Pre-Registration
Course Fees
(Includes education credit, breakfast,
lunch and refreshments)
AMSN Medical-Surgical Nursing
Certification Review Course
October 10-11, 2014
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
 UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
employee – no charge
 UnityPoint Health Affiliates - $100
 Non-employees - $200
Registration Deadline: October 3, 2014
Register online at www.unitypoint.org,
Click on Classes & Events, Continuing
Education (no phone registrations will be
taken).
CEUs
Approved for 1.68 CEUs by Iowa Board of
Nursing Provider #31, UnityPoint Health –
Des Moines. No partial credit will be given.
Contact Hours
This educational activity is being coprovided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ
and the Academy of Medical-Surgical
Nurses (AMSN).
AJJ is accredited as a provider of
continuing nursing education by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center’s
Commission on Accreditation.
AJJ is a Provider approved by the
California Board of Registered Nursing.
Provider Number CEP 5387. Licensees in
the state of CA must retain this certificate
for 4 years after the CE activity is
completed.
A confirmation email will be sent to
you upon registration.
Medical-Surgical
Nursing
Certification
Review Course
Cancellation Policy
 Received 7 days prior to the
course: fee is refunded less a
$25.00 administrative fee.
 Received less than seven days
prior: no refund. Credit (minus
$25.00 administrative fee) towards
another course of your choice to be
used within 12 months.
 In the event an emergency makes
the course instructor unavailable
and a qualified substitute cannot be
found, we will reschedule you into a
future program or issue a full
refund.
For more information, contact:
Maria Linnenbrink (515) 241-4442 or
Maria.Linnenbrink@unitypoint.org
Sponsored by:
Professional Growth Committee at
UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
October 10-11, 2014
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Education and Research Center
Kelley Conference Room
1415 Woodland, Des Moines, Iowa
Description
AMSN Medical-Surgical Nursing
Certification Review Course
This two-day course is an overview of
interventions that medical-surgical
nurses use to promote quality of life for
their clients. Using the nursing process
to enhance physical and psychological
well-being in clients and their significant
others is inherent in the role of the
medical-surgical nurse. Taking this
course will provide those taking the
medical-surgical certification exam with
information necessary for success and
will include practice exam questions.
For those not taking the test, the course
provides an excellent review.
Objectives:
At the end of this program, participants
will be able to:
 Describe techniques for preparing
for a Medical-Surgical Certification
exam.
 Relate the pathophysiologic basis
of various disease states to the
nursing assessment, planning,
implementation and evaluation.
 Identify outcome criteria and
evaluative criteria used by nurses to
determine effectiveness of nursing
care of various patients.
 Outline the legal, ethical and
professional responsibilities
inherent in being a Medical-Surgical
nurse.
Earn 14 CNE Contact Hours
Location:
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Education and Research Center
Kelley Conference Room
1415 Woodland, Des Moines, Iowa
Park in ramp & take the south elevator to “G”
Friday, October 10, 2014
7:30–8 a.m. Registration & Breakfast (provided)
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (lunch provided)
Topics Covered Include:
 Exam Info & Test Taking Tips
 Fluids and Electrolytes
 Gastrointestinal System
 Respiratory System
 Hematologic System
 Integumentary System
Saturday, October 11, 2014
7:30–8 a.m. Networking & Breakfast (provided)
8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (lunch provided)
Topics Covered Include:
 Cardiovascular System & Shock
 Endocrine System
 Diabetes
 Renal System
 Genitourinary Systems & Cancer
 Musculoskeletal Systems
 Neurologic Systems
 Pain, Post-Op, Nutrition
 Nursing Practice Issues
Faculty
Betty Jo Threlkeld, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC,
CMSRN has been in acute care nursing for
over 30 years. In addition to her years in the
Med-Surg areas, she has worked ICU, ED
and Peri-Anesthesia. She has been an Adult
Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist for more
than 20 years. She has been involved in
AMSN and the certification review course for
almost ten years. Her heart will always be at
the bedside of the Med-Surg patients and
their nursing staff. Her presentations are
peppered with those case scenarios that help
bring her point’s home to that passion. She is
currently a Specialist in Quality and Patient
Safety at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, in
St. Louis, MO. In her current role, she is
responsible to the hospital administration in
advising them of trends and practices
applicable to the current health care
environment.
Speaker handouts will be available online one
month before the conference.
We reserve the right to make faculty or
program changes.
Eligibility Criteria for Certification:
1. Hold a current, full, and unrestricted
license as a registered nurse (RN) in the
US; and
2. Have practiced a minimum of two (2)
calendar years as an RN in a medicalsurgical setting; and
3. Have accrued a minimum of 2,000 hours
within the past (3) years of practice in a
medical-surgical setting. Practice may
include clinical, management or
education.