• When and where: See the calendar for dates, times, and locations.
• Where: Tracheostomy Lab will be in the Skills Lab at EVC.
• Be prepared for all labs. Go to “Labs” on Blackboard, then click on the Tracheostomy Module. Complete all the items in this module including:
  • View the PowerPoint and handouts in the module
  • View all PowerPoints related to demonstration of skills for this lab.
  • Print out Performance Checklists and the Practice Scenarios, and bring them to lab.
  • Bring your lab kit with tracheostomy suctioning and care supplies to lab.
  • Wear scrubs and closed toe shoes to lab (does not need to be ACC teal scrubs).
• Additional labs include:
  • Central Venous Catheter (CVC) Lab Draw, Dressing Change, and Cap Change
  • Peripheral Lab Draw Using a Butterfly Needle and a Syringe
  • Peripheral Lab Draw Using a Straight Needle and a Vacutainer Holder

• When and where: See the calendar for dates, times, and locations.
• Calendar: Level 2 RNSG 1247 EVC (Google Calendar)

• Lewis, Heitkemper, et al. (current edition). Medical-Surgical Nursing. St. Louis: Mosby.
• Potter and Perry, et al. (current edition). Fundamentals of Nursing. St. Louis: Elsevier.

• When and where: See the calendar for dates, times, and locations.
• What to bring: Wear scrubs, bring your lab pack and Performance Mastery Checklists.
• Lab attendance is mandatory. This course focuses on four skills: phlebotomy, tracheostomy care, tracheostomy suctioning, and central line dressing change with blood draw and cap change.

• When and where: See the calendar for dates, times, and locations.
• There are two unit exams and a final exam.

If you have questions, please email Maegen MacKenzie at [email protected].