Continuing Educational Offerings
MGH & FC staff members Tom DiDonna, D.H.Sc., M.S.N., R.N., director of clinical education and The Learning Center; Marcia Rohlik, MSN, RN-C, director of The Birth Center, ICU, and ED; and Sherry Curtis, BA, education assistant display some of the equipment, which includes a "High Fidelity Manikin". MGH has three mannequins – an adult, adolescent, and infant, that were part of the RONE Program grant.
Continuing Education classes offered for Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics employees, medical staff, and the community for February.
- Orientation for New Employees
- Strong Perifax for Obstetrical Staff
- Mock Adult Code Blue Skills for Clinical Staff
- Train the Trainer: High Fidelity Simulation Education
- Online Hospital-Wide Yearly Safety Program
- Basic Cardiac Life Support Course for MGH&FC Staff
- Online Cognitive Competency Development and Evaluation
- New RN and Current Nurse Skills Orientation
- Annual Nurses Skills Development & Assessment
- Non-Violence Crisis Intervention Certification Course
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification Course
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification Course
- Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization Course (PEARS)
- Free Community CPR Course
- Mason County Emergency Medical Services Training
- Tissue and Organ Donation Continuing Education
For more information, contact Tom DiDonna, R.N., MSN, D.H.Sc., and MGH&FC director of education, at (360) 427-3609.
MGH&FC Community CPR Class in January and February
Start the new year off learning a new skill – and the ability to save a life! MGH & FC is offering another FREE Adult, Child, and Infant Basic Life Support CPR class on either Tuesday, January 10 or Wednesday, February 8, 2012 from 6 to 9 p.m. in MGH’s Learning Center, located next to McDonald’s on Olympic Highway North. The class is open to the entire community, and everyone is advised to wear comfortable clothing. A Spanish interpreter will also be made available on request. Pre-registration for the class is required, as class size is limited. Please call The Learning Center at (360) 427-3609.
This is not a First Aid class.
MGH&FC Free Community CPR Class in March and April
MGH & FC is offering two more FREE Adult, Child, and Infant Basic Life Support CPR classes, on either Thursday, March 8 or Thursday, April 12 from 6 to 9 p.m. in MGH’s Learning Center, located next to McDonald’s on Olympic Highway North. The class is open to the entire community, and everyone is advised to wear comfortable clothing. A Spanish interpreter will also be made available on request. Class size is limited, so please pre-register by calling The Learning Center at (360) 427-3609.
This is not a First Aid class.
Hospital Receives Hi-Tech "Mannequins" for Teaching
Mason General Hospital's Learning Center is "where it's at" in nursing education, thanks to RONE (Rural Outreach in Nursing Education) - a program that educates and trains nurses in areas that have limited nursing education and training access. Classes are offered online, with MGH providing hands-on clinical experience as part of the two-year Associate Degree Registered Nurse program. This hands-on experience is made possible with High Fidelity Manikins that are life-like in accuracy. They cost more than $200,000, and came a result of the RONE grant. For area students, theory courses are provided online in MGH & FC’s educational Learning Center, or can be taken on a home computer. For clinical studies, the students will work on the High Fidelity Manikins before and during their clinical practice at MGH with actual patients. Physiologically-driven simulators offer an unsurpassed level of authenticity and life-like responses including symptoms that allow healthcare students to intervene instinctively, quickly, consistently, and competently with clinical measures that can save a human life. These learning modules provide an effective model for quickly and easily integrating human patient simulation in specific clinical emergency and complex situations. Each module provides carefully-defined Simulated Clinical Experiences (SCEs) designed to immerse learners in the clinical environment and develop critical skills to provide the highest quality of care.
MGH is sponsoring current employees who meet screening criteria for the program. Upon successful completion of the first four quarters, the employee/student is eligible to sit for the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) examination. With their LPN designation, the employee/student may then apply to take the Registered Nurse examination to become a licensed RN.
MGH&FC Cancer Support Group
The MGH&FC Cancer Support Group meets on the first Saturday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. at Mason General Hospital. For information call (360) 456-8266.
Chronic Pain Support Group
Those living with any type of chronic pain or other “invisible” disabling condition are invited to meet every other week at Mason General Hospital, currently on Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m. Days and times may vary so please call ahead. Contact Traci for meeting dates and more information at (360) 742-6566 or email supportgroup@care2.com.
Childbirth Education
Six week sessions. Cost is $60 plus $5 for book. Medical coupons accepted for class only. Call Mountain View Women's Health Clinic at (360) 426-0955 to register and purchase book.