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4/21  Congratulations - everyone has passed this course and ready to move on to your first clinical. Your papers are graded. I will upload my comments on them when I am back on campus. Currently at the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty meeting- as always updating on issues in the field that are not yet in print. Telehealth is a big topic this year; some places doing alot of it and others none. Lots of legal and reimbursement issues. Lots of variability at State government level. I am sure you will be hearing more about this later in your program.

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4/9 Papers are due today. If you are needing to remediate for the EKG exam you will have until the end of the term, April 27th.

This was a great class. You are well prepared for your first clinical and the next in the AGACNP specific courses, NUR941.

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3/9......... The last two modules have been posted as well as the template for Exam 4. On the EKG exam if you need to remediate what we will do is give you 2 weeks to study and then I will make another exam available for you to take to get at least 80%. As stated before, your first attempt will count toward your course grade. You will have the rest of the semester to take the remediation exam as it best fits in your schedule. 

Remember for the coming class we will spend part of the time practicing bedside exams on your fellow students so bring equipment like stethoscope, reflex hammer, etc and dress as a patient. I want to show you how to do things like reflexes for someone in a bed etc. This will be fun.

3/2 I have been contacted by one of your class mates telling me a number of you have a midterm in Pharm class on the 5th. The request was to be able to take the EKG later than March 8th.  Here is what I will do to help you all. I will make the EKG exam available for 24 hrs each for both March 8th and 12th. You can decide what is the best time for you.

........3/2  Congratulations. Exam 2 grades average was 90% with range 97-82%. Four questions were given credit after exam analysis. I will be listing the remainder of the reading assignments but remember you have the EKG exam this coming week.

.....2/22/18. Some students are having trouble with the link for opioid equivalents so I have replaced the file. Yes, you will be given the table but asked to do some dosing when switching from one opioid to another.

...2/4  Congratulations. Exam 1 average age was 92 with a range of 98-84.

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2/2/2018 Next set of content is published.This is on Gerontology, Pain, and SBIRT. A part of the content is a series of modules on opioid management. The express level is that which you will be held accountable but you are welcome to do the expert level. The EKG content will be tested on separate date so not part of the next exam.

     Exam Template      

      40 Geriatrics

            Physiologic concerns of elders

            DIAPPERS (Chapter 4 of CMDT)

            Cognitive Screening

            Dementia/delirium

            Decision making capacity

            Behavior problems

            Depression and anhedonia

            Immobility

            Falls

            Trauma

            Medications and BEERs criteria

            Resuscitation

            Failure to thrive

            Sarcopenia

            Fraility

            Function

     10 Pain/Drug abuse

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1/22/2018  Our last class is now available on ECHO. There is no way for me to check it on student view so please let me know if you have difficulty.

Reminder to prepare your student business card for the next class. We made that assignment in our first class. I have published my slides on new role from class so you can see what information needs to be on your cards.

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Welcome to NUR940. I will be your course professor. I will be working on this canvas site but wanted to give you some information.

This introductory course provides an overview of advanced practice nursing and the adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner role-evolution. Professional issues and trends at the state and national levels will be analyzed. This course will focus on the adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner’s contributions to health, wellness, and health promotion among populations commonly served. Scope, standards and competencies will be addressed as well as licensure, accreditation and certification. The interaction of the AG-ACNP within the continuum of acute and critical care health care delivery system will be emphasized.

We will meet Thursday mornings Jan 11th, February 1st, March 1st, and March 29th. We will not have a class meeting April 26th.

 You will need to purchase 2 textbooks.

Barkley, Thomas & Myers, Charlene (Ed). (2015). Practice considerations for adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioners. Barkley & Associates

ISBN 978-0-578-14831-1 available at http://www.npcourses.com/specialty/acute-care-nurse-practitioner Links to an external site. as well as other vendors. (This text you will use in NUR941 and NUR942,)

Dubin, D. 6th edition (2000). Rapid Interpretation of 12 lead EKG's. Cover Publishing Company; 6th edition (October 15, 2000). ISBN-10: 0912912065 ISBN-13: 978-0912912066  You will read this one cover to cover and have an exam just on this text. This is a standard text across disciplines so you may be able to borrow or purchase from another student.

I look forward to working with you.

Carol Thompson, PhD, DNP, ACNP, FNP, FCCM, FAANP, FAAN