Course Description:
This course is a review of emergency nursing designed to assist the participant to be successful in obtaining CEN certification. The course offers lectures, graphics, videos and practice questions in many of the areas that are tested on the CEN examination. This review will provide not only a knowledge base for successfully completing the exam, but also a foundation for further study as the participant works towards emergency nursing certification.

Objectives
At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
1. Discuss priorities of the primary and secondary assessment of patients in presenting to the emergency department.
2. Describe basic principles of disaster management.
3. Analyze the effectiveness of patient or family education in a clinical scenario.
4. Discuss the basic principles of safe interfacility transfer.
5. Describe anticipated assessment findings of patients with selected respiratory, medical, cardiovascular, neurologic, toxicologic, gastrointestinal and genitourinary emergencies,
6. Plan and prioritize interventions of patients with selected respiratory, medical, cardiovascular, neurologic, toxicologic, orthopedic, psychiatric or gastrointestinal emergencies.
7. Select appropriate triage categories for patients in clinical scenarios.
8. Differentiate cardiogenic, hypovolemic and distributive shock with regards to assessment and management.

Speaker:
Michael D. Gooch, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CFRN, CEN, NREMT-P
 Currently a Nurse Practitioner with TeamHealth Knoxville, TN at Maury Regional Medical Center
 Emergency Department Columbia, TN  
• Certified as an Advanced Practice Nurse by the Tennessee Board of Nursing, with a Certificate of Fitness to Prescribe
• Board Certified as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
• Board Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
• Licensed Registered Nurse by the Tennessee Board of Nursing
• Certified Emergency Nurse by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing

Agenda
Day 1
CEN Exam Process
Review of Exam | Test-Taking Strategies | Certification and Re-Certification
Professional Issues
Stabilization and Transport | End-of-Life Issues | Legal Issues | Evidence-Based Practice and Research | Disaster Plan-ning | Critical Incident Stress Management | Ethics
Shock
Hypovolemic Shock | Cardiogenic Shock | Obstructive Shock | Distributive Shock
Neurological Emergencies
Headaches | Stroke | Intracranial Trauma | Spinal Cord Injury
Environmental Emergencies
Heat and Cold Related Illnesses | Burns | Submersion and Diving Injuries | Animal Injuries
Toxicological Emergencies
Toxicological Treatment Modalities | Review of Common Toxicological Agents
Medical Emergencies
Infectious Diseases | Endocrine Disorders | Hematological Disorders

Day 2
Respiratory Emergencies
Disorders of the Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract
Cardiovascular Emergencies
Coronary Artery Disease | Other Disorders of the Heart | Peripheral Vascular Diseases
Gastrointestinal Emergencies
Medical Disorders Common to the GI Tract | Traumatic Injuries to the GI Tract
GU, OB and GYN Emergencies
Disorders of the Male and Female GU Tract | Renal Disorders | Obstetrical Complications | Care of the Woman and Infant During and After Emergency Delivery | Gynecological Presentations | STDs
Orthopedic and Wound Emergencies
Injuries to Bones and Joints | Compartment Syndrome | Fat Emboli
Maxillofacial Emergencies
Ocular Emergencies | Auricular Emergencies | Nasal Emergencies | Mouth and Throat Emergencies | Facial Trauma
Psychological-Social Emergencies
Anxiety Disorders | Psychotic Disorders | Affect Disorders | Substance Abuse | Maltreatment Abuse

DATE:
Tuesday, March 6 and Wednesday, March 7, 2012
7:30 – 8:00 am - Registration
8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Location:
Calvary Church
6th Grade Classroom
1051 Landis Valley Road, Lancaster, PA  17601

Non LG Cost:  $300