Emergency Nurse Practitioner Ultrasound
 
DESCRIPTION
 
This three-day course has been specifically designed for ED Nurse Practitioners who would like to become proficient in some basic concepts of ultrasound scanning at the bedside.
 
CONTENT
 
	
Basic practical physics, “knobology” and artifacts
	
Probe manipulation techniques
	
Scanning protocols in:	
		
eFAST (trauma)
		
Basic Soft Tissue Techniques
		
Early Pregnancy Assessment
		
Ultrasound Needle Guidance Techniques
	
	
 
COURSE OBJECTIVES
 
	
To provide an overview of the physical principles and artifacts associated with ultrasound in emergency medicine
	
To provide scanning skills required in maximising diagnostic ability
	
To provide an understanding of the protocols required in answering common clinical questions
 
ACCREDITATION
 
ASUM | CCPU units included in the course:
	
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
	
Extended Focussed Abdominal Scan for Trauma (E-FAST)
	
Vascular Access
	
Basic Early Pregnancy
	
Basic Soft Tissue