Diagnostic Skin Testing and Procedures
for Nurse Practitioners
*** CLASS IS FULL ***
When: Sat. Nov.
14, 2009 7:45 a.m.- 5 p.m.
(registration begins at 7:30a.m.)
Where: College
of Nursing nurse practitioner laboratory, fourth floor,
College of Nursing, UK campus,
751 Rose Street, Lexington, Ky. (across Rose St.
from University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital)
Contact Hours: 7.8 KBN (50 minute) and 6.5 ANCC (60 minute)
You will quickly recoup any money spent
for this
course
with new skills for practice!
Purpose: Nurse practitioners will
develop skills in diagnostic skin testing and procedures.
Objectives:
-
describe anatomy of skin
-
discuss
anatomy of fingers and toes
-
demonstrate the
following procedures: digital nerve block, nail removal, incision and drainage, shave biopsy, skin tag
removal, punch biopsy, subungual hematoma excision, and
basic suturing
Target audience:
Adult
medical/surgical nurse practitioners
Faculty:
Danny Albertson, ARNP, co-owner, Bluegrass Regional Foot & Ankle Associates. Albertson
provides independent nurse practitioner care for individuals
with podiatric needs.
Chad Sanders, DNP, practitioner, Immediate Care
Center, Owensboro, KY, and a PRN at Medical Center in
Bowling Green, Ky. Sanders performs skin testing and
procedures on a daily basis in his practice.
Disclosures: Danny Albertson and Chad Sanders have
nothing to disclose.
Contact
Hours:
6.5 ANCC and 7.8 KBN
contact hours
KBN Number:
3-0008-01-13-168
Requirements for credit:
In order to receive credit,
participants attend the entire CNE activity and submit a credit
application and evaluation form online. Certificates may be
printed once the evaluation is completed.
Parking: Free parking
is available in the Kentucky Clinic parking structure on Huguelet
Dr.
Cost:
$350.00
Hotel
accommodations University Inn, 1229 S. Limestone Street, Lexington, Ky., 40503;
phone (859) 278-6625 (across Limestone from the UK
Chandler Medical Center.
Class is full- No more registrations can be taken this
fall. Please check back for our spring offering of
this class!
For
further information contact
Melissa
Bolin at
melissa.bolin@uky.edu
or (859)
323-3851
