Nursing Education  

COURSES OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY

American Heart Association Courses

Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider Initial and Recertification Courses

Location:  3M Nursing Education Classroom at DRH

Time: Noon to 3:30 pm

Cost:  Free to DMC employees

         $35.00 for non-DMC employees (includes textbook)

Dates:  October 23, 2009

           November 20, 2009

           December 18, 2009

Registration information/questions:  Contact Camille Pavlak at CPavlak@dmc.org or call at (313) 745-2211. 

Online BLS Course with Psychomotor Checkoff Option

Complete the BLS for Healthcare Provider renewal course online at www.onlineaha.org.  The online course includes a written exam and you will be issued a certificate of completion. To complete the process of earning your card, you will need to complete a psychomotor component by demonstrating BLS skills on a mannequin.  

Contact Camille Pavlak at CPavlak@dmc.org or (313) 745-2211 to schedule an appointment for psychomotor skills check off at DRH.  Your BLS healthcare provider card will be issued upon successful completion.  

Cost for non-DMC employees is $25.00.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Online ACLS with Psychomotor Check off Option

Complete the ACLS provider renewal course online at www.onlineaha.org.  The online course includes a written exam and you will be issued a certificate of completion. To complete the process of earning your card, you will need to perform MegaCode testing with an ACLS instructor.

Contact Camille Pavlak at CPavlak@dmc.org or (313 745-2211 to schedule an appointment for megacode testing. Your ACLS provider card will be issued upon successful completion.

Cost is $50.00.

SAVE THE DATES

Domestic Violence Seminar:  A multidisciplinary workshop for nurses and other healthcare providers 

Date:  October 29, 2009

Location:  Kresge Eye Institute Auditorium

Fee: To be determined

CME and Nursing CE will be offered

For more information contact CJune@dmc.org

Nursing Grand Rounds
Monthly nursing grand rounds focus on a nursing research question. Evidence is presented along with a discussion about translation of the evidence into nursing practice.

Location: Crockett Auditorium, located in the University Health Center
Time: 2 pm – 3 pm

Date	Topic	Presenter
October 12	Sickle Cell	Lisa Littsey, RN, NP
November 9	Glycemic Control	Barbara Freeland, RN, NP
December 14	RN Skin Team Intervention	Laura Harmon, ACNP, BC, CWOCN, CCRN

Open to all DMC staff free of charge.  Non-DMC nurses may attend for a charge of $10.00. 

Further information contact Camille Pavlak at CPavlak@dmc.org

Patient Care Services Education     

Philosophy

We believe that learning is a lifelong process. Teaching is a part of DRH’s core. With a commitment to excellence and high-quality patient care, education is provided to ensure that patient care at DRH is evidence based. From patient education to staff mentoring and relationship building, we are dedicated to leveraging the skills and knowledge of our nurses by providing the necessary tools to achieve success throughout DRH.  Staff development involves educating the whole person to help them reach their full potential. We are dedicated to developing a culture that maximizes the talents of staff by providing them with opportunities for growth and development for years to come.

Orientation

For every nurse, professional development begins with DMC New Employee Orientation, followed by a comprehensive, week long nursing orientation, highlighting a full range of skills, responsibilities, expectations, and competencies, including training in the electronic medical record (EMR) and BLS.  Specialized orientation is provided for critical care, emergency department and operating room nurses.

Ongoing Education

Education for nurses continues throughout the year with skill validation classes, classroom and unit-based inservices, CE programs, monthly grand rounds, journal clubs, BLS and ACLS provider and instructor courses.

Continuing Education

The DMC is approved by the Michigan Nurses Association as a provider of CE programs, allowing DRH nurse planners to review and approve programs for CE credit. DRH nurses have many opportunities to earn CE credit on site, making it convenient to earn the 25 CE hours required for licensure by the state of Michigan. In 2008, over 30 evidence-based presentations for contact hours were provided for DRH nurses.  More than 350 nurses participated earning over 230 contact hours.

Journal Clubs

Journal clubs are presented monthly, and are consistent with the topic presented in Nursing Grand Rounds. During journal club, nurses identify principles and evidence presented by the author, evaluate the strength of the evidence, compare nursing practice at DRH with the evidence in the article, and identify how the evidence could be translated into practice at DRH.

Certification 

Certification is highly encouraged at DRH and we are proud to boast of over 100 certified nurses. We provide the resources nurses need to become certified, including access to specialty specific review books, CDs and other materials for exam preparation. Nurses receive reimbursement for the cost of certification exams.

Meet the Patient Care Services Education Team

All the DRH nurse educators are American Heart Association / DMC Training Center Faculty for BLS and ACLS courses. All educators serve as nurse planners for the DMC Continuing Education unit, and serve on planning committees for a variety of conferences.

Robin M. Mazur, RN, MSN, BC (Back row - right)  

Director

Oversees daily operations of education department.

Liaison with behavioral health units.

Special interest: Joint Commission and Magnet preparation

Beverly A. Baul, RN, BSN (Front row - left)  

Acute Care Nurse Educator

Nursing orientation, EMR training and competency skill validation for all classifications.

Medical surgical units, Telemetry, Stroke unit, Acute Care for Elderly unit.

Coordinator for AHA Community Training Center for DRH.

Taessa Malone-Carter, RN, BSN (Back row - middle)  

Acute Care Nurse Educator

Nursing orientation, EMR training, and competency skill validation for all classifications.

Medical surgical units, Orthopedics / observation, Skeletal and Reconstructive surgery, and Benign Hematology.

Special interests: Diabetes management; Member of DMC glycemic task force

Co-chair of Professional Development Ladder.

Cathy June, RN, BSN (Back row - left)  

Critical care nurse educator

Conducts critical care orientation, in-services, continuing education and competency skill validation for critical care nursing staff.

Course moderator for ACLS provider and instructor courses.

Co chair of DRH code blue committee.

Camille Pavlak, BS, MEd (Front row - right)  

Operations Specialist

American Heart Association Community Training Center Coordinator for the DMC.

Registrar for BLS, ACLS, and other educational offerings / conferences.

Assists with nursing orientation, skills validation for all classifications.

Maintains PCS Education internal website.

Contingent nurse educators: 

• Linda Davis, RN, BSN  
• Rosaline Ventimiglia, RN, BSN, Med,
• Jan Beres, MSN, RN