Changing role of family carers of people with learning disabilities
Marie Elizabeth Gressmann
People who care for a family member who has learning disabilities face many of the same challenges as those in other family carer roles, but with distinct differences. Many people with learning disabilities depend on family support all their lives, regardless of where they live, or until the carer dies. This module explores the....
Developing effective therapeutic relationships with children, young people and their families
Jane Roberts, Gaynor Fenton, and Michaela Barnard
1.00 Hours
It is imperative that nurses caring for children, young people and their families develop and maintain effective, trusting and collaborative therapeutic relationships that sit within the scope of professional boundaries. This relationship is the nurse's responsibility and should be positive and mutually acceptable to all stakeho....
Managing children with raised intracranial pressure: brain tumours and intracranial bleeds
Siba Paul, Joanne Smith, Jessica Green, Adam Smith-Collins and Ravindranath Chinthapalli
1.00 Hours
This learning module examines the causes of increased intracranial pressure in children. Key features and management associated with brain tumours and intracranial bleeds are highlighted. The conditions are accompanied by illustrative case studies to give an idea of what children's nurses may encounter in a patient presenting wi....
Opioid Treatment Guidelines for Chronic Pain
Jack Rosenberg, MD, FASAM and Christopher Spevak, MD, MPH, JD, et al.
12.00 Hours
The guidelines presented in this course provide healthcare providers with a framework by which to evaluate, treat, and manage the individual needs and preferences of patients with chronic pain who are on or being considered for long-term opioid therapy (LOT). This CEU course gives a clear explanation of the logical relationship....
Gout: pathogenesis, clinical presentation and management
Burbage Gail
1.00 Hours
Gout is a painful inflammatory condition that can affect a variety of joints, causes significant distress and is associated with a number of comorbidities. This learning module aims to dispel the myths surrounding this condition and explore the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, risk factors and diagnosis. It also describes th....
Psychological effects of living with rheumatoid arthritis
Sarah Ryan
1.00 Hours
Rheumatoid arthritis is a long-term inflammatory condition that can affect physical, psychological and social function. The condition is not curable - although drug therapy can be used to reduce inflammation - and patients often experience daily symptoms of joint pain and stiffness, fatigue and functional limitations. Patients m....
Safeguarding: recognition of child maltreatment
Julie Taylor and Caroline Bradbury-Jones
Every nurse has a responsibility for protecting children, even nurses who do not work directly with children. However, nurses may be reluctant to deal with child maltreatment issues because they do not want to get things wrong or make a situation worse. The aim of this learning module is to assist nurses in their child protectio....
Managing lifestyle factors in adults with osteoarthritis
Sarah Ryan
Osteoarthritis is a major cause of disability in older people in the UK. The symptoms of joint pain and stiffness can lead to reduced joint function and deformity. Addressing lifestyle factors, namely exercise and maintaining an optimum weight, can reduce pain and improve joint function. This learning module focuses on how, by u....
Improving nutrition for older people in acute settings
Carolyn Best and Helen Hitchings
Older people have an increased risk of becoming malnourished when they are ill. Admission to hospital may affect their nutritional intake and nutritional status. Nutrition screening and implementation of nutrition care plans can help minimise the risk of malnutrition in acute care settings, if used effectively. The nutritional c....
Applying critical thinking to nursing
Bob Price
Critical thinking and writing are skills that are not easy to acquire. The term 'critical' is used differently in social and clinical contexts. Nursing students need time to master the inquisitive and ruminative aspects of critical thinking that are required in academic environments. This learning module outlines what is meant b....
Helping patients to achieve self-management
Bob Price
Nurses are often urged to help patients learn about their illness and the self-management measures that may enable them to achieve a degree of independence after they have left hospital. However, little has been written about the practical process of facilitating patient learning while the patient makes sense of their circumstan....
Assessing the sexual health of mental health service users
John Salkeld
This learning module encourages the reader to consider sexuality and sexual health as essential to a full nursing assessment. It discusses the reasons why nurses should be more open in consultations with mental health service users in regard to sexual health. A step-by-step model that assists nurses in their interventions with s....
Engaging Families in Case Planning
Industry Specialist
1.00 Hours
This CE course provides child welfare professionals with knowledge on: engaging families in case planning; caseworker strategies that support family engagement in case planning; agency strategies that support family engagement in case planning; findings in the Child and Family Services Reviews; and state and local examples. *....
Active Shooter Planning for Health Care Facilities
Industry Specialist
3.00 Hours
This CE course is designed to encourage health care facilities to consider how to better prepare for an active shooter incident and provides emergency planners, disaster committees, executive leadership, and others involved in emergency operations planning with detailed discussions of unique issues faced in a health care facilit....
How to measure blood pressure manually
Melanie Rushton and Joyce Smith
This module aims to help nurses to measure blood pressure (BP) manually using an aneroid sphygmomanometer. BP measurement is an essential clinical skill, and nurses must be competent in performing this procedure and taking accurate readings. Nurses should be aware of manual BP measurement techniques and understand the patien....
How to suture a wound
Joseph Bonham
This article explores how to suture a wound using several common techniques. The use of different suture techniques depends on various factors, including the type of wound, its location, skin thickness, wound tension and cosmetic considerations. Nurses should have a comprehensive understanding of the relevant anatomy and unde....
Diabetes clinical update
Jane Mauldin RN BSN CDE
This course is designed to provide the healthcare provider with an update to the clinical guidelines for diabetes.
Social Media for Nurses
June Kaminski, RN MSN PhD(c)
15.00 Hours
This 5 module (15 CE credit) course introduces nurses to the amazing phenomena of social media in the context of nursing practice, leadership and professional development. Practice includes learning how to create accounts and groups on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Youtube and applying the principles of professionalism, pr....
Alzheimer's Disease
Industry Specialists
3.00 Hours
Given information, guidelines, and specific nursing responses for cognitively impaired people, the Health care provider will be able to assist family members and provide professional nursing care to residents with Alzheimer’s disease.
Overview of Parental Alienation and Parental Alienation Syndrome
Joan Meier; National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
1.00 Hours
While parental alienation syndrome (PAS) and parental alienation (PA) have much in common, both as theories and with respect to how they are used in court, they have distinct scientific and research bases and critiques. This CEU course provides a historical and research overview of PAS and PA, identifies strategic issues for so....
Complexities of Non-Custodial Fathering for Low Income Individuals
Industry Specialist
5.50 Hours
Sweeping changes have dramatically altered the structure of the American family - making marriage less common and fathers less present in their children’s lives. This CEU course draws on the first of a longitudinal series of in-depth interviews with a subset of fathers participating in the Parents and Children Together Responsi....
Detained Youth - Psychiatric Disorders, Barriers to Mental Health Services, Violent Death
Linda Teplin, Ph.D., Karen Abram, Ph.D., et al.
3.00 Hours
Even though research indicates that the majority of youth in the juvenile justice system have been diagnosed with psychiatric disorders, they often do not receive the treatment and services they need. This CEU course examines changes in the prevalence and persistence of disorders during the 5 years after detention; describes yo....
Co-Occurring Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Problems
Yona Lunsky, Ph.D., et al
5.00 Hours
People with developmental disabilities are at increased risk for developing mental health problems across the lifespan, and treatment professionals often find it difficult to determine whether the behavior they are looking at is due to an underlying disability or a mental health problem - or both. This CE course provides an ove....
Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal Justice Populations (Updated)
Bennett Fletcher, Ph.D. and Redonna Chandler, Ph.D.
1.00 Hours
Drug addiction is a brain disease that affects behavior and recovery from drug addiction and requires effective treatment, followed by management of the problem over time. This CEU course describes the treatment principles and research findings that have particular relevance to the criminal justice community and to treatment pr....
Challenges of Responsible Non-Custodial Fathering for Low Income Individuals
Industry Specialist
12.00 Hours
Sweeping changes have dramatically altered the structure of the American family - making marriage less common and fathers less present in their children’s lives. This CEU course draws on the first of a longitudinal series of in-depth interviews with a subset of fathers participating in the Parents and Children Together Responsi....