RWJBarnabas Health recently hosted a Peri-Anesthesia Conference at its Eisenhower facility in Livingston, NJ. The conference was organized by The Institute for Nursing Excellence and aimed to provide 44 nurse attendees with lectures, simulations, and certification review for the CAPA and CPAN examinations. The event was led by Swapnil Shah, DNP, Jessica Stanford, MSN RN-BC, and Mary Koch, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CNOR. Nurses from various RWJBarnabas Health sites across the system attended the conference to network and learn from their colleagues.
The agenda for the conference included topics such as Phase I and II Management, Review of Anesthesia Medications for Adult and Pediatric populations, Fluid and Blood management, and a session on Care of the Caregiver by Tom Moore from the RWJBarnabas Health Employee Assistance Program. The morning ended with hands-on sessions on mini-code, ventilator management, A-Lines, and Airway management led by system interprofessional colleagues. The conference also included a mini certification review with tips, tools, and techniques.
Special thanks were given to the presenters Michael McLoughlin, Monica Bianco, Sarika Patel, Thomas Moore, Aileen Danguilan, and Richelle Powell. The Institute for Nursing Excellence plans to hold a similar conference in the Fall of this year. If you want to learn more, visit rwjbh.org/thenursinginstitute.