TRANSITIONS IN PRACTICE: MED/SURG NURSE TRAINING - STITCHING COURSE

Course overview

TRANSITIONING INTO MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING CAN FEEL BOTH EXCITING AND DEMANDING. MED/SURG REQUIRES NURSES TO CARE FOR MULTIPLE PATIENTS, RECOGNIZE SUBTLE CHANGES IN CONDITION, COORDINATE ACROSS DISCIPLINES, AND MAKE SOUND CLINICAL DECISIONS IN A FAST-PACED ENVIRONMENT. THIS COURSE, TRANSITIONS IN PRACTICE: MED/SURG NURSE TRAINING, IS DESIGNED TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN ACADEMIC PREPARATION AND THE REALITIES OF THE MEDICAL-SURGICAL UNIT. PARTICIPANTS WILL EXPLORE THE CORE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR SAFE AND EFFECTIVE MED/SURG PRACTICE, INCLUDING SYSTEMATIC PATIENT ASSESSMENT, CLINICAL PRIORITIZATION AND DELEGATION, RECOGNITION OF PHYSIOLOGIC DETERIORATION, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION WITH INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS. USING CASE-BASED SCENARIOS AND REFLECTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES, LEARNERS WILL BUILD THE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS NEEDED TO FUNCTION CONFIDENTLY AND COMPETENTLY AT THE BEDSIDE. THIS ACTIVITY IS APPROPRIATE FOR NEWLY LICENSED REGISTERED NURSES ENTERING MEDICAL-SURGICAL PRACTICE AND EXPERIENCED NURSES TRANSITIONING TO A NEW MED/SURG SETTING. UPON COMPLETION, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH EVIDENCE-BASED KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL FRAMEWORKS TO NARROW THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE GAP BETWEEN ENTRY-LEVEL PREPARATION AND THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS EXPECTED OF THE INDEPENDENT MED/SURG NURSE.