factors can impact EtCO2, and discuss the importance of monitoring EtCO2, both in numbers and waveforms. We will explore how these findings help provide objective confirmation of our clinical assessments and judgments in a variety of patients and examine the implications of both normal and abnormal findings. We will identify conditions that contribute to abnormal findings as well as conditions that may cause changes in the capnographic readings.
1) Definitions
a) End-tidal Carbon Dioxide (EtCO2)
b) Oxygenation
c) Ventilation
2) Measuring EtCO2
a) Colorimetric
b) Capnometry
c) Capnography
3) Factors influencing Capnography
a) Airway
b) Breathing
c) Circulation
4) Applications - Objective confirmation of clinical assessment and judgment
a) Intubation
b) Assessing severity of asthma and effectiveness of treatment
c) COPD vs CHF
d) Code situations (CPR effectiveness, ROSC, termination of efforts)
e) Hypoventilatory states (drugs, alcohol, seizures, trauma, etc)
f) Others
5) Case Studies
6) Questions / Answers
E. No participant limit.
F. Teaching method: Lecture/discussion with audience participation.
G. Audio Visual Equipment Requirements: LCD projector for a PowerPoint presentation.
Presentation information:
"PDAs for Nurses: Putting the World in the "Palm" of Your Hand"
A. Description: The personal digital assistant (PDA) is rapidly
emerging as an important adjunct to the clinical practice of health care
providers. The objective of this presentation is to provide nurses
with a review of PDA technology and to address the use of PDAs as a timely,
reliable clinical tool for improved patient care and patient outcomes
utilizing evidenced-based knowledge and error prevention. Participants will
have an opportunity see how several popular applications work as well as share
and compare personal experiences with this ever-expanding technology.
B. Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1) List appropriate, affordable PDA components and software applications for use in clinical practice.
2) Describe how a PDA’s information management capability can improve your practice and delivery of patient care.
3) Describe how a PDA can help prevent medication errors.
C. Content Outline:
1) Brief history of PDA technology
a) Development of hardware and software
b) Current advances and future possibilities
2) Selecting the components of a PDA for clinical use
a) Hardware
b) Software / Applications
c) Accessories
3) Using the PDA in the delivery of healthcare services
a) Drug reference and calculations
b) Other calculations (BSA, growth, pregnancy, etc)
c) Job specific policies and procedures, including clinical pathways
d) Medical reference (journal articles, algorithms, etc)
e) Patient care documentation / Patient tracking
4) Other uses for the PDA
a) Time and project management
b) Important contacts (staff, suppliers, community resource groups)
5) What's in the Future, and the Future is now!
D. Participant Limit: Smaller groups (25-50) preferred but not required.
E. Teaching Method: Lecture/discussion with audience participation.
F. Audio Visual Equipment Requirements: LCD projector for a PowerPoint presentation.