Improving Outcomes in Sepsis Care and Resource Management - Module A: Prevalence & Economics
Debra Siela, PhD, RN, CCNS, ACNS-BC, CCRN, CNE, RRT
2.00 Hours
This course will focus on sepsis care and resource management. The five course modules describe the prevalence and pathophysiology, assessment, sources and predisposing conditions, prevention and treatment and the case manager’s role in Sepsis planning and treatment goals.
Mechanical Ventilation: Weaning Protocols
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
4.00 Hours
Many advances have been made regarding the optimal methods of weaning ventilatory support and liberating patients from the ventilator. These efforts are important because mechanical ventilation (MV) is associated with considerable morbidity, mortality, and costs. However, the premature discontinuation of MV can contribute to....
Grief and Loss
Donn Kropp, RN, BSN
2.00 Hours
The chance to be a part of these experiences is what draws many people to work in healthcare and human services-related jobs. However, there are also many sorrows–treatments that fail, clients that are facing disability or pain, families dealing with the news of their loved one’s death, people coming to the end of their life. I....
Basics of Peripheral IV Therapy; Current Standards of Practice 2017
Capra Dalton
8.00 Hours
This course has been designed to provide basic conceptual and operational knowledge to healthcare clinicians who have had limited exposure to infusion therapy principals and practice. As the science of infusion therapy advances and technology expands, it is imperative that all healthcare clinicians and nurses practicing infusio....
EKG Recognition
Kevin Stansbury
6.50 Hours
EKG monitoring is becoming more common in inpatient and outpatient care settings as well as emergency and critical care areas. Nurses and other healthcare professionals are responsible for cardiac patients including monitoring and interpreting cardiac dysrhythmias. They must develop critical thinking skills required to quickly....
Hypothyroidism
Mary Jo Goolsby, EdD, MSN, NP-C, FAANP, FAAN
The course is designed to help learners evaluate, treat, and monitor persons at risk for or with hypothyroidism.
Human Trafficking
Maureen Sullivan-Tevault
2.00 Hours
Human Trafficking is considered a form of modern day slavery. It is a multi-billion-dollar industry and occurs in all parts of the world. It is believed that at latest count, over 20 million people, from all walks of life, has been victims of human trafficking. From child sex trafficking, to forced labor (farm workers, domestic....
Managing Falls In the Nursing Home: Who, Why and What Next?
Rein Tideiksaar
4.00 Hours
Every day, in nursing homes located throughout the United States, hundreds of residents will experience one or more falls. Are some of these residents individuals that you provide care for on a daily basis? The answer is probably yes. Prevention of falls, whether causing injury or not, is a key safety issue in nursing homes.....
Medication Reconciliation
Patricia Schmehl
1.50 Hours
Medication safety has always had strong implications on nursing practice standards. In today’s healthcare environment the impact is greater than ever before. The large number of medication classes is astounding. Maintaining current knowledge of all of these medications along with dosing recommendations, multiple forms, and appli....
Nursing of the Geriatric Patient
Pamela Clark
2.00 Hours
This online continuing nurse education course has been designed to promote optimal geriatric patient care by providing current concepts that uphold safe nursing practice in this patient population. This course is applicable to all nursing practice settings in which elderly patients are served. This course provides 2 contact hour....
OB Emergencies
Jamie Otremba, CNM, RN, RNC, MSN
6.00 Hours
Trauma in Pregnancy: Managing a Potential Catastrophe! Management Strategies for Severe Hypertension Rapid Response for Amniotic Fluid Embolism Triggering Massive Transfusion Protocols with Post-Partum Hemorrhage When to React to the Numbers for the At-Risk Newborn Unexpected Family Violence: Mediator Skills You MUST Know Jamie....
Managing Challenging Patient & Family Behaviors
Latasha Ellis
6.00 Hours
High-Risk Patient Situations ETOH & Substance Abuse Managing the Family Dynamics Anger & Aggression Manipulative Behavior Violent Patients Dementia-Related Behaviors Suicidal Ideation In today’s healthcare environment, professionals are challenged to do more with less. Reduced staffing and increased (at times the seemingly unrea....
Forensic Nursing: The Harsh Realities in Every Patient Care Setting
Pamela Tabor, DNP-Forensics, AFN-BC
6.00 Hours
Interventions for a variety of abused/ victimized patient populations Differentiate intentional vs. unintentional injuries Child abuse/neglect: Abusive head trauma, unexplained infant death, SIDS & infanticide The sexual assault patient: Evidence collection & documentation tips Intimate partner violence: Case file construction t....
Labia Minora and Labia Minora Labiaplasty Procedures
Troy R. Hailparn, MD, FACOG
7.00 Hours
The Labia Minora and Labia Minora Labiaplasty Procedures eModule reviews the nomenclature and anatomy of the labia minora, controversies surrounding the procedure, and noninvasive options. It also describes surgical techniques, risks and complications, informed consent, and factors affecting results.
Management of Menopause
Roger A. Lobo, MD
0.25 Hours
This eModule provides up-to- date information about important consequences of menopause and what options are available for intervention. It explains the difference in the risk benefit equation in prescribing hormones to younger and older postmenopausal women, and provides information about types of hormone regimens and alternat....
Clinical Trials: What’s the Point? - Webinar
Peta-Anne Paul-Brent
Why are clinical trials important and what do we learn
Living Kidney Donation - Webinar
Professor Paolo Ferrari
Living kidney dontation experience and best practice to improve donation rates
Exercise and Diet
Mary Nylin M.A. CCC-SLP
2.00 Hours
This interactive forum will discuss the basics of exercise physiology and how these concepts are applied to the treatment of dysphagia. This discussion will include an analysis of exercises available to the treating clinician and how to gain the most impact in therapy. Diet progression will also be discussed as a means for remed....
Fundamentals of Cardiovascular Nursing: Biology and Epidemiology
Leanne H. Fowler, DNP, MBA, AGACNP-BC, CNE
5.00 Hours
This course provides nurses with foundational information to caring for patients with cardiovascular disease. This course can serve as a reference for nurses working in cardiovascular care areas or desiring to work in cardiovascular care. The curriculum begins with a review of cardiovascular anatomy and physiology. Cardiac hemod....
HIV/AIDS: A 1-Hour Overview
Leanna Marchand, RN, BSN, JD
1.00 Hours
Major progress has been made in understanding the many facets of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency disease (HIV/AIDS). Inroads into detection, immune response, and transmission have helped in the development of therapeutic interventions, including four-drug combination therapies. The first four-drug comb....
HIV/AIDS: A 2-Hour Overview
Leanna Marchand, RN, BSN, JD
2.00 Hours
Major progress has been made in understanding the many facets of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency disease (HIV/AIDS). Inroads into detection, immune response, and transmission have helped in the development of therapeutic interventions, including four-drug combination therapies. The first four-drug comb....
Mycobacterium Waterborne Infections and Central Vascular Access Devices
Mary Ellen Scales, RN, MSN, CIC
0.75 Hours
Mycobacteria organisms live in water and food sources. Colonization can occur without the host showing any manifestations and is difficult to treat due to a natural resistance to many antibiotics. Mycobacterium infections occur in central vascular access devices (CVADs), particularly in the immunosuppressed patient population. T....
Mentoring the New Infusion Therapy Nurse – 2016
Mary Walsh, RN, CRNI®
0.75 Hours
Insertion and care of vascular access devices are some of the most frequently performed tasks of bedside nurses. Unfortunately, infusion therapy and the skills involved are given little attention in the undergraduate nursing curriculum. This session presents teaching strategies to mentor nurses new to infusion therapy. *Note:....
Home Infusion Therapy - Evidence and Implications Home Infusion Therapy - Evidence and Implications
Lisa Gorski, MS, HHCNS-BC, CRNI®, FAAN
1.00 Hours
The Joint Commission recently identified home care as the best setting for health care. What is the evidence supporting the effectiveness of home infusion therapy? In this presentation, research evidence examining safety, infusion-related complications, and patient satisfaction will be explored. Implications for care and future....
Management of Inotropic Therapy in the Home
Linda Kelly, MSN, ANP, BC
0.75 Hours
Management of the patient in the home with inotropic therapy requires collaboration and planning with a multidisciplinary team, the patient, and family members. Patients with chronic congestive heart failure or patients awaiting a transplant require focused cardiac care, symptom management, and therapy to support comfort. The su....