Neuroscience Nurse Review Preparing for Certification Friday and Saturday, August 28-29 2009 Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Burtness Auditorium

Presented by Integra Clinical Education Institute Inc. and Cottage Health System Stroke Education Committee Register online at www.integra-education.org or use the registration form to mail in your payment.

This two-day course is designed to present a comprehensive review in the care of the neurological/neurosurgical adult patient.  The core curriculum is used as both an outline and a guide for course materials.  All nurse and allied health professionals involved in the care of neurological patients and who intend to sit for the CNRN exam will benefit from this course. Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to: describe the anatomy and physiology of the neurologic system list key components of the clinical assessment discuss diagnosis, select treatment, and nursing processes for pathologic conditions such as seizures, infections, and tumors of the CNS discuss spinal cord anatomy, assessment, and injury syndromes describe diseases of the cerebrovascular system and patient management list the causes of ICP and brain injury discuss the management and prevention of secondary brain injury develop appropriate test-taking strategies for the CNRN exam demonstrate a rehabilitation understanding

Faculty / Speakers Linda Littlejohns, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNRN Vice President of Clinical Development Integra Clinical Education Institute Inc. Rosemarie Girardeau, RN, CCRN, CNRN, CEN Clinical Educator Integra Clinical Education Institute Inc.       Course Agenda Friday, August 28 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ICP Monitoring Seizures Standardized test-taking strategies CNS functional anatomy and physiology Neurological assessment Neurological trauma Saturday, August 29 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Hemorrahagic stroke (aneurysm/AVM) CNS infections Degenerative disorders Neuro-endocrine system Acute ischemic stroke Brain tumors Spinal cord injury

Register online at www.integra-education.org or use the registration form to mail in your payment.   Fees: $150 for one participant $285 for 3 participants $70 for Cottage Health System Employees Limited to 75 participants. Course is approved for 14 contact hours. Students must be in attendance for both days to receive full CEs.