Continuing Education
Web-based Courses
Adult Critical Care
Preparing Nurses for Critical Care: An Online Community of Professional Practice
Dates:
August 20 - October 24, 2008
Cost: $800 (didactic only) / $1000 (didactic plus clinical practicum)
Contact hours: 45 (didactic only) / 157 (didactic plus clinical practicum)
Faculty: Kimberly S. Hodge, MSN, RN, CCRN-CMC, CNS Associate Instructor, Indiana University School of Nursing
Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana
Prerequisites: If taking the courses for academic credit the prerequisite courses vary depending on the participant.
- RN students: none
- Generic BSN students: all sophomore and junior level science and nursing courses must be completed
- ASN students: all three semesters in the nursing program must be completed
The adult critical care course is designed to prepare nurses to assume the role of a critical care nurse in a healthcare setting. It includes an introduction to critical care nursing with common health and physical assessment skills, diagnostic tests, pharmacological interventions, and nutritional measures integrated throughout the content areas.
Content areas are developed around the body systems: respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, renal, endocrine, neurological, hematological, immunological, trauma and emergencies, and professional practice.
All participants must meet requirements for OSHA training, if they are registering for the clinical practicum.
Course Information
This course may be taken for academic credit (the academic course numbers are K495 (didactic) and K496 (practicum). Whether the course is taken for contact hours or academic credit the course requirements are the same. You can choose to take only the core didactic component or to take the entire course, which includes the didactic and clinical practicum.
The didactic component of the course is totally Web-based and is asynchronous. While you do not have to be online at a particular time, you must be available on a regular basis several times each week to participate in course discussions.
To complete the clinical practicum, it is required that a preceptor is available. (See the section preceptor information). To participate in the clinical practicum for contact hours, you must be a registered nurse. The 112-clock hour clinical practicum is completed with a preceptor in a clinical facility.
Those who successfully complete the course will receive either a contact hour record or a grade on their transcript. Those successfully completing both the didactic and clinical practice for either contact hours or academic credit will also receive a Professional certificate of completion.
Fees and Costs
Cost for contact hours is $800 (didactic only) or $1000 (didactic and clinical practicum). For groups of three or more from the same organization the cost is $650 (didactic only) and $850 (didactic and clinical practicum). Registration for the clinical practicum for contact hours is only available to registered nurses with a current, valid license to practice nursing.
Indiana University School of Nursing alumni qualify for a 10 percent discount registration. To receive this discount, contact the Office of Lifelong Learning at (317) 274-7779 or by e-mail at censg [at] iupui [dot] edu .
Only one discount will apply.
Advance registration is required. Payment in full must be received before placement in the course can be guaranteed. Enrollment is limited.
Refund Policy
Registration fee less a $60 administrative fee is refundable according to the refund schedule below.
- 100 percent refundable through the last day of the first full week of the course minus the $60 administrative fee.
- 75 percent refundable through the last day of the second full week of the course minus the $60 administrative fee.
- 50 percent refundable through the last day of the third full week of the course minus the $60 administrative fee.
- 25 percent refundable through the last day of the fourth full week of the course minus the $60 administrative fee
Transfer Fee
Fee applies to those taking the course for continuing nursing education. Other fees may apply if taking the course for academic credit. A$75 transfer fee will be charged when a request to transfer from the currently scheduled course to the next scheduled course is received and approved. The transfer fee and refund policies apply to individuals and groups taking the course for continuing nursing education.
The refund policy will still apply if participant later decides to drop the course.
To request a refund or transfer, contact the Office of Lifelong Learning by email censg [at] iupui [dot] edu at or phone at (317) 274-7779.
Option Agreements for this course are available to organizations. For more information contact the Office of Lifelong Learning by email at
censg [at] iupui [dot] edu or phone at (317) 274-7779.
The Indiana University School of Nursing Office of Lifelong Learning is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission of Accreditation.
