ETAPAN

ETAPAN News

(EAST TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF PERIANESTHESIA NURSES)

Meeting Monday May 10, 2010 6:30pm

Lana Sellers, Respiratory Therapist

Respiratory Therapy in Preop & PACU

Chop House Kingston Pike Knoxville TN

Please bring nonperishable food items for Second Harvest Food Bank

RSVP juliachristenson200@gmail.com or

Gloria Nipper 865-705-1279

2010 ETAPAN Officers

President Julia Christenson juliachristenson200@gmail.com

Vice-President TBD

Treasurer Loretta Jacobs lolomo.1@netzero.net

Secretary Mary Flanders MFland37931@yahoo.com

Immediate Past President Gloria Nipper gnipper@comcast.net

NEXT ETAPAN Meeting: August 9,2010

‘Legal Issues’ presented by Stacy Rush, Legal Consultant

American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
Summer/Fall 2010 Seminar Series
Perianesthesia Certification Review
Presented by:
Linda Ziolkowski, MSN, RN, CPAN

Date: Saturday, October 23, 2010
Time: 7:30 AM Registration
AM Coffee/tea service – Lunch is on your own
Program Time: 8:00 AM – 4:55 PM
Location: Knoxville Marriott
500 Hill Avenue SE
Knoxville, TN 37915
(865) 637-1234 or (800) 836-8031 for reservations
www.marriott.com

Topics Include:
Mechanics of the Exams Review of Anesthesia Examining the ASPAN Standards
Special Populations: Pediatric, Geriatric and Pregnant Patients
Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice and Certification Testing
Test Taking Prep: Setting Yourself Up for Success

Target Audience:
Perianesthesia nurses who are assessing their readiness for certification examinations, or preparing for certification examinations, or those who want an overall review of their practice.

Purpose/Goal:
To provide the ambulatory and perianesthesia nurse with content to stimulate critical thinking to prepare for either the CAPA or CPAN certification examinations.

Overall Program Objectives:
1. Review key topics essential for preparation for both perianesthesia certification exams
2. Discuss critical thinking and exam taking techniques

7.25 Contact Hours

The Registration Form is on the back of this page, please photocopy and pass along to other interested colleagues.

American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Accreditation does not imply that ASPAN or ANCC approves or endorses any product included in the activity. Provider numbers: Alabama #ABNP0074, California #CEP5197, Florida #50-114.

ASPAN the Leader in Perianesthesia Education