Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Health Care - Introduction & Overview
Stephen Adombire, Diana Baptiste, Cindy Zellefrow
Webinar 1 is the first in a multi-part series that introduces participants to the foundations of evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing and healthcare. This session will provide an overview of key EBP concepts, and distinguish EBP from related approaches like research and quality improvement, and explore its role in delivering....
Newborn Hypoxia and Cyanosis: Your Baby's Blue Clues
Debby Mills MS, CNS, RNC-OB
1.25 Hours
This course explores reasons for newborn hypoxia and cyanosis from congenital heart disease and persistent pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary causes, neurological causes and sepsis. It also discusses various treatment options for hypoxia and cyanosis in the newborn.
Adolescent Alcohol Use - Exploring Rural-Urban Differences
John A. Gale M.S., Jennifer D. Lenardson MHS, David Lambert Ph.D., and David Hartley Ph.D.
2.00 Hours
This CE course examines the relationship between individual, family, peer, school, and religious factors and alcohol use by adolescents living in urban and rural areas. While the material covered in this course is preliminary, it may suggest protective and risk factors that contribute to alcohol use in rural areas, knowledge th....
Correctional Assessment - Beyond Risk and Needs
Industry Specialist
1.00 Hours
This CE course describes a comprehensive approach to assessment, developed by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, that successfully addresses the following objectives of best practices in correctional assessment: resources should target high-risk offenders; programs should address needs related to each offender’s crim....
Addressing Family Homelessness
Industry Specialist
1.00 Hours
This CE course provides clinicians, and other professionals working with the homeless, knowledge on the following topics: the current trends in family homelessness; the conventional responses to shelter shortages; an alternative model to a shortage of resources for homeless families; program strategies to overcome housing attain....
How to perform a tracheostomy dressing and inner cannula change
Nicola Credland
This How to module aims to provide an overview of the skills required to perform a tracheostomy dressing and inner cannula change. Proactive tracheostomy management increases patient safety and reduces adverse events. A cleaning regimen performed every four hours reduces the risk of a blocked tracheostomy cannula, complete t....
How to perform respiratory assessment
Joyce Smith and Melanie Rushton
This module aims to assist practitioners to perform a respiratory assessment. A logical and structured approach to respiratory assessment, such as the ‘look, listen and feel’ approach, should be undertaken. The respiratory rate is an early indicator of deterioration of a patient’s condition. Signs of clinical deterioration....
How to remove a pulmonary artery catheter
Katie Scales
This module aims to help nurses to undertake the removal of pulmonary artery (PA) catheters in a safe manner. PA catheter removal is associated with several risks and complications, and nurses should be cognisant of these and take appropriate action to ensure patient safety and optimum outcomes. When PA catheters are no long....
Diffusion of Innovation Theory
June Kaminski, RN MSN PhD(c)
3.00 Hours
This 1 module (3 CE credit) course introduces nurses to the Diffusion of Innovation Theory which is often regarded as a valuable change model for guiding technological innovation where the innovation itself is modified and presented in ways that meet the needs across all levels of adopters. It also stresses the importance of com....
Perinatal Emergencies: Immediate or Imminent Do You Know How to Respond?
Debby Mills, MS, CNS, RNC-OB
0.25 Hours
This course is designed to help obstetric nursing know how to respond to common obstetrical emergencies such as placental abruption, eclamptic seizures, umbilical cord proloapses, amniotic fluid emboli, DVT, shoulder dystocia, postpartum hemorrhage, uterine rupture, and precipitous delivery in the absence of a physician and some....
OSHA/BBP/TB/HBV/HCV/HIV/AIDS
Industry Specialists
2.00 Hours
The OSHA/TB/BBP portion of the homestudy should take approximately 1 hour to complete and covers current information on safety, infection control and bloodborne and airborne pathogens, including TB. The HIV portion of the homestudy should take approximately 1 hour to complete and discusses HIV transmission, infection control, cu....
Common Diseases and Disabilities of the Elderly
Industry Specialists
3.00 Hours
Given information on cerebral vascular accidents and appropriate geriatric nursing assistant responses, HHA and CNA will be able to provide geriatric nursing assistant responses to clients who have had a cerebral vascular accident.
Childhood Maltreatment Neurobiology
Eamon McCrory, Ph.D., et al.
1.00 Hours
Childhood maltreatment represents a significant risk factor for psychopathology. This advanced CEU course provides the neuroendocrine findings for the association between maltreatment and atypical development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis stress response.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Industry Specialist
1.00 Hours
This short course focuses on the psychological condition called borderline personality disorder. It covers symptoms, other illnesses that may accompany borderline personality disorder, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatments. *This course is not approved for NBCC renewal.
Older Adults and Depression
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Pamela Fischer, Ph.D.
6.00 Hours
This course describes what an evidence-based practice (EBP) for treating older adults with depression is. It also presents factors to consider when choosing an EBP; identifies which EBPs are available for older adults with depression; and describes the available training resources. These interventions are more likely to reduce d....
Clients with Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
1.00 Hours
SUD treatment counselors are in a good position to help their clients with undiagnosed EDs by being aware of the disorders, screening clients for EDs in the SUD treatment setting, and/or supporting their recovery from SUDs and EDs. The goals of this Advisory are to raise counselors’ awareness of EDs and their relationship to....
Alcohol Pharmacotherapies (Incorporating into Medical Practice)
Industry Specialist
10.00 Hours
This TIP, Incorporating Alcohol Pharmacotherapies Into Medical Practice, revises and expands on TIP 28, Naltrexone and Alcoholism Treatment, and includes discussion of the other medications currently approved for treating alcohol use disorders (AUDs). It provides the basic information, evidence- and consensus-based guidelines, t....
Anger Management: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Patrick M. Reilly, Ph.D., Michael S. Shop
3.00 Hours
This course was developed from the US Department of Health and Human Services publication which outlines a cognitive behavioral therapy approach to treating anger management for substance abuse and mental health clients. Many substance abuse and mental health clients are victims of traumatic life events, which lead to substance....
Assessment and Treatment of Adults with Substance Use Disorders
Industry Specialist
4.00 Hours
This course has been developed for adults who may have substance use disorders and referred to the behavioral health system. This course is specifically targeted for Tribal and Regional Behavioral Health Authorities and their subcontracted network and provider agency staff who complete assessments, participate in the service pl....
Creating a Trauma-Informed Workforce
Industry Specialist
4.00 Hours
This course focuses on key workforce development activities, such as: recruiting, hiring, and retaining trauma-informed staff; training behavioral health service providers on the principles of and evidence-based and emerging best practices relevant to, TIC; developing and promoting a set of counselor competencies specific to TIC....
Promoting Best Practice and Safety Through Preprinted Physician Orders
George Ehringer, M.D. and Barbara Duffy, R.N., LHRM, MPH
1.00 Hours
This CEU course explores the potential of preprinted physician orders to improve interdisciplinary integration in care, promote accurate communication, and reduce variation by combining pertinent reminders, safety alerts, and “best practice” into a just-in-time process.
Principles of Substance Abuse Prevention for Early Childhood
Elizabeth Robertson, Ph.D., et al.
4.00 Hours
While substance use generally begins during the adolescent years, there are known biological, psychological, social, and environmental factors that contribute to the risks that begin accumulating as early as the prenatal period. This CEU course provides the specific ways in which early interventions can have positive effects on....
Brief Interventions for Clinicians
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
1.00 Hours
The goal of any intervention is to lower the likelihood of damage that could result from continued use of substances. This short CEU course describes brief interventions, therapies, cognitive-behavioral therapy, strategic interactional therapies, humanistic and existential therapies, psychodynamic therapy, family therapy, and t....
Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach
Industry Specialist
2.00 Hours
The purpose of this course is to develop a working concept of trauma and a trauma-informed approach and to develop a shared understanding of these concepts that would be acceptable and appropriate across an array of service systems and stakeholder groups. The desired goal is to build a framework that helps systems “talk” to eac....
Cultural Strategies to Enhance Participation of Hispanics in Family Strengthening Programs
Industry Specialist
1.00 Hours
This CE course describes the adaptations and refinements undertaken by grantees to make their services more culturally responsive. The adaptations include addressing issues of language, diversity, racism, and immigration, and incorporating cultural constructs like familismo, confianza, personalismo, and respeto. Improvements t....