Conference summary: LCNC and NMC

How does per week at Disneyworld sound? Good law? Add to that two dynamic nursing conferences and you’ve got an incredible week! While it has been lots of work, I would really like to share some highlights and encourage you to make attending a nursing conference a priority. There is nothing higher than being around nurses, listening to them, and spending time with nurses to renew your passion for nursing!

LCNC

Lippincott Clinical Nursing Conference (LCNC) he got up first. This clinically intensive training, aimed toward frontline nurses, included skill development sessions related to cardiac, pulmonary and neurological assessments. During the opening remarks, Christine Kessler, MN, CNS, ANP-BC, ADM, CDTC, FAANP, gave participants a selection in what they desired to find out about – the management of patients with diabetes or the results of shift work. I do not know many speakers who can poll an audience after which present based on those results! In case you are wondering, participants preferred to listen to about shift work and the session was informative and thought-provoking. While some might imagine that the night shift is probably the most appropriate time for nurses to perform certain tasks (e.g. bathing and other care), this just isn’t at all times best for patients.

Another opportunity that presented itself to me at LCNC was the possibility to talk. It had been some time since I had presented in front of a giant group, and it was good to attach with participants during a session about adversarial drug reactions. I got over it quickly and I feel all of us learned something!

Nursing Management Congress

Nursing Management Congress (NMC) I followed and was not disenchanted. I even have never attended a conference whose opening session ended with a standing ovation followed by silence. I’m a fan of Carolyn Jones’s work American nurse project for few years. I’m not kidding that I used to be very impressed once I sat within the front row during her presentation and later once I met her within the exhibit hall. I’m also looking forward to her latest project, Die in America. I’ve mentioned my interest in end-of-life care before, and after watching the trailer for the brand new film, I do know I won’t be disenchanted.

I also frolicked helping with the New Manager Intensive pre-conference workshops. Day one focused on funds and day two focused on leadership. Wow! I knew nurse managers had rather a lot to juggle, but these two days really opened my eyes to the quantity of calculations, hiring and firing issues, conflict situations within the workplace, and lots of other things that go into their day by day work. I might be sharing more information from this conference over the following few days, so stay tuned…

Don’t forget to go to Lippincott e-conference center to finish session assessments and procure CE certificates. More photos from these conferences might be seen on the web site Nursing Center Facebook page!