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Ambulatory Care Nursing Standards of Practice & Certification Review
September 11 & 12, 2023
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Zoom Online Meeting

Learner Outcome: Participants will be able to identify current standards of Ambulatory Nursing practice and apply them to selected patient conditions within their practice.

Objectives:

  • Describe the technique for preparing for the Ambulatory Care Certification exam
  • Identify the key concepts of Assessment, Medication Management and Disease Process/Pathophysiology found in ambulatory care nursing
  • Discuss the key points related to: Protocols, Algorithms, Pathways for nursing in ambulatory care
  • Identify the principles and skills related to Telehealth for the ambulatory care nurse
  • Discuss the components of health benefits/services coverage and the implications for implementation with a variety of levels of patient acuity for ambulatory care patients.
  • Discuss the components of Plan of Care, Care Management, and Outcome Evaluation for ambulatory care patients
  • Identify the most common technical and clinical skills for nursing in ambulatory care
  • Identify Professional issues and communication: interpersonal skills and customer service for the ambulatory care nurse
  • Review communication barriers and cultural competency skills for nursing in ambulatory care
  • Discuss the key methods of documentation and informatics and how to use them in ambulatory care nursing
  • Describe the various components of professional development and leadership in ambulatory care nursing
  • Identify the most common legal and ethical issues for the ambulatory care nurse
  • Discuss the management of clinical environment regulations, stands and compliance related to ambulatory care nursing
  • Recognize the various nursing management issues related to an ambulatory care unit.
  • Identify principles of quality management as they apply to nursing in the ambulatory care setting. 
  • Discuss the importance of education, teaching and learning principles and methods in the ambulatory care nursing setting
  • Discuss the importance of health promotion and disease/injury prevention in ambulatory care setting.