Fall: September 14 and 28, October 19, and November 2, 2009
Spring: February 8 and 22, March 22, and April 4, 2010
Videoconference sites in Chapel Hill, Elizabeth City, Fayetteville, Greenville, Hickory, Sylva, Wilmington, and Wilson
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Overview
Physical Assessment of
Adults forms the foundation of the enhanced role nursing courses. This course
is designed to provide nurses with comprehensive data on obtaining health
histories and physical assessments of adults and enables them to perform a
complete physical assessment and develop a plan of action. Successful
completion of this eight-week course and the six-month clinical practicum will
enable participants to meet the Medicaid requirements for billing Health Promotion
Services, MOU with the local health departments.
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Format
The entire course runs
for eight weeks and consists of four modules, each lasting two weeks. Each
module begins with a full day of didactic instruction. Participants then return
to their individual health departments to work with their clinical advisors to
practice specific skills in an actual clinical setting and document their
experiences. Three days of didactic instruction will be conducted by
teleconference. The fourth will be onsite at a central location. The eight-week
course is followed by a six-month clinical practicum.
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Prerequisites
Introduction to Public Health Nursing or BSN
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Objectives
Given a client, the
participant will be prepared to perform a comprehensive nursing assessment:
- Elicit and document an age-appropriate
health history; assess signs, symptoms, and risk factors; utilize the
Problem Oriented Health Record.
- Perform a physical assessment.
- Distinguish between normal, possibly normal
and abnormal conditions.
- Describe and record the assessment findings
in explicit terms.
- Refer clients with possible abnormal or
abnormal findings to appropriate medical care.
- Plan for appropriate medical care and
appropriate follow-up.
- Provide clinical management utilizing the
nursing process and principles of health promotion/disease prevention for
individuals and populations at risk.
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Required Pre-Course Planning
Each participant must
arrange (through the regional nurse consultant with the Office of Public Health
Nursing) for an on-site clinical advisor. A Local Planning Document signed by
the participant, clinical advisor, and regional nurse consultant with the Office
of Public Health Nursing must be completed by the start of class.
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Expectations of Students
For successful
completion, participants must:
- Attend all sessions.
- Complete pretest.
- Complete all assignments by due date.
- Score at least 80% on final examination.
- Complete clinical practicum within six
months.
- Score at least 80% on a final clinical
examination.
Students will be
permitted only one extension on the clinical practicum. After that the student
must take the challenge exam in order to continue the clinical practicum.
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Credits
A certificate of contact
hours will be provided for each participant upon completion of the practicum.
Continuing education credit will be provided through Public
Health Nursing and Professional Development (PHNPD) in the Local Technical
Assistance and Training Branch of the Division of Public Health, Department of
Health and Human Services. PHNPD is an Approved Provider of continuing nursing
education by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by
the American Nurses
Credentialing Center's
Commission on Accreditation.
The Office of Public Health Nursing and Professional Development qualifies as
an acceptable provider of continuing education as defined by the NC Board of
Nursing for the Continuing Competence process for RN license renewal.
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Cosponsors
Public Health Nursing
Continuing Education Advisory Committee (PHNCEAC)
Office of Public Health
Nursing and Professional Development
Division of Public Health, NC Department of Health and Human Services
The North Carolina Institute for Public
Health, The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill School of Public Health
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Public Health Competencies
The core competencies represent a set of skills, knowledge,
and attitudes necessary for the broad practice of public health. They transcend
the boundaries of the specific disciplines within public health and help to
unify the profession. This course addresses the competencies listed below.
Click on a competency number to view the full text.
Essential Services: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8
More
information on the public health competencies.
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Application and Registration
Registration fees:
- $400 for the course (Price may be subject to change for the spring 2010 offering.)
- $200 for the challenge
Application
Process
To register, you must
submit BOTH a course registration and an Application for PHN Enrollment in the
Enhanced Nurse Training Program in order to verify that you have completed
the necessary prerequisites. The application must be signed by the student and
her/his supervisor. To receive an original application form, send e-mail to oce@unc.edu or call 919-966-4032. Or you may view
the form online, then print it out and complete it. Send the application to the
Office of Continuing Education at the address below.
For more information about the course or the challenge process, contact
Tavie Flanagan, at 919-966-9135 or tavflan@email.unc.edu.
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