Transplant Nursing Class 1.0: April 2024

April 22, 2024

This course will prepare a nurse to care for solid organ transplant patients.

Target Audience

Nurse

Learning Objectives

Following this course:

  1. Participants will be able to define intestinal failure
  2. Participants will be able to state potential complications of liver, intestine and kidney transplant.
  3. Participants will be able to identify needs to consult with the transplant psychosocial team.
  4. Participants will be able to define specific labs values for liver, intestine and kidney recipients
  5. Participants will be able to describe care of the child post liver transplant.
  6. Participants will be able to describe care of the child post kidney transplant.
  7. Participants will be able to describe care of the child post intestine transplant.
  8. Participants will be able to state why we do liver transplants for metabolic disorders.
  9. Participants will be able to identify the different forms of immunosuppression used to prevent rejection in the transplant recipient.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 7.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
04/22/2024
Course expires: 
05/10/2024
Event starts: 
04/22/2024 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
04/22/2024 - 6:00pm EDT

Transplant Nursing Class 1.0: Monday, April 22, 2024

Time

Topic

Speaker

7:00 – 7:05

Welcome

Merel Duursma BSN, RN – Clinical Nurse Educator, 7B

7:05 – 8:00

Care of the Child with Intestinal Failure

Kimmy Ackerman MSN, RN, CRNP – Nurse Practitioner, ICare

8:00 – 8:30

Nursing Care: Intestinal Transplant

Merel Duursma BSN, RN – Clinical Nurse Educator, 7B

8:30 – 8:35

Brain Break

 

8:35 – 9:05

Nursing Care: Liver Transplant

Merel Duursma BSN, RN – Clinical Nurse Educator, 7B

9:05 – 9:20

Break

 

9:20 – 9:50

Nursing Care: Kidney Transplant

Merel Duursma BSN, RN – Clinical Nurse Educator, 7B

9:50 – 9:55

Brain Break

 

10:00 – 10:45

Psychosocial Aspects of Transplant

Jessica Walters PhD – Psychologist, Kidney Transplant
Jessica Smith MS, CCLS – Child Life Specialist, Transplant/ICare

10:45 – 11:30

The Family Experience

Richie Reeder – Transplant Parent, Executive Director –  Pressing On

11:30 – 12:15

Lunch

 

12:15 – 1:15

Intro to Transplant Medications

Merel Duursma BSN, RN – Clinical Nurse Educator, 7B

1:15 – 2:15

Into to Transplant Labs

Tammy Martin MPAS, PA-C – Physician Assistant, Transplant

2:15 – 2:30

Break

 

2:30 – 4:00

Acute & Critical Care Case Studies & Skills Stations:
Ostomy Care & Appliance Change
PTC Drain Care & Dressing Change
Foley Catheter Care & Troubleshooting
Chest Tube Care
JP Care & Stripping JPs

Circle Priming / Push-pull

Jessica Adams MSN, RN, CPNP-AC Nurse Practitioner, Transplant
Kaitlyn Auel BSN, RN Clinician, 7B
Shaelyn Beachem BSN, RN – Sr. Professional Staff Nurse II, 7B
Jessie Huber PhD, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPN Advanced Clinical Education Specialist, PICU
Whitney Vavra BSN, RN, CPN Clinician, 7B

UPMC: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Merel Duursma BSN, RN – Clinical Nurse Educator, 7B

Kimmy Ackerman MSN, RN, CRNP – Nurse Practitioner, ICare

Merel Duursma BSN, RN – Clinical Nurse Educator, 7B

 

Merel Duursma BSN, RN – Clinical Nurse Educator, 7B

 

Merel Duursma BSN, RN – Clinical Nurse Educator, 7B

 

Jessica Walters PhD – Psychologist, Kidney Transplant
Jessica Smith MS, CCLS – Child Life Specialist, Transplant/ICare

Richie Reeder – Transplant Parent, Executive Director –  Pressing On

 

Merel Duursma BSN, RN – Clinical Nurse Educator, 7B

Tammy Martin MPAS, PA-C – Physician Assistant, Transplant

 

Jessica Adams MSN, RN, CPNP-AC Nurse Practitioner, Transplant
Kaitlyn Auel BSN, RN Clinician, 7B
Shaelyn Beachem BSN, RN – Sr. Professional Staff Nurse II, 7B
Jessie Huber PhD, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPN Advanced Clinical Education Specialist, PICU
Whitney Vavra BSN, RN, CPN Clinician, 7B

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Affiliate of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is
7.5 contact hours.

 

Available Credit

  • 7.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 7.50 Attendance
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