Nursing Grand Rounds

Nursing Grand Rounds provides a forum for nurses to share clinical expertise and experiences, evidence-based practices, research, and other topics of interest that advance nursing practice, increase nurse engagement, improve patient outcomes, and enhance the patient experience.  It occurs the first Wednesday of every month in person or virtual. All sessions will be recorded and posted on this page but the CEUs can only be obtained with live attendance (physical or virtual).

Attending In-Person

Go to the Active Learning Center which is located within the library (very back of the library) in the ED II Building Room 1/22. You will need to access it via your employee badge.

Attending Virtually

Here is the link along with the Meeting ID and Passcode:

• Zoom Link: https://uams.zoom.us/j/98732861915?pwd=SUlGMWxOT2M5MHFHTTVkYzFQTmplQT09&from=addon
• Meeting ID: 987 3286 1915
• Passcode: 751752

CE credit is tracked through UAMS CloudCME. You must create an account and pair your cell phone with your account. When you attend a session, you will text a unique code to 501-406-0076. You can request a transcript from Cloud CME from their website.

If you are interested in being a speaker, please click here to submit your name and the topic you wish to speak on.

Chelsea Wakefield, Ph.D., LCSW, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Director of the UAMS Couples Center. Chelsea spoke about “Speaking of Sex – Becoming comfortable and confident in addressing patient sexual concerns”.

Please see the following resources for more information:

• Article – Assessment of Health-Care Professionals Knowledge
• Article – Including Sexuality in Nursing Practice
• Article – Patterns of Helpseeking in Women
• Books on Sexuality
• Links to Websites for Health Care Providers

Lauren Wegener, MSN, RN, SANE-A, Sane-P, Forensic Nurse Educator at UAMS ISHI. Lauren spoke about “Human Trafficking”.

Please see the following resources for more information on Human Trafficking:

• Faith-based, SharedHope International, scroll down to “Printable Community Resources”
• Faith-based, A21
• Parents Guide for Kids
• Parents Guide for Teens
• Comic book style education, written by a survivor!
• Federal DHS Blue Campaign

Cesalie Wallace, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, NP-C, Clinic Instructor at UAMS College of Nursing DNP Programs. Cesalie spoke about “Healthy Sustained Weight Loss”.

Katherine Kell Mason, MSN, APRN, PNP-PC, PCCN, CPHON Oncology Nurse Educator, Servier Pharmaceuticals. Katherine spoke about “In Between – Psychosocial Challenges for Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs) with Cancer”.

Sacha McBain, MPhD Assistant Professor. Sacha spoke on “The Intersection of Trauma and Healthcare: An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care”.

Kelly L Urban, PhD, MEd, RN, CCRN-K, TCRN Trauma Program Education, Outreach, & Injury Prevention Coordinator. Kelly spoke on “Experiencing the Solar Eclipse Safely”.

NOTE: We had technical difficulties at the beginning of the recording.

Meredith Stogner, MNSc, APRN, AGACNP-BC, PCCN, Structural & Interventional Cardiology. Meredith spoke on “Valvular Heart Disease and Structural Cardiology”.

Jay White, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC, CPN, Medical Science Liaison. Jay spoke on “What’s Happening Now?: COPD and Asthma”.

Ebonye Green, MSNc, ACNPC-AG, CNRN, SCRN, APRN, FNCS, Inpatient Advanced Practice Registered Nurse for the College of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery at UAMS. Ebonye spoke on “Parkinson’s Disease”.

Donna Malone, BSN, RN, CCM, Care Management Department. Donna spoke on “Transitions of Care”.

Dr. Neal Reeves, MBA, DNP, RN-BC, College of Nursing, Clinical Assistant Professor. Dr. Reeves spoke on “Branding Ourselves as Nurses”.