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The calendar below lists the educational
initiatives sponsored by the Saint Barnabas Health Care System Nursing
Education Advisory Council. The following
courses are only offered to Saint Barnabas Health Care System employees.
To register for
any of the system wide Nursing Education programs listed below,
please click here for
the contact list. For a listing of courses offered and their descriptions,
click here.
This one-day course is intended for
anyone who assumes the role of charge nurse regardless of whether
this role is permanent. Content includes delegation; how to assign
correctly; chain of command; legal issues; priority setting and
managing your shift.The program concludes with case studies that
allow participants to apply concepts discussed throughout the day
to practical, realistic situations.(Contact hours provided)
This program is intended for nurses who
are new to the preceptor role.The program includes review of reality
shock; principles of adult learning; principles of evaluation; correct
completion of forms used in orientation (skill checklist, daily
progress record, etc); constructive feedback.Case studies at the
end of the program assist participants in the assimilation of information
presented.(A similar version of this course is offered for non-professional
nursing staff - nursing assistants, respiratory therapists, techs,
etc. - who may also function in a preceptor role for their respective
specialties).
This 16-hour course is a prerequisite to
the Critical Care Course. Content proceeds from anatomy & physiology
of the heart and electrical system, to hands-on rhythm interpretation. Participants
must demonstrate competency in rhythm interpretation prior to taking
the critical care course.This program is also appropriate for staff
who want a review of dysrhythmia interpretation.
This 9-day course is appropriate for all
nurses who are new to critical care areas.The course is presented
in modular format and can be attended in its entirety or participants
may choose to attend selected modules as appropriate to their needs. Basic
dysrhythmia interpretation is a prerequisite to this course. (Contact
hours provided for each module).
This is a 2-day program appropriate for
any nurse who wishes more in-depth knowledge of EKG interpretation.
Included is identification of myocardial infarction, bundle branch
blocks, axis deviation, etc.
This 1-day course reviews the principles
of triage. Topics covered include triage acuity, clinical modules,
mechanism of injury, pediatric triage, legal issues of emergency
department nursing and EMTALA laws.The course is appropriate as
a review for nurses currently working in triage as well as an introduction
for those who are new to the triage area of the ED.
This 10-day modular course is designed
as an introduction to ED nursing for the inexperienced nurse.It
can also serve as a review for incumbent ED nurses. Topics include
cardiovascular, medical, orthopedic, neurological, obstetrical,
psychiatric emergencies, as well as toxicology and legal/EMTALA
issues.
This 8-hour didactic and clinical practice
course was designed by the Northern New Jersey Consortium of Nurse
Educators. After successful completion of the course, participants
must have a precepted experience at their own facility, completing
a number of IV starts on patients as defined by their facility policy
on IV therapy.
Two different physical assessment programs are
offered:
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Saint Barnabas Medical Center: This is a
two-day program that reviews systematic assessment of the adult
client. Differences in assessment findings of the geriatric client
are included. Techniques of physical assessment are demonstrated
for selected systems (cardiac, pulmonary, GI).
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Newark Beth Israel Medical Center:This is
a 9 session program that is offered
Current concepts in med/surg nursing are
included in 2-day program that is offered repeatedly throughout
the year in the north and south.(Contact hours provided).
This 4-day oncology course is designed for
the nurse who is new to oncology nursing.It includes care of the
oncology patient; venous access devices; oncologic emergencies;
knowledge of chemotherapeutic agents; principles of chemotherapy
administration and alternative treatment modalities.This course
prepares the participant to complete a 2-day chemotherapy administration
clinical competency (Contact hours provided).
This is an intensive 3-week course that
serves as an introduction to perioperative nursing. It is
appropriate for nurses who are new to perioperative nursing as well
as graduate nurses who wish to make perioperative nursing their
specialty. Didactic content in most surgical specialties is reinforced
with clinical observation and hands-on practice as appropriate.
Participants who complete this program will go on to an intensive
precepted clinical experience in their own facility, which will
prepare them to function independently as perioperative nurses.
This 4-day course is appropriate for incumbent
staff and nurses new to the perianesthesia specialty. Topics include
standards and scope of perianesthesia nursing, anesthetic agents,
pain management, latex allergy management, patient assessment and
surgical procedure review. (Contact hours provided)
This program includes the information required
by the nurse who will be working in any labor and delivery area
that uses fetal heart monitoring.This course is based on the AWHONN
standards of practice and is a pre-requisite to intermediate and
advanced fetal monitoring programs.
This 5-day program covers topics needed
by any nurse working in a pediatric intensive care unit. Content
includes nursing management of the pediatric patient who presents
with cardiac, respiratory, neurological, disorders and other health
problems.
This is a 2-day program intended for nurses who work primarily with
adult patients, but who occasionally care for pediatric patients
(ED, SDS, PACU, OR, GI/Endo).The focus of this program is the differences
in the presentation, assessment, treatment and evaluation of these
patients as compared to the adult patient.
This is a 2-day course which is appropriate
for any nurse who cares for a pediatric patient with cancer, either
in an in-patient or outpatient setting. Content of the course includes
pediatric cancers, chemotherapy, administration techniques and management
of side effects/complications.
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INSTITUTION |
CONTACT |
PHONE/FAX |
| Clara Maass Medical Center |
Natalane Williams |
Office:
973-450-2711
Fax:
973-450-2719 |
| Community Medical Center |
Cathy Olsen |
Office:
732-557-8015
Fax:
732-557-8693 |
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Kimball Medical Center |
Jane O'Donnell
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Office:
732-886-4150
Fax:
732-886-4427 |
| Monmouth Medical Center |
Danielle
Neals |
Office:
732-923-6833
Fax:
732-923-7973 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center |
Barbara Doran |
Office:
973-926-2999
Fax:
973-282-2418 |
| Saint Barnabas Behavioral Health Center |
Anne Macaluso |
Office:
732-914-3876
Fax:
732-914-3854 |
Saint Barnabas Health Care System
Corporate Office |
Joyce Valickas |
Office:
973-322-4374
Fax:
973-322-4372 |
| Saint Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care
Center |
Pat Kelley |
Office:
973-322-4873
Fax:
973-322-4795 |
| Saint Barnabas Medical Center |
Mary Beth Russell |
Office:
973-322-9812
Fax:
973-322-9828 |
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