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Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
(GNP)
Certification Review/Clinical Update
Live Course

 

[Includes 10 hours of Adult Content Audio CDs

pertinent to the GNP Certification Exam

PLUS 4 hours of Gerontology-Specific Readings]

 

Barkley & Associates is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number 081018. This program has been approved for 11.25 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 5 hours of pharmacology).

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What's Included:
  • 12.0 contact hours of CE (certificate)

  • Extensive Course Manual

  • 12 hours of Gerontological content

  • 5 hours of pharmacology credit

  • Total LIVE course run time 8 hours

  • Individual attention from the faculty

  • Small classroom environment

  • Morning coffee service & afternoon soda break in most cities

  • Special unpublished hotel rates for course attendees (when available)

Course Overview:
  • Test-taking and Study Strategies for Success

  • Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

    • Epidemiology/risk analysis (substance use, health habits, environmental influences)

    • Genetics (syndromes, cancer, dementias)

    • Health behavior guidelines/risk reduction (nutrition, exercise, health habits, immunizations)

    • Growth and development (physiological aging, psychosocial aging),

    • Diagnostic tests (screening, diagnosis, monitoring)

    • Wellness assessment (health-promoting behaviors, nutrition, exercise, immunizations)

  • Assessment of Acute and Chronic Illnesses

    • Epidemiology/disease control (infections, disease progression, public health issues)

    • Pathophysiology (comorbidity, disease states), physiological aging vs. disease states, anatomy deviations from normal in the aged, implications for functional status, microbiology (laboratory analyses, diagnostic testing)

    • Psychopathology (depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse disorders, family dysfunction, delirium, dementia, psychosis, behavioral assessment)

    • Diagnostic reasoning (differential diagnosis, prioritizing, comorbidity)

    • Health assessment (exam techniques)

  • Clinical Management

    • Standards of practice (professional recommendations)

    • Clinical guidelines (pathways, protocols)

    • Pharmacotherapeutics (drug interactions, pharmacogenetics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics)

    • Clinical therapeutics (nutrition, rehabilitation therapies, complementary/alternative therapy, exercise, procedures (cerumen removal, wound debridement, tube insertion, nail care, joint injections, biopsy, casts, splints, suturing)

    • Clinical decision-making (applied ethics, advanced directives, end of life, quality of life, autonomy), coordination of care (culturally/age-appropriate individualized care, coordination across settings/transitions in care), diagnostic reasoning (triage, prioritizing)

    • Safety

    • Theory (application of frameworks)

  • The Nurse Practitioner and Patient Relationship

    • Cultural competence (health beliefs, practices, ethnic considerations, family systems, spirituality)

    • Therapeutic communication (educational level, caregiver, culturally and linguistically appropriate)

    • Teaching/coaching (anticipatory guidance, teaching strategies, learning styles, self-care/caregiver care

    • Patient advocacy (empowerment, quality of life, end of life care)

  • Professional Role and Policy

    • Healthcare/public policy (laws, regulations, poverty levels, autonomy)

    • Ethics (advocacy, decision-making capacity, health status continuum/degree of wellness)

    • Scope of practice

    • Access to care (treatment cost-effectiveness, poverty, transportation, health disparity)

    • Coordination of care (case management, drug costs, multidisciplinary teams, community resources, care continuum)

    • Documentation

  • Research

    • Research process and utilization

    • Continuous process improvement (quality improvement, quality assurance, total quality management, peer review)

    • Outcomes evaluation

  • Extensive Review of System-Specific Health Problems

    • HEENT

    • Cardiovascular

    • Respiratory

    • Gastrointestinal

    • Genitourinary/reproductive

    • Musculoskeletal

    • Neurological

    • Dermatological

    • Psychological/mental health

    • Immune/lymphatic

    • Metabolic/endocrine

    • Hematology/oncology

    • Multisystem comorbidity

  • Syndromes

    • Nutrition (failure to thrive, obesity), functional/mobility limitations, falls, pain, incontinence, sleep disorders, relocation, delirium, sensory loss, dementia, abuse/neglect, multiple loss syndrome, end of life/palliative care, constipation


Now offering: ANP/GNP combined Live course. Click here for details.


GNP Live Course Schedule
  • To register: click on the "City" or "Course Status" columns below

  • Please Note:  Register EARLY to receive the BEST course price and savings!   

  • Registrations received < 2 weeks from course start date: add $50

  • Special Savings: Purchase Home Study Audio CDs with your Live Review Course and save up to $50.00! (*Pricing does not include Shipping & Handling)
     

  • Course registration fee as well as associated travel expenses may be tax deductible!
    Please consult with your tax advisor regarding your personal situation.

2010 Live Course Schedule
City Dates Location

 Early Bird Special Discount Rates End

Course Status
Nashville, TN

January 10

Hilton Garden Inn Nashville Airport 10/09 Registering
New York, NY

January 15

Embassy Suites New York 10/16 Registering
Lexington, KY April 25-26 Hyatt Regency Lexington 01/24 Registering
Tampa, FL April 30-May 02

University of South Florida
College of Nursing

01/30 Registering
Richmond, VA May 12-13 Virginia Commonwealth University
School of Nursing
02/11 Registering

Raleigh, NC

May 14-15

Hilton North Raleigh

02/13 Registering
Dallas, TX May 21-22 Hilton Garden Inn DFW Airport 02/21 Registering
Cleveland, OH May 29-30 Embassy Suites Cleveland 02/28 Registering
New York, NY

June 06-07

Embassy Suites New York 03/05 Registering
Indianapolis, IN

June 13-14

Canterbury Hotel 03/12 Registering
Chicago, IL

June 15-16

Hilton Suites Chicago/Magnificent Mile 03/14 Registering
Seattle, WA July 10-11 Doubletree Guest Suites Seattle
Southcenter Hotel
04/09 Registering
Los Angeles, CA July 17-18 Hilton Los Angeles Airport 04/16 Registering
Evansville, IN August 7-8 University of Southern Indiana 05/06 Registering

San Francisco, CA

August 14-15 Hilton San Francisco 05/13 Registering
Chicago, IL August 28-29 Hilton Suites Chicago/Magnificent Mile 05/27 Registering
Honolulu, HI September 10-11 Hilton Waikiki / Prince Kuhio 06/10 Registering
Tampa, FL September 24-25

University of South Florida
College of Nursing

06/24 Registering
Philadelphia, PA October 2-3

Hilton Garden Inn
Philadelphia Center City

07/01 Registering
Nashville, TN January 8-9, 2011

Hilton Garden Inn

10/7/2010 Registering
New York, NY January 14-15, 2011

Embassy Suites Hotel

10/14/2010 Registering
Conway, AR January 22-23, 2011

University of Central Arkansas

10/21/2010

Registering
Baltimore, MD February 3-4, 2011

Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport

11/3/2010 Registering
 

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