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DESCRIPTION:

This two-day course provides adult Critical Care Nurses (CCRN) and adult Progressive Care Nurses (PCCN) a review of AACN’s core content. The course combines central knowledge-based lectures on all testable content according to the newest AACN exam blueprint for CCRN and PCCN certification exams, plus a substantial amount of CCRN Exam-style multiple-choice questions as well. This review is not an introduction to the environment of the ICU or PCU, but a comprehensive update for the professional already in practice at the bedside and preparing for either or both of the certification examinations.

The goal of this program is to provide nurses and other interested healthcare professionals with the basic knowledge and tools to assist them in providing high-quality and comprehensive care related to Critical Care management.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Registered Nurses who desire to review subject matter contained on the CCRN and PCCN Certification exam, and those who desire an extensive review of critical care nursing in today’s health care environment.

SPEAKER

Lisa M. Soltis, MSN, APRN, CCNS, CCRN-CSC-CMC, CES-A, FCNS, FCCM

Lisa brings over 29 years of critical care experience to her lectures. She has earned her BA from Western Michigan University, her BSN from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, and her MSN from Duke University School of Nursing as an Adult Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist. She is a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine where she a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine. Her experience includes Trauma/Surgical Critical Care and over 27 years of Cardio-Thoracic Critical Care.

Lisa currently works as a Senior Clinical Support Specialist with Fresenius Medical Care, Heart & Lung Therapies, providing training and education regarding ECMO therapy across the country. She also lectures on various topics related to critical care, including several certification review courses. Lisa also provides legal services as an expert witness and legal nurse consultant for both nursing and advanced practice nursing cases.

LEANER OUTCOMES:

Participants will self-assess a gain in knowledge and confidence to assist with preparing for the CCRN and/or PCCN Certification Exam.

OBJECTIVES DAY 1

● Describe the blueprint for the Critical Care Nursing certification (CCRN) Examination

● Verbalize the role of the CCRN-certified RN in utilizing the Synergy model into nursing practice

● Describe the role preload, afterload, and contractility play in determining cardiac stroke volume

● Discuss the management of acute coronary syndrome and its complications

● List two ways the white blood cell differential signals bone marrow response to infection
● Verbalize the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis
● Describe management of various types of integumentary disorders and wounds

OBJECTIVES DAY 2

• Discuss management of the patient with a closed head injury and increased intracranial pressure

• Describe the management of a patient experiencing an ischemic stroke
• List 3 contributing factors to the development of delirium during hospitalization

• List 3 common causes and complications associated with Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

• Describe 3 causes of respiratory failure and treatment

• List 4 causes of acid/base disorders and treatment options to correct

• Describe the pathological changes seen in septic shock