Objectives:
The corporate training is to enhance professional practice of nurses in Orthopaedics and Traumatology for Hong Kong Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (HKAON). The course aims to enhance the knowledge and basic care for nurses who can provide quality nursing care to orthopaedic patients and provide a training platform on basic orthopaedic nursing for nurses who are interested in this field or before taking advanced studies in orthopaedic nursing.
Tentative Topics:
1. Upper limb trauma
2. Nursing management of upper limb trauma
3. Lower limb trauma
4. Nursing management of lower limb trauma
5. Classification and treatment of fracture
6. Care of external fixator
7. Pelvic trauma
8. Care of patients on traction
9. Amputation
10. Nursing management of amputation
11. Total joint reconstruction
12. Nursing management of total joint reconstruction
13. Sports injury
14. Nursing management of sports injury
15. Spine injury
16. Nursing management of spine injury
17. Wound management
18. Physiotherapy in orthopaedics
19. Occupational therapy in orthopaedics
20. P & O services for orthopaedic clients
21. POP workshop (Compulsory)
Delivery Mode
Lecture, case sharing and discussion
Medium of Instruction
Cantonese supplemented with English
Venue
Webinar through zoom meetings and Learning Centre of CUSCS
Duration
24.5 hours (Lectures: 20 hours, Workshops: Two identical workshops and 4 hours for every session, Assessment: 0.5 hour)
Dates and Time of classes
Lectures: 3 September 2024 – 19 November 2024 (Tuesdays), 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm POP workshop: 17 December 2024 (Tuesday), daytime
Assessment:
10 December 2024 (Tuesday), daytime
Instructors
Qualified and experienced health care professionals specialized in orthopaedics & traumatology, and related fields.
Target Audience
Registered Nurses (General) and Enrolled Nurses (General) with at least one year of post registration experience, preferably working in orthopaedic related areas and members of HKAON.
Class Size
A maximum of 70 participants
Assessment
1. Students are expected to have 80% attendance, including the compulsory attendance in POP workshop; and
2. A passing grade in the course assessment.
Remark:
Students must obtain correct answers at 50% or above in order to pass the course assessment. Each student is allowed to undertake re-examination for once ONLY.
Award
A Certificate of Completion will be issued to participants who have an attendance of not less than 80% and passed the course assessment.
Continuing Professional Development
24.5 CNE
