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.