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Last Update:
April 2, 2008

 

 


CEU registration and payment information at the end of each module

Modules 1-10, 12-15 Now Available...Module 11 is available for instruction and
research participants but is not yet CE approved

Module 1
Emergency Preparedness Program Planning
Instructor: Rhonda Sparks, RN

Module Description: Rhonda Sparks discusses your role as school nurse in planning for emergencies. She delves into identifying the scope of your nursing practice and assessing your school and community. Decision making and documentation complete your emergency plan.

A final quiz was added to this module to meet new requirements for CE re-approval on 3/18/08.

Module 2     
School Nurse and Emergency Medical Services Continuum of Care

Guide: Rob Elgie, RN

Module Description: Rob Elgie guides you through a tour of an ambulance and EMS dispatch operations. The module concludes with a diabetic school emergency scenario to demonstrate the effectiveness of school nurse and EMS continuum of care.

Module 3   
School Emergency Preparedness and Medical Response Plans
Instructor: Bonnie Lissoway, RN

Module Description: This module discusses the role of the school nurse in emergencies, crisis and disasters.  A well conceived and administered school emergency response plan will enhance the preparedness of the entire educational team.

Module 4
Assessment and Triage

Instructor: Robert Sapien, MD

Module Description: A dynamic module that combines lecture with simulated scenarios that demonstrate critical assessment and triage principles.

Module 5
Special Emergencies and Gadgets

Instructor: Rhonda Sparks, RN

Module Description: Rhonda Sparks discusses several school emergencies such as anaphylaxis, seizures, shock, toxins, burns, etc.. and their specific treatment by the school nurse. A school nurse first aid kit tour following her lecture is presented by Rob Elgie, RN.

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Module 6
Skill Module — Emergency Care of the Airway
Instructor: Robert Sapien, MD

Module Description: Airway problems are becoming more prevalent in the school setting. Robert Sapien, M.D. discusses airway management with proper opening of the airway, oxygen delivery systems, maintaining an airway and proper ventilation. Emergency asthma management concludes the module with peak flow assessment, oxygen use, inhalers and nebulizers.

Module 7
Skill Module — Emergency Care of the Spine
                           Part 1—Understanding the Basics
Instructor: Carl Gilmore, WEMT-I-MI/C

Module Description: The module begins with basic spinal anatomy and physiology. Mechanism of Injury and initial evaluation along with care of the airway continue the discussion. The anatomy of alignment concludes this module and leads to Module 8 that discusses the proper techniques for spinal immobilization.

Module 8
Skill Module — Emergency Care of the Spine
                           Part 2—Practical Skills
Instructor: Carl Gilmore, WEMT-I-MI/C

Module Description: Spinal Emergency Care will not slow down the A, B, Cs of emergency care if you study and practice the practical skills. This module will teach and demonstrate the proper techniques for stabilizing the cervical spine and maintaining an airway.

Module 9
Skill Module — Musculoskeletal Emergency Care                            Part 1—Understanding the Basics
Instructor: Carl Gilmore, WEMT-I-MI/C

Module Description: Filmed outdoors in beautiful Taos, NM; Paramedic Carl Gilmore discusses with Rob Elgie, RN assessment and initial treatment for Musculoskeletal injuries. The discussion concludes with determining injury stability and preserving function.

Module 10
Skill Module — Musculoskeletal Emergency Care                             Part 2—Practical Splinting Skills
Instructor: Carl Gilmore, WEMT-I-MI/C

Module Description: Filmed outdoors in beautiful Taos, NM; Paramedic Carl Gilmore discusses practical splinting skills for musculoskeletal injuries. Various splinting methods are demonstrated with emphasis of assessing the neurovascular status of the extremity before and after a splint is applied.

Module 11
Skill Module — Patient Assessments
Demonstrator: Angela Santos, RN

*Note: Module 11 is not complete, but is posted for research participants. Nurses who are not research participants may view Module 11, but CE is not yet approved.

Module Description: Demonstration of Trauma and Medical Assessments to be used as a model for all school emergencies.

Module 12
Scenario Module Series 1
Demonstrator: Bonnie Lissoway, RN

  • Scenario 1 — Fall: 7 Year Old
  • Scenario 2 — Student with Burns and Lacerations
  • Scenario 3 — Fall: 14 Year Old

Module Description: The Scenario Series are exciting modules that put all the instruction learned from the previous modules into practice in simulated school emergency scenarios. The scenario format follows a timeline in the event and prompts you to recall the steps for emergency Scene Survey, Primary Survey and Secondary Survey. The beginning scenario in the series is followed by a video demonstration by Bonnie Lissoway, RN.

Module 13
Scenario Module Series 2
Demonstrator: Bonnie Lissoway, RN

  • Scenario 4 — Multiple Casualty Triage
  • Scenario 5 — Depression and Suicide
  • Scenario 6 — Abuse and Neglect

Module Description: The Scenario Series are exciting modules that put all the instruction learned from the previous modules into practice in simulated school emergency scenarios. The scenario format follows a timeline in the event and prompts you to recall the steps for emergency Scene Survey, Primary Survey and Secondary Survey. The beginning scenario in the series is followed by a video demonstration by Bonnie Lissoway, RN.

Module 14
Scenario Module Series 3

Demonstrator: Bonnie Lissoway, RN

  • Scenario 7 — Motor Vehicle Accident
  • Scenario 8 — Respiratory Distress

Module Description: The Scenario Series are exciting modules that put all the instruction learned from the previous modules into practice in simulated school emergency scenarios. The scenario format follows a timeline in the event and prompts you to recall the steps for emergency Scene Survey, Primary Survey and Secondary Survey. The beginning scenario in the series is followed by a video demonstration by Bonnie Lissoway, RN.

Module 15
Scenario Module Series 4

Demonstrator: Bonnie Lissoway, RN

  • Scenario 9   — Unresponsive Girl
  • Scenario 10 — Bee Sting

Module Description: The Scenario Series are exciting modules that put all the instruction learned from the previous modules into practice in simulated school emergency scenarios. The scenario format follows a timeline in the event and prompts you to recall the steps for emergency Scene Survey, Primary Survey and Secondary Survey. The beginning scenario in the series is followed by a video demonstration by Bonnie Lissoway, RN.