End of Life Care and Palliative Care
Industry Specialists
3.00 Hours
When the Department of Health published its End of Life Care Strategy for England in July 2008, their aim was to promote high quality care for all adults at the end of life. The Strategy recognised that a 'cultural shift in attitude and behaviour related to end of life care' needed to occur within the health and social care wor....
ICU Crisis Management
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
30.00 Hours
The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is an acute care environment designed to centralize the administration of critical health care to severely ill patients. Intensive care units are specialized today and a hospital may have the following areas: a. Medical intensive care unit (MICU) b. Surgical intensive care unit (SICU) c. Card....
Neonatal Respiratory Failure
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
4.00 Hours
Neonatal Respiratory Failure: A 12-Month Clinical Epidemiologic Study from 2004 to 2005 in China
Home Respiratory Care
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
25.00 Hours
A comprehensive course on Home Respiratory Care
Basic Life Support
Mohammed Ibrahim
To give an overview of the assessment of the collapsed adult and effective basic life support. Based on 2015 Resuscitation Council UK Guidelines
Jet Lag and Sleep
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
6.00 Hours
Jet lag, or desynchronosis, is a temporary condition that some people experience following air travel across several time zones in a short period of time. This causes the traveler's internal clock to be out of sync with the external environment. People experiencing jet lag have a difficult time maintaining their internal, routin....
Intimate Domestic Violence
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
20.00 Hours
Although most people believe intimate partner violence (IPV) is a substantial public health problem in the United States, few agree on its magnitude. Recognizing the need to better measure both the scope of the problem of IPV as well as resulting economic costs—in particular, those related to health care— Congress funded the Cen....
Guide to Breastfeeding
Industry Specialists
0.25 Hours
This course focuses on: the importance of breastfeeding; finding support and information for the mother; how breast milk is made; what the mother needs to know before giving birth; learning to breastfeed; common challenges and questions with breastfeeding; what to know when breastfeeding a baby with health problems, during speci....
Injury Prevention in Elderly Care
Industry Specialists
3.00 Hours
This course provides guidelines to help reduce the number and severity of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in facilities. The recommendations in these guidelines are based on a review of existing practices and programs, State OSHA programs, as well as available scientific information, and comments received from representat....
Frontotemporal Disorders
Industry Specialists
2.00 Hours
This course was developed from the National Institute on Aging and National Institutes of Health booklet which is meant to help people with frontotemporal disorders, their families, and caregivers learn more about these conditions and resources for coping. It explains what is known about the different types of disorders and how....
Impacts of Sleep Loss and Stress
Janne Grønli
0.25 Hours
Sleep has been ascribed a critical role in cognitive functioning. This advanced CEU course provides evidence linking sleep to mechanisms of protein synthesis-dependent synaptic plasticity and synaptic scaling. How disruption of sleep by acute and chronic stress may impair these mechanisms and degrade sleep function is also con....
Helping Community Health Workers Promote Chemical Safety on the Job
Juliana Simmons, MPH
1.00 Hours
José Navarro was excited for his new career after landing a job in the poultry industry. After five years on the job, 37 year-old Navarro began coughing up blood. He died soon after when his lungs and kidneys failed. His death triggered a federal investigation raising questions about the health risks associated with the use of t....
Noncytotoxic Vesicant Medications and Solutions
Industry Specialists
INS established a vesicant task force with the goal of developing an evidence-based list of noncytotoxic vesicant medications/solutions. Outside of oncology practice, there is not a list of noncytotoxic vesicants as established by a professional organization. INS identified the need to address this gap based on th....
Iron Infusion for the Treatment of iron Deficiency Anemia
Pamela Clark
1.50 Hours
Iron deficiency anemia is common among certain groups of people and oral iron supplementation is not appropriate for some of these. Intravenous iron infusions can significantly increase the quality of life for individuals suffering from this exhausting condition but are also associated with potentially serious complications. Res....
NHA102: Infection Control
Mary McGeough, R.N., B.S.N.
Nursing home administrators will review and gain knowledge of current and emerging infection control procedures, common health care-related infections, infectious disease outbreaks, and how to develop effective infection control programs within a health care facility.
NUR107: Arrhythmia
Linda Fisk, BS, RN
An arrhythmia is a problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat. During an arrhythmia, the heart can beat too fast, too slow, or with an irregular rhythm. A heartbeat that is too fast is called tachycardia. A heartbeat that is too slow is called bradycardia. Most arrhythmias are harmless, but some can be serious or even l....
NUR108: Atrial Fibrillation
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Atrial fibrillation, or AF, is the most common type of cardiac (heart) arrhythmia. An arrhythmia is a problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat. During an arrhythmia, the heart can beat too fast, too slow, or with an irregular rhythm. AF occurs if rapid, disorganized electrical signals cause the heart's two upper chamb....
Effects of Disasters on People of Low Socioeconomic Status
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
1.00 Hours
Being of low socioeconomic status (SES), in the United States and around the world, may affect how people understand disaster risk, prepare for disasters, and respond to warnings and evacuation orders. This CEU course focuses on how people in poverty, with low income, and low SES experience disasters by exploring the difference....
Marijuana and Cannabinoid Neuroscience
Ken Mackie, M.D., et al.
1.00 Hours
This short CEU course focuses on the neurological and psychiatric effects of marijuana, other cannabinoids, and the endocannabinoid system. Both the adverse and the potential therapeutic effects of the cannabinoid system are discussed.
Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction - Phased Approach
Steven Batki, M.D., et al.
4.00 Hours
A core group of basic- and extended-care services is essential to the effectiveness of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction. This CE course describes the phase-treatment approach and duration, approaches to providing comprehensive care and maximizing patient retention, and using drug testing as a tool.
Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs
NIDA (the National Institute on Drug Abuse)
1.00 Hours
NIDA (the National Institute on Drug Abuse) research is developing a clearer picture of the dangers of hallucinogenic and dissociative drugs. In this paper, they have compiled the scientific information to inform readers and hopefully prevent the use of these drugs. *This course is not approved for NBCC renewal.
Marijuana: Effects on Brain, Body and Behavior
Industry Specialist
2.00 Hours
This short course covers selected effects of marijuana on the brain, body and behavior. In addition to information about how it affects the mind and body, it includes statistics on marijuana use in the US. *This course is not approved for NBCC renewal.
Clinical Drug Testing in Primary Care
Industry Specialist
10.00 Hours
This course provides information that clinical practitioners need when deciding whether to introduce drug testing in their practices. It offers guidance on implementing drug testing, and describes some of the ways that drug testing can contribute to assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients seen in primary care. It also c....
Mental Health Medications Update 2012
Industry Specialist
3.00 Hours
This course gives a brief overview of how psychotherapeutic medications are used as treatment for mental illnesses. It covers specific medications for treating schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, and ADHD. In addition to describing each type of mental disorder and the effect medications have on it, th....
HIV AIDS Clinical Care - Oral Health
Industry Specialist
1.00 Hours
This short CEU course provides information on oral health for those working with HIV and AIDS patients.