NYSNA 2012 Biennial Conference

Schedule of Events: Friday, Oct. 26

Friday, Oct. 26

Time Event/Information
9:00 - 10:30 AM Concurrent Track Sessions (1.5 contact hours each)

Track 5: Empowerment!

“Mock Trial: What Does your Documentation Show? Guilty or Innocent?” - Michele Cournan, DNP, Clinical Nurse Specialist Rehabilitative Services, Sunnyview

This experiential learning activity is designed for nurses working in various types of practice settings. It will show nurses how accurate documentation can assist during any litigation. You will experience what it is like to go to trial.

Objectives

  • Describe how nursing documentation is used in the court room setting
  • Strategize how to avoid the stressors inherent in testifying in court

Track 4: Clinical Issues

“Physical Assessment — The Sounds of the Body” - Angela Hoenig, RN, Critical Care Nurse

RNs will have an opportunity to practice physical assessment techniques and learn new skills in this hands-on workshop. Listen carefully for the sounds of the body in this experiential learning activity. Class size will be limited.

Objectives

  • Demonstrate clinical physical assessment techniques of heart, lung, and abdomen
  • Correctly identify heart sounds, lung sounds, and abdominal sounds in a simulated setting

Track 3: Community/Advocacy

“Hydrofracking” - Ellen Weininger, Educational Outreach Coordinator, Grassroots Environmental Education

Hydraulic fracturing (“hydrofracking”) is a drilling technique that allows producers to extract gas by drilling to find shale reserves thousands of feet underground. The targeted area is fractured through use of explosives and a mixture of chemicals, water, and sand known as ‘fracking fluid’. Nurses concerned with the environmental impact of hydrofracking will learn more about grassroots initiatives aimed at ensuring a safe community.

Objectives

  • Discuss the environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing
  • Identify grassroots initiatives aimed at ensuring a safe community for all
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM Concurrent Track Sessions (1.5 contact hours each) - Repeated

Track 5: Empowerment!

“Mock Trial: What Does your Documentation Show? Guilty or Innocent?”

Track 4: Clinical Issues

“Physical Assessment — The Sounds of the Body”

Track 3: Community/Advocacy

“Hydrofracking”


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