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Program Overview:

This program trains nurses to provide first aid in a non-clinical, community setting.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to

1. Provide basic first aid in a non-clinical, community setting.
2. Identify the steps used to assess a sick or injured person in a non-clinical, community setting.
3. Manage unconscious adults, soft tissue injuries, muscle/bone/joint injuries, and ineffective respiration.

Speaker Bio:
Cheryl Schmidt, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN is a recipient of the Florence Nightingale award for nursing and is a disaster response instructor.  She is an Associate Professor of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and has been a Red Cross nurse since 1974. She trained 180 RNs for work in shelters after Hurricane Katrina and continues to develop nurse education to prepare RNs for mass casualty events.

Speaker Disclosures:
The planners, speakers, moderators, peer reviewers and /or panelists of this activity have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Instructions to obtain credit:

1. Pay any applicable fees.
2. Complete the pre-test.
3. View the entire activity online.
4. Check completion box.
5. Complete the post-test.
6. Complete Evaluation.
7. Must pass the post-test and complete evaluation to receive credit.
8. Certificate or transcript available in the “My Profile” tab.

ANCC Accreditation Statement:
Center of Distance Health, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission of Accreditation.

Learn OnDemand Contact Us:
For information regarding this educational activity or website, please contact:

UAMS Center for Distance Health
4301 W. Markham #519
Little Rock, AR 72205
E-mail cdheducation@uams.edu
Toll Free: 1-855-CDH-ED4U