Basic High Dependency Nursing Seminar
10.50
CPD
Hours
10.50
RCNA
Points
Event Type:
Duration:
Relevant To:
Seminar
Two Days
All Nurses
General Description
Do you occasionally have to care for critically ill patients and worry that you are not 'up-to-speed' in your knowledge?
This program has been designed for nurses who want to improve their basic knowledge of the care and management of patients who are critically ill. You will learn about the use of non-invasive blood pressure monitors, how to recognise and manage chest pain and your role, as a nurse, in regard to performing 12 lead ECGs. You will also learn about other nursing activities connected with the respiratory and cardiac systems.
This is a highly evaluated program and numbers in each course are limited to ensure maximum interaction with the teacher.
If you have identified a professional need to improve your understanding of high dependency nursing as part of your planned learning activities, then this program will offer you an opportunity to gain continuing professional development (CPD) hours related to this topic.
Need for Program
Increasingly, nurses are required to work to their full scope of practice. This means they need to be up-to-date in regard to clinical care. High dependency nursing represents an ultimate benchmark for clinical knowledge and expertise. By learning about basic aspects of high dependency, nurses, regardless of where they work, will be better able to deal with unexpected patient deteriorations and be able to plan more complex care.
Aims and Objectives
This program aims to provide up-to-date evidence based clinical education for nurses. It will also be useful to those nurses who do not necessarily work in high dependency settings, but have a desire to learn about the principles underlying basic high dependency nursing care.
At the completion of this program the participants will be able to:
- Describe three practical and research-based approaches to the care of an acutely ill person who has chest pain relating to respiratory disease
- Explain to a junior staff member the evidence-based guidelines for the correct use of oxygen in high dependency care
- Demonstrate an up-to-date knowledge of fluids and electrolytes
- Demonstrate and discuss how to encourage better clinical care for those with acute illness
8:30am - Registration Begins
9:00am - Overview of Cardiovascular Anatomy & Physiology
The heart is a major organ responsible for pumping oxygenated blood around the body. As each year passes, more and more is discovered about this remarkable organ. In order to really understand what is happening to cardiovascular function, it is prudent to occasionally review and physiology of the heart. This introductory session will teach you up-to-date cardiac anatomy and physiology that will enable you to better understand why certain signs and symptoms emerge.
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Revision of the cardiac cycle
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What are the determinants of cardiac output?
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Why is maintenance of systematic perfusion so important?
9:45am - Introduction to Electrocardiography
Understanding the cardiac conduction system makes ECG interpretation possible. Learn the basics in this interesting session.
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Back to basics with the cardiac conduction system
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Why is an understanding of this system essential before you can make sense of ECGs?
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12 Lead ECG (continuous cardiac monitoring)
This session will include a case study and discussion
10:30am - Morning Tea & Coffee
11:00am - Recognising Common ECG Rhythm Abnormalities
An exploration of the following key concepts
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Normal sinus rhythm
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Common cardiac arrhythmias
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Atrial arrhythmias
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Ventricular arrhythmias
12:00pm - Principles of Haemodynamic Monitoring
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Non-invasive monitoring
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When to use non-invasive blood pressure monitors (NIBPs) versus invasive monitoring
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Invasive haemodynamic waveforms:
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Central venous pressures (CVP)
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Positive airway pressure (PAP)
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Pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP)
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Arterial waveforms
Presentation of a case study to illustrate key aspects in the post-operative management of a patient.
1:00pm - Lunch Break and Networking
2:00pm - Management of Chest Pain
Chest pain can be caused by a range of reasons including indigestion, heart disease and muscle pain. This important session will explain the different types of chest pain.
How to perform a differential diagnosis of chest pain, including:
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Myocardial ischaemia
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Respiratory disorders
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Aortic dissection
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Musculoskeletal problems
A look at the pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of myocardial ischaemia.
3:10pm - Afternoon Tea & Coffee
3:30pm - Overview of Anatomy & Physiology of Respiratory System
The respiratory system comprises major organs responsible for delivering oxygen to the body. The system is complex and, when it ceases to work, life- threatening. This final session will give you an opportunity to revise your knowledge about this system and will enable you to better understand why certain symptoms occur. How well do you remember your anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system?
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Are there any important developments in A&P that you should know about?
4:00pm - Close of Day One of Seminar
9:00am - Start of Day Two
9:00am - Oxygen Therapy
Oxygen is essential to maintain human life. It is used in both acute and chronic patient situations. There are certain nursing consideration that need to be exercised when administering this gas. This session reviews the use of oxygen, as a therapy, and discusses its practical uses in patients who are in need of high dependency care.
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Components essential to oxygenation
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Simple delivery systems such as different types of masks, nasal prongs / cannula
Including rates of oxygen flow
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O2 delivery concepts
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Flow rates:
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Devices
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Patient's tidal volume
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Non invasive ventilation with pressure support CPAP and BiPaP
10:30am - Morning Tea & Coffee
11:00am - Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
This regulation of fluid and electrolytes in the body is crucial to normal cellular function. It is a complex area of physiology and, if not properly regulated, can cause profound ill health. Such regulation is a major challenge to the well-being of patients in high dependency care. This session will help you understand more about fluid and electrolytes in both health and illness. It includes:
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Haemostatis of fluid and electrolytes
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Review of the renal system
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Urea, electrolytes and creatinine (UEC)
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Acute renal failure
12:30pm - Lunch Break and Browse the Book Display
1:15pm - Acid-Base Balance
Maintaining the body's correct pH is crucial. There is an acceptable range of pH in the body and if this range is breached, death can rapidly occur. This session looks at how the body regulates pH and what happens when it becomes imbalanced.
Topics to be discussed include:
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Normal arterial blood gases (ABG)
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Recognising respiratory & metabolic alterations
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Oxygen/haemoglobin association curve
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Impact of acid/base imbalance on oxygen/haemoglobin curve and impact of tissue oxygenation
2:15pm - Afternoon Tea & Coffee
2:30pm - Cardiopulmonary Assessment
Learn a systematic way to perform a nursing assessment of the cardiopulmonary system of a patient. This interesting session will demonstrate how you can recognise thoracic assessment landmarks.
The principles of assessment using:
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Inspection
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Palpitation
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Auscultation
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Percussion
Guidelines for the correct use of the stethoscope when assessing cardio-pulmonary functioning
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Demonstration and practice session
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Time for questions and comments
4:15pm - Close of Seminar and Evaluations
James McVeighJim is an authorised Nurse Practitioner in the field of High Dependency Nursing (Coronary Care/Cardiology). In this role, Jim is employed as the Co-ordinator of the Heart Failure Service at The Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick. He was a founding member of the Australian Nurse Practitioner Association. In addition, Jim is a member of the Australasian Cardiovascular Nursing College. Jim’s postgraduate qualifications are: Coronary Care Certificate, Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing) and a Master of Clinical Nursing. He is well known as a knowledgeable and engaging teacher.
Presenting in: NSW, VIC, SA,
Ross ProctorRoss is currently employed as the Cardiac Nurse Educator at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney. Ross has more than twenty years experience in cardiac nursing. This includes six years co-ordinating a post graduate cardiac nursing course. Ross is an accredited Advanced Life Support instructor with the Australian Resuscitation Council. Ross’ current professional representations include being a founding member and the President of the Australasian Cardiovascular Nursing College and NSW representative on the Cardiovascular Nursing Council of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). Prior to this Ross was a past President of the Cardiac Nurses Network of Australia and New Zealand.
Presenting in: NSW, VIC, SA,
