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Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)
Certification Review/Clinical Update Live Course
This program has been approved for 11.25 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 5 hours of pharmacology) by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Program ID 0803131.

Why choose anyone else? Choose Barkley & Associates, “Simply The Best!”

Thomas W. Barkley, Jr., DSN, APRN,BC, ACNP is an Associate Professor of Nursing and Coordinator of the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program at California State University, Los Angeles. Dr. Barkley has over 10 years experience actively teaching in the certification review continuing education business. Since October, 2002, he has owned Barkley & Associates, a nation wide nurse practitioner certification review/clinical update continuing education company.

Dr. Barkley’s clinical background and practice are in critical and acute care nursing where he holds national certification as an acute care nurse practitioner from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Dr. Barkley received his bachelor of science in nursing degree from the University of Alabama, a master’s degree in critical care nursing from the University of Virginia, and holds the doctor of science in nursing degree with a specialty in nursing education and nursing education administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

In addition to his classroom and practice responsibilities, Dr. Barkley is the primary editor of the American Journal of Nursing Book-of-the-Year award-winning text, Practice Guidelines for Acute Care Nurse Practitioners, now in its second edition. He has also published numerous refereed articles related to acute care nursing practice, nursing education, and multicultural HIV/AIDS prevention.

While dually prepared as both an ACNP and ANP, Dr. Barkley has presented numerous continuing education courses, as well as adult acute care, adult primary care and co-presented family nurse practitioner certification reviews throughout the country, with consistently outstanding evaluations. As a dynamic and engaging speaker, he frequently co-presents with other expert faculty in many of Barkley & Associates' courses.

What's Included:

· 11.25 contact hours of CE (certificate)

· Extensive Course Manual

· 12 hours of Acute Care content

· 5 hours of pharmacology credit

· Total course run time 12 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

· Assessment of Acute and Chronic Illnesses

o Epidemiology/disease control

o Pathophysiology

o Psychopathology

o Diagnostic reasoning

o Physical assessment

· Clinical Management

o National standards of practice

o Clinical guidelines

o Pharmacotherapeutics

o Clinical therapeutics (nutrition, occupational therapy, complimentary therapies)

o Clinical decision-making

o Safety

· Health Promotion and Risk Assessment

o Risk factor analysis (wellness assessment)

o Risk reduction (lifestyle modification, health maintenance guidelines)

o Special needs of the adult across the lifespan (young, older, elderly, frail)

o Screening tests

· The Nurse Practitioner and Patient Relationship

o Cultural competence and spiritual wellness

o Therapeutic communication

o Teaching/coaching

o Patient advocacy

· Professional Role and Policy

o Ethics

o Scope of practice/health care public policy

o Access to care (treatment cost-effectiveness, drug costs, poverty, transportation)

o Coordination of care (interdisciplinary planning)

· Research Utilization

o Evidence-based practice principles

· Extensive Review of System-Specific Health Problems

o Cardiovascular

o Pulmonary

o Endocrine

o Neurological

o Renal/genitourinary/gynecologic

o Gastrointestinal

o Hematology/oncology

o Immunology

o Musculoskeletal

· Psychosocial Health Issues

o Violence

o Depression

o Substance abuse

o Anxiety

o Grief

o Sexuality

o Powerlessness

o Altered mental status

· Common Problems in Acute Care

o Fever

o Shock

o Nutritional imbalances

o Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances

o Poisoning and drug toxicities

o Wound management

o Infections (community-acquired, hospital-acquired, opportunistic, cellulitis)

o Immobility

o Palliative care (end of life, pain management)

o Transplantation

o Pain (acute, chronic)

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ACNP Live Course Schedule

To register: click on the "City" or "Course Status" columns below
Please Note: Early Bird Special Discount Rates usually ends 8 weeks prior to course start date. 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 $140.00! (*Pricing does not include shipping)

City	Dates		Location	Early Bird Special Discount Rates End	Course Status (Click to go to registration page)
Houston, TX	January	03-04	Sheraton North Houston Intercontinental Airport	11/03	Registering
Baltimore, Md	January	05-06	Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport	11/05	Registering
Huntsville, AL	January	12-13	University of Alabama - Huntsville College of Nursing	11/11	Registering
Birmingham, AL	June	04-05	University of Alabama - Birmingham	N/A	Registering
New York, NY	June	07-08	Novotel Times Square New York	04/07	Registering
Los Angeles, CA	June	21-22	Crowne Plaza Hotel Los Angeles International Airport	04/20	Registering
Evansville, IN	July	11-12	University of Southern Indiana College of Nursing and Health Professions	05/11	Registering
Fort Lauderdale, FL	July	22-23	Hilton Garden Inn Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Airport	05/22	Registering
Nashville, TN	July	25-26	Hilton Garden Inn Nashville Airport	05/25	Sold Out
Philadelphia, PA	July	27-28	Virtua Health Mt. Holly, NJ	N/A	Registering
Dallas, TX	August	16-17	Wyndham DFW North	06/16	Registering
San Francisco, CA	August	22-23	Hotel Nikko	06/22	Registering
Mobile, AL	December	07-08	Wingate by Wyndham	10/07	Registering
2009 Live Course Schedule:
Houston, TX	January	03-04	Sheraton North Houston Intercontinental Airport	11/03	Registering
Baltimore, MD	January	08-09	Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport	11/08	Registering
New York, NY	January	17-18	Novotel Times Square New York	11/17	Registering
Huntsville, AL	January	23-24	University of Alabama - Huntsville College of Nursing	11/23	Registering
Lexington, KY	April	23-25	Hyatt Regency Lexington	01/25	Registering
Chicago, IL	May	02-04	Course Location to be Determined	02/09	Registering
Richmond, VA	May	12-14	Virginia Commonwealth University - School of Nursing	02/12	Registering
New York, NY	June	06-08	Course Location to be Determined	03/12	Registering
Los Angeles, CA	July	10-12	Course Location to be Determined	04/10	Registering
Fort Lauderdale, FL	July	19-20	Course Location to be Determined	04/18	Registering
Nashville, TN	July	24-25	Course Location to be Determined	04/24	Registering
Philadelphia, PA	July	26-27	Course Location to be Determined	04/26	Registering
Dallas, TX	August	14-15	Course Location to be Determined	05/14	Registering
San Francisco, CA	August	21-23	Course Location to be Determined	05/21	Registering
Mobile, AL	December	06/07	Course Location to be Determined	09/06	Registering

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