Diagnostic Skin Testing and Procedures for Nurse Practitioners

When:  To be announced (June 2008)

Where: College of Nursing clinical simulation laboratory, UK campus, 751 Rose Street, Lexington, Ky. (across Rose St. from University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital)

Contact Hours:  9.3 KBN (50 minute) and 7.75 ANCC (60 minute)

You will quickly recoup any money spent for this ANCC certified conference with new skills for practice!

Purpose:  Nurse practitioners will develop skills in diagnostic skin testing and procedures.

Objectives: 

• 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, and subungual hematoma excision

Target audience: Adult medical/surgical nurse practitioners

Program Director: Sharon Lock, R.N., Ph.D., A.R.N.P.,  associate professor and track coordinator, primary care and acute care nurse practitioner master's tracks, University of Kentucky College of Nursing

Faculty: Danny Albertson, A.R.N.P., co-owner, Bluegrass Regional Foot & Ankle Associates. Albertson provides independent nurse practitioner care for individuals with podiatric needs.
 

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)

                                  

For further information contact
Melissa Bolin at melissa.bolin@uky.edu or (859) 323-3851

Accreditation: The University of Kentucky College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The Kentucky Board of Nursing approves the University of Kentucky College of Nursing as a provider as well. Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual continuing nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. This educational activity is approved for a maximum of 9.3 KBN (50 minute) contact hours and 7.75 ANCC (60 minute) contact hours for nurses who complete program. Provider #: 3-0008-7-07-194. A certificate will be issued to participants after the course.