Alabama Army National Guard 2023 Conference – Nursing Track

December 14, 2023 to December 16, 2023

Program Description

The Alabama Army National Guard Office of the State Surgeon is excited to present the ALARNG Medical Conference 2023, focusing on Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO), to be held in the picturesque Orange Beach, AL. This conference aims to provide medical providers with insights and strategies to enhance their ability to perform critical tasks and achieve Army Health Care standards in the challenging context of LSCO.

Target Audience

The Nursing Track, provides continuing education for nurses. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify key factors that determine burn wound type, assessment findings and treatment.
  2. Identify the proper technique for trauma assessment.
  3. Differentiate between Primary and Secondary assessment phases.
  4. Understand the characteristics of each level of the trauma assessment utilizing the A-I assessment technique.
  5. Identify potential interventions for various traumatic injuries.
  6. Identify preventative care with consideration to all six standard precautions and four transmission-based precautions.
  7. Define lab value terminology.
  8. Discuss basic chemistries and acid-base balances.
  9. Distinguish Acidemia vs Alkalemia.
  10. Explain steps to interpret labs.
  11. Distinguish abnormal and normal lab values.
  12. Understand airway anatomy and indications for mechanical ventilation.
  13. Define ventilation terminology.
  14. Identify, understand, and intervene to ventilator alarms.
  15. Understand specific indications that require RSI.
  16. Compare and contrast an RSI introduction vs. traditional intubation.
  17. Identify medications/dosages to perform an RSI.
  18. Understand the phases that make up a breath cycle.
  19. Describe how triggers and limits are set and performed.
  20. Identify basic mechanical ventilation waveforms.
  21. Create treatment plan based on ventilation waveform.
  22. Modify ventilation modes with assessment of patient presentation.
  23. Describe the anatomy of the chest.
  24. Describe the indications and contraindications for a chest tube.
  25. Describe the equipment needed to insert a chest tube.
  26. Identify the landmarks for inserting a chest tube.
  27. Describe the steps to confirming placement of a chest tube and the steps of securing a chest tube.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 13.00 ANCC
    The DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Joint Accreditation/ Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) to provide this Continuing Nursing Education Course for a maximum of 13.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 13.00 Certificate of Attendance
Course opens: 
12/07/2023
Course expires: 
12/30/2023
Event starts: 
12/14/2023 - 9:00am EST
Event ends: 
12/16/2023 - 2:00pm EST
Add to calendar: 
Orange Beach, AL
United States

2LT Christopher Self R.N., B.S.N. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

CPT Kimberly Batts, M.S.N., A.G.A.C.N.P.-B.C. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

CPT Hunter White, R.N. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

CPT Nathan Bain, C.R.N.P. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

CPT Jabrell Smith, R.N. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

LT Khiry Smith, R.N. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

SGT Brett Kelley, N.R.P., FP-C, CCP. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure

DHA J-7 staff, Planning Committee Members and reviewers have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose. All faculty members have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose.

Planner(s)

Army Sergeant Brett Kelley, NRP/FP-C/68WF2

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Available Credit

  • 13.00 ANCC
    The DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Joint Accreditation/ Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) to provide this Continuing Nursing Education Course for a maximum of 13.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 13.00 Certificate of Attendance
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Accommodations for Learners with Hearing Impairment

Captions and transcripts are available upon request for all CE/CME live events and on-demand courses sponsored by J-7 CEPO.

Live events:
To request real-time, streaming closed captions, please contact CEPO at least three business days before an event begins. If CEPO cannot arrange for live event captioning, then a video recording and transcript of the audio will be provided after the event. 

On-demand "Home Study" courses:
You may request a transcript (a written account of a pre-recorded video’s audio content) upon registering for a CEPO Home Study course. 

CEPO can typically deliver a transcript within ten business days.

For more information, or to submit a request, please contact CEPO at dha.ncr.j7.mbx.cepo-cms-support@health.mil.