KAT Communications
2010 PELC and NELC training

COURSE AGENDA (tentative)

August 3, 2010
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Prayer, Welcome, Introductions & housekeeping duties
8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Nursing Update & Greeting
Ms. Mary Lynn Eaglestaff, Area Nurse Consultant
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. PHN Update & Greeting
Ms. Dayle Knutson, Public Health Nurse Consultant
8:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Mary Piper, Motivational Speaker
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. BREAK
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 noon Mary Piper, Motivational Speaker
12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH BREAK (on your own)
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Accreditation Process, meeting JCAHO, CMS, & AAAHS requirements
June Sabatinos, Nurse Consultant & Carol Slaba

A break will be from 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
5:00 p.m. Adjourn for the day
August 4, 2010
8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m. Morning Prayer and housekeeping duties
8:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. IST / IPC Update as it relates to Nursing
Janelle Trottier
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. BREAK
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. IPC Nursing Updates – Rapid City & Wagner
10:45 a.m. – 12 noon Electronic Health Record update
Leslie Rauth
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH (on your own)
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Shared Governance
Dayle Knutson
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Business Office, “The Business of Caring”
Dixie Gaikowski
3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. BREAK
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. The Art of Communication - S-Bar staff training for improved communication. (A topic on communication)
Candace Muggerud
August 5, 2010
8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m. Opening remarks, announcements
8:10 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Nursing Meeting
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. BREAK
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 noon Nursing Meeting continued
12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH on Own
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Turn in evaluations prior to break out sessions)

Nurse Breakout sessions – The agenda is flexible and can be changed.
  1. DON – Hospital & Ambulatory guidelines or scopes of work, competencies, P & Ps
  2. DPHN – Standardized Billing & Coding
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. BREAK
3: 15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Adjourn – travel home safely