This course teaches CRNAs, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other allied health professionals the crucial skill of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) as an assessment tool. After completing our online didactic modules and Maverick hands-on lab, you’ll be able to make faster and more accurate diagnoses, improve outcomes, and send home happier and healthier patients.
Once students feel confident in their knowledge of the material, they will test their knowledge with instructors. Upon successful completion of course requirements, each student earns a Certificate of Completion.
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Online Didactic Modules
Students must complete the online didactic modules before attending the hands-on lab. The modules are an interactive online learning system that allows students to complete course prerequisites at their own pace and preferred location.
Users can access content from any computer, tablet, or any other device with an Internet connection.
Hands-On Lab
In this 1-Day lab, students apply lessons from the online didactic modules to experiential training exercises in a clinical environment, developing confidence in using the latest ultrasound equipment on live models to perform point-of-care diagnoses. The flipped classroom model ensures our students get the repetitions they need to attain skill in POCUS & Vascular Access.
Topics Taught
The following topics are covered as part of our Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course:
- Basic Cardiac & Pulmonary
- eFAST
- Vascular Access
- Gastric Content
Not all topics are covered in every course. Check specific course dates for topics offered.
POCUS with Vascular Access
Complete Course
COURSE FEES
$1,100.00
CE’s EARNED – 40 Total
Online Didactic Module CEs:
32.00 AANA Class A CE credits.
Hands-On Lab CEs:
8.00 AANA Class A CE credits.
COURSE SCHEDULE
THIS IS A 1-DAY ONLY COURSE
7:30am-8:00am: Station Overview & Breakfast (Provided by Maverick)
8:00am-12:00pm: Hands-on Live Model Assessment Stations
12:00pm-12:30pm: Presentation & Lunch (Provided by Maverick)
12:30pm-3:00pm: Hands-on Live Model Assessment Stations
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) assessment is quickly becoming an integral way to make a fast and accurate assessment of patients for clinical decision-making. It is performed at the bedside and has been proven to be accurate and repeatable for serial assessments of unstable patients to help guide in their care. Some have stated that “ultrasound will soon replace the stethoscope.”
This course teaches CRNAs, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physicians and other allied health professionals the crucial skill of point-of-care ultrasound as an assessment tool.
Using Maverick’s proven learning process developed by experts in education and utilizing the “flipped classroom,” students learn at their own pace and at their convenience. The online didactic program consists of 8 modules that guide you through foundational knowledge necessary for the hands-on lab.
Online Modules Topics Covered:
- An Introduction to Ultrasound
- How Ultrasounds produce an image on screen
- POCUS for Gastric Assessment
- POCUS for Peripheral Vascular Access
- POCUS for Internal Jugular access
- Cardiac assessment for normal cardiac function and commonly seen pathological conditions
- Pulmonary assessment for normal function and common problems.
- eFast assessment for trauma and hemodynamically unstable patients
- POCUS for DVT assessment
The online didactic modules have been approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) for 32.00 Class A CE credits.
Hands-On Lab Stations:
- Cardiac Assessment
- Gastric Assessment
- Pulmonary Assessment
- eFAST
- Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access
The hands-on lab has been approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) for 8 Class A CE credits.
If you cannot attend one of our labs, this online-only course is a great opportunity to learn the skills of our POCUS with Vascular Access course at a reduced cost.
This course teaches participants the crucial skill of point-of-care ultrasound as an assessment tool, and how to utilize Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access.
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) assessment is quickly becoming an integral way to make a fast and accurate assessment of patients for clinical decision-making. It is performed at the bedside and has been proven to be accurate and repeatable for serial assessments of unstable patients to help guide in their care. Some have stated that “ultrasound will soon replace the stethoscope.”
US Guided Vascular Access skills can be used to initiate IV access for any and all surgical procedures, increases success rate with less needle sticks, decreases the need for central line placement, saves time and money. But most importantly, US Guided Vascular Access increases patient satisfaction by not getting stuck multiple times.
Important to note that this course does not lead to a hands-on lab. Please see the “complete course” listed above if this is the one you would like to purchase.
Online Modules Topics Covered:
- Introduction to ultrasound including a brief history of US development and the physics of how US works to produce an image on the screen.
- POCUS for Gastric Assessment
- POCUS for peripheral vascular access
- POCUS for Internal Jugular access
- Cardiac assessment for normal cardiac function and commonly seen pathological conditions
- Pulmonary assessment for normal function and common problems.
- eFast assessment for trauma and hemodynamically unstable patients
- POCUS for DVT assessment
The online didactic program has been approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) for 32 Class A CE credits.
