Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, Continuing Education
| Presents: |
Interpreting Laboratory Values for the Acutely and Critically Ill Patients |
| Date: |
December 4, 2009 |
| Location: |
LSUHSC Medical Education
Building, 1901 Perdido St., New
Orleans, LA
Third Floor, Seminar
Room 10, Parking available at nearby
pay lots ($3-$4) |
| Speaker: |
Eileen Hellwig Stoll,
MSN, RN, CCRN
Ms.
Stoll is an actively practicing critical
care nurse with over 20 years
experience. She has taught critical care
content to nurses since 1988 and has
mastered making difficult content easily
understood. |
| 5 Contact Hours Total |
8:30 am - Registration |
9:00 - 3:30 pm - Program |
Target Audience: All Registered Nurses
Objective: Explain and review the pathophysiology and nursing care required for common diseases and conditions of the critically ill patient to prepare for the CCRN Adult Certification Exam.
Topics covered: Basic principles of laboratory values, how to collect blood samples, common laboratory tests and interpretation of abnormal values used to evaluate the acutely ill patient's: fluid and electrolyte status, glucose metabolism (ex. hemoglobin A1c, two hour postprandial glucose), hematologic system (ex. RBCs, H&H, reticulocyte), coagulation system (ex. Platelet count, prothrombin time, PTT, clotting time, bleeding time, fibrinogen), pulmonary system (ex. Alpha 1 protease inhibitor, carbon dioxide), cardiovascular system (lipid levels, cholesterol, triglycerides, cardiac markers for MI, indicators of heart failure), renal system (ex. BUN, creatinine clearance specific gravity, osmolality, 24 hour urine protein, urine albumin), hepatic system (ex. ALT, AST, bilirubin, ammonia, PT, PTT, albumin), neurological system (CSF-cell count, glucose, protein, pressure), thyroid function (TSH, thyroxine), and infectious disease process (ex. polymorphonuclear and mononuclear WBCs, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, culture and sensitivity, peak and trough levels for drugs) and more.
LSUHSC School of Nursing
is accredited as a provider of continuing
nursing education by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
LSBN
Provider #6. Certificates will be
distributed upon the completion of each
day of the program. Participants must be
present for at least
90% of the program each day to receive
contact hours. A schedule of topics for
each day will be sent with a
confirmation letter.
Special Needs:
Nurses with special needs identified under
the Americans with Disabilities Act, please
call 504-568-4202 for special accommodations.
Parking available in self parking lots for $3-4/day.
Fee: $85 if postmarked by 11/18/09 or Group Rate (3 or more) $75. Fee at door: $95 Pre-registration is required. Fee includes
continental breakfast, contact hours,
and handouts.
Make check payable to: LSUHSC
School of Nursing
| Mail
to: |
LSUHSC School
of Nursing, Continuing Education
1900 Gravier Street, New Orleans, LA
70112-2262
(Receipt of Payment secures place.) |
You may register
by phone 504-568-4202, or by filling
out the form below.
Click
here for a printable Word version.
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| Make check payable to: LSUHSC
School of Nursing |
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