Healthcare Trends and Strategies Series
Industry Specialists
4.00 Hours
Learners enrolled in this course will be exposed to an initial Healthcare Industry Overview, Healthcare Trends and Strategies for Payers and Providers, then explore Trends and Strategies within the field of Healthcare Information Technology. Practical Job Aids and Learn-By-Doing exercises are provided to ensure the learner has t....
Healthcare Industry Trends and Strategies
Industry Specialists
1.00 Hours
Learners enrolled in this course will be exposed to Healthcare Trends and Strategies. Practical Job Aids and Learn-By-Doing exercises are provided to ensure the learner has the tools and practice experience to gain exposure.
NUR135: Diabetes Type 2
Mary McGeough, R.N., B.S.N.
The health care professional will enhance their knowledge of type 2 diabetes and treatment for the disease.
Medicinal Use of Cannabis: The Holistic Nurse’s Role
Carey S. Clark, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, RYT
1.00 Hours
This course offers a further insight on the Medcial use of Cannabis and the Holistic Nurse's role.
Non-pharmacological interventions for Pain Management in Older Adults
Ann Quinlan-Colwell, PhD, MS, RNC, AHNBC, DAAPM
1.00 Hours
Older adults can be especially susceptible to the debilitating effects of chronic pain, yet there are often barriers to successfully alleviating pain on the part of elderly patients and the health care professionals who treat them. This comprehensive guide to geriatric pain management provides the most current information availa....
Mentoring the New Infusion Therapy Nurse – 2017
Mary Walsh BS, RN, CRNI®
0.50 Hours
Infusion therapy and the skills involved are given little attention in the undergraduate nursing curriculum. We chat with Mary Walsh BS, RN, CRNI® about teaching strategies to mentor nurses new to infusion therapy. Ms. Walsh spoke on this topic at INS 2016 in Ft. Lauderdale.
Intravenous Antibiotics: Antifungals
Pamela Clark
1.00 Hours
This instructional course has been designed for nurses administering and/or caring for the patient receiving intravenous antifungal agents. Until the late 1960’s few antifungal agents were available. Although new medications significantly changed the treatment of these infections, antifungal resistance has already forced an ever....
Intravenous Antibiotics: Glycopeptides
Pamela Clark
1.50 Hours
This instructional course has been designed for nurses administering and/or caring for the patient receiving intravenous antibiotics. I.V. antibiotics have been administered for nearly a century but bacterial resistance has forced an ever-increasing arsenal of drugs. In this often- changing landscape, the nurse needs a working k....
Clinical Management of Transgender Inmates
Federal Bureau of Prisons
2.00 Hours
This CEU course provides recommendations for the medical management and treatment of transgender federal inmates.
Management of Hypertension in Prison Populations
Federal Bureau of Prisons
1.00 Hours
This CEU course provides recommendations for the medical management of inmates with hypertension.
Management of HIV Infection in Prison Populations
Federal Bureau of Prisons
3.00 Hours
This course can be taken to meet the HIV mandatory needs for licensees of: The Florida Board of Respiratory Care The Florida Council of Dietetics and Nutrition This CEU course provides guidance on the screening, evaluation, and treatment of federal inmates with HIV infection, with a focus on primary care.
Hepatitis C in Prison Populations
The Federal Bureau of Prisons
3.00 Hours
This CEU course provides the most current Federal Bureau of Prisons recommendations for the treatment of chronic HCV infection in the federal inmate population.
Misuse of Prescription Drugs
National Institute of Drug Abuse
1.00 Hours
Misuse of prescription opioids, central nervous system depressants, and stimulants is a serious public health problem in the United States. This short CEU course discusses the scope of prescription drug misuse, the adverse health consequences from misuse of prescription drugs, and the prevention and treatment of prescription dr....
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity
Executive Office of the President of the United States
2.00 Hours
This CEU course provides background on key developments in parity, explains what MHPAEA and the ACA require, discusses the impact of recent parity policy changes, and offers an overview of enforcement activities. Also included are recommendations offered by the Task Force to advance parity in mental health and substance use dis....
Implementing Drug Abuse Treatment in Criminal Justice Settings
Health & Justice article authored by Ducharme et al.
1.00 Hours
This course was developed from the Health & Justice article authored by Ducharme et al. and has the purpose of being both an introduction to the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s work in the area of linking offender populations with effective treatment for drug abuse, HIV, and other related conditions for which they are at high....
Neonatal Care
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
30.00 Hours
The healthcare goals in neonatal intensive care are primarily to provide the opportunity for survival until the neonate’s body systems can more fully develop, enabling their natural defenses to mature. In the past 20 years, neonatal care has developed into an important healthcare specialty, complete with highly specialized criti....
Hypertension for Licensed Clinical Staff
Sheila Richmeier, MS, RN, FACMPE
1.00 Hours
This course develops the knowledge and skills needed to recognize the signs and symptoms of hypertension, understand the disease process and recognize the risk factors of the disease. The content will introduce testing and medications used for diagnosing, treating, and managing hypertension, and will explore the actions that car....
Hand Therapy and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
6.00 Hours
Hand therapy is the art and science of rehabilitation of the upper quarter of the human body. Hand therapy is a merging of occupational therapy and physical therapy theory and practice that combines comprehensive knowledge of the upper quarter, body function, and activity. Using specialized skills in assessment and treatment, ha....
Intrapartum Nursing Management of Preterm Labor
Audrey Lyndon, PhD, RNC, CNS-BC, FAAN
5.00 Hours
Designed for registered nurses who provide triage, stabilization and intrapartum care for women at risk for preterm birth due to preterm labor or preterm premature rupture of membranes. Reviews evidence-based practices for optimizing the health of infants born prematurely and for supporting the health of women and families facin....
Early stage breast cancer
Caitriona Duggan
This module outlines what early stage breast cancer is. It highlights the epidemiology, pathogenesis and risk factors of breast cancer. It summarises the complex staging and management options of the various stages which comprise an early stage breast cancer.
Electrical Safety 2
Patrick Magee
0.50 Hours
The session will describe numerous ways of improving the electrical safety of electromedical equipment. It will describe the electrical hazards associated with the use of diathermy and the occurrence of sparks in the operating room.
Model Construction: Co2 and Alveolar Ventilation
Steven Cruickshank
0.50 Hours
This session considers the relationship of alveolar ventilation and the resulting arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure (PaCO2), and shows how this model can be applied to make further predictions in appropriate circumstances.
Mathematical Functions
Steven Cruickshank
0.50 Hours
This session consolidates and builds upon previous sessions about the use of mathematical tools. These tools are an essential component of many physiological models that the anaesthetist may need to use.
Basic Calculus - Differentiation
Steven Cruickshank and Patrick Magee
0.50 Hours
The session introduces the subject of calculus. This is the mathematics of change. The two main branches of the subject are differential calculus and integral calculus. This session deals with the topic of differentiation which has many applications in science and engineering. We concentrate on ideas rather than techniques.
Logarithms and pH
Steven Cruickshank
0.50 Hours
This session makes the connection between pH and H+ concentration by exploring the properties of logarithms.