REGISTRATION
8:00 – 8:30 AM
8:30 – 9:00 AM
WELCOME
Welcome: Meet the Board
C-1369:00 – 9:50 AM
OPENING SESSION
The More Things Change ... Kardex to Copilot
Speaker: Janeen Berndt, DNP, ACNS-BC, CNE, CNEcl, CHSE, FAADN
C-136CE Session · 1 hrSurvey closed
10:00 – 10:50 AM
Morning Session 1
Basic First Aid
Speakers: Shanna McCloud & Lori Thacker
M-138ASurvey closed
Morning Session 1
Health & Wellness
Speaker: Hattie Nunley
M-122Survey closed
Morning Session 1
AI-Enabled Faculty Sustainability and Wellness
Speaker: Janeen Berndt, DNP, ACNS-BC, CNE, CNEcl, CHSE, FAADN, Independent Consultant
M-143CE Session · 1 hrSurvey closed
11:00 – 11:50 AM
Morning Session 2
Nursing Skills — Communication, Collaboration, & Documentation
Speakers: Kayla Johnson & Shana Smallwood
M-138BSurvey closed
Morning Session 2
Pharmacology Memory Tricks
Speaker: Archer Review
M-145Survey closed
Morning Session 2
Helping Students Implement Study Strategies
Speaker: Deanne Blach, MSN, RN, CNE, Hurst Review
M-143CE Session · 1 hrSurvey closed
12:00 – 1:35 PM
LUNCH
Lunch & Specialty Nursing Panel Speakers
Located behind C Building · C-136The House of Delegates will convene for the business session during this time in M121 — all candidates, board members, and voting delegates must attend.
Survey closed
1:45 – 2:35 PM
Afternoon Session 1
Entrance Exam Strategies & Pathways to Nursing
Speaker: TBA
M-121Survey closed
Afternoon Session 1
Stop Memorizing, Start Thinking: A Clinical Judgment Approach to NCLEX Success
Speaker: Deanne Blach, MSN, RN, CNE, Hurst Review
M-145Survey closed
Afternoon Session 1
Starting and Running a Student Mentoring Program: Tips for Faculty
Speaker: Vickie Shoumake, DNP, RN, WKU Nursing
M-143CE Session · 1 hrSurvey closed
2:45 – 3:35 PM
Afternoon Session 2
Allied Health Tour
Speakers: Kayla Robinson (RT) & Jason Crossley (Paramedic)
M-121Survey closed
Afternoon Session 2
Your Patient is Crashing. Now What?
Speaker: Deanne Blach, MSN, RN, CNE, Hurst Review
M-145Survey closed
Afternoon Session 2
Working with Drug Addicted Patients
Speaker: Angie Chisholm, DNP CNM, Frontier Nursing
M-143CE Session · 1 hrSurvey closed
3:45 – 4:35 PM
CLOSING SESSION
Basket Raffle & Drawings, Installation of 2026–2027 State Officers
C-136Survey closed
ENDNOTE
Taking the Reins: Becoming the Nurse Others Can Count On
Speaker: D. Ryan Barrett, RN
C-136Session evaluations
About a minute per session — no account needed. Only evaluate sessions you attended. KANS feedback does not replace the official CE evaluation.
PRE-NURSING Afternoon Session 1: Entrance Exam Strategies & Pathways to Nursing
Feedback closedPRE-NURSING Morning Session 2: Nursing Skills - Communication, Collaboration, & Documentation
Feedback closedPRE-NURSING Morning Session 1: Basic First Aid
Feedback closedOPENING SESSION: The More Things Change ... Kardex to Copilot. An exploration of lessons learned from previous transformations in nursing practice and how they apply to today’s AI evolution.
Feedback closedNURSING STUDENT Morning Session 1: Health & Wellness
Feedback closedNURSING STUDENT Morning Session 2: Pharmacology Memory Tricks
Feedback closedNURSING STUDENT Afternoon Session 1: Stop Memorizing, Start Thinking: A Clinical Judgment Approach to NCLEX Success
Feedback closedNURSING STUDENT Afternoon Session 2: Your Patient is Crashing. Now What?
Feedback closedLUNCH: Specialty Nursing Panel Speakers
Feedback closedCLOSING SESSION: Basket Raffle & Drawings, Board Meeting, Officer Elections, Closing Remarks
Feedback closedPRE-NURSING: Afternoon Session 2: Allied Health Tour
Feedback closedFACULTY Morning Session 1: AI-enabled faculty sustainability and wellness.
Feedback closedFACULTY Morning Session 2: Helping Students Implement Study Strategies
Feedback closedFACULTY Afternoon Session 1: Starting and Running a Student Mentoring Program: Tips for Faculty
Feedback closedFACULTY Afternoon Session 2: Working with Drug Addicted Patients
Feedback closed