Fourteenth Week Adjusted Schedule
2025-04-30 00:00 - 2025-05-06 23:59 (America/New_York)

End of Final Grading Period
2025-05-08 00:00 - 23:59

Basic Life Support (BLS)
2025-05-13 13:30 - 17:30, 2025-05-22 10:00 - 14:00 | Monmouth University – McAllan Hall 329, 400 Cedar Ave, West Long Branch, 07764
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers – American Heart Association (AHA)
This course is intended for health and allied health providers (licensed and non-licensed), students working in healthcare settings, fire fighters, police officers, paramedics and EMT’s. Following the AHA guidelines, this in-person training is designed to prepare individuals to provide BLS in a variety of settings.
Upon completion of course requirements – participants will receive an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS provider completion card which is good for 2 years.
The following content will be included:

AHA’s Basic Life Support (BLS) principles and procedures for adults, children, and infants including simulated demonstration and repeat demonstration
Administration of CPR
Establishing effective ventilations using a barrier device
Proper use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED)
Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults, children, and infants
Working as a team in multi-rescuer resuscitation

Books are included.
Pre-registration is required. Please register early as registration for each session is limited.

No contact hours will be provided for this program.

Graduate/Doctoral Commencement
2025-05-14 00:00 - 23:59

Undergraduate Commencement
2025-05-15 00:00 - 23:59

Introduction to Radiology & Imaging Modalities
2025-05-16 09:00 - 12:15 | Monmouth Park Corporate Center
This activity is designed to enhance the knowledge of Advanced Practice Nurses or Allied Health Professionals in radiology and introduction to imaging modalities. A focus will be on a systematic approach to reading chest x-rays and orthopedic films.
Program content will include:

Basic radiographic principles and techniques.
Identification of common radiographic findings.
Integration of radiographic findings with clinical presentations.
Differentiation between normal and abnormal radiographs.
Introduction to other imaging modalities including Ultrasound, CT scans, and MRI

Desired Learning Outcome: Healthcare providers will learn skills and techniques in radiographic interpretation and apply them to practice in the clinical setting.
Contact Hours: For nurses 3.0 contact hours will be provided – a certificate of completion will be provided for all other allied health professionals.
Presenter: James Fries, MS, PA-C – Specialist Professor, Graduate Faculty – Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies. Specializing in Emergency Medicine.
Successful Completion: Participants will attend 95% of the program and complete an online evaluation to receive contact hours.
Pre-registration is required for all attendees.
There are no financial relationships with ineligible companies for those involved with the ability to control the content of this activity. There is no commercial support for this activity.

Wound Management & Suturing Workshop
2025-05-16 13:15 - 16:30 | Monmouth Park Corporate Center
This course is designed to provide the Advanced Practice Nurse or Healthcare provider with hands-on instruction in wound management. The instructor will focus on factors affecting wound healing, selection of wound closure devices, wound aftercare, CDC tetanus guidelines, suture removal guidelines and pitfalls, and special considerations in wound closure.
Key topic areas include:

Principles of wound assessment and closure
Wound closure techniques
The use of local anesthesia in wound closure
Guidelines for the use of tissue adhesive
Review of prophylactic pharmaceutical treatment
Factors effecting wound healing and follow up care of the wound

Presenter: Rose Knapp, DNP, RN, APN-C – MSN Program Director, Associate Professor, Graduate Faculty – Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies. Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Specializing in Urgent Care, Emergency Care and Primary Care.
Learning Outcome: Upon conclusion of this program participants will apply the knowledge gained in the assessment and management of wounds.
Successful Completion: Participants will attend 95% of the program and complete an online evaluation to receive contact hours.
Contact Hours: 3.0 contact hours will be provided for Nurses and certificate of completion will be provided for Health Care Practitioners.
Pre-registration is required – please register early.
There are no financial relationships with ineligible companies for those involved with the ability to control the content of this activity. There is no commercial support for this activity.
