CVD and HIV patients
Fraser Serle MPH - Dr Iain Reeves - Deirdre Love - Michaela Nuttall
We highlight in this article some of the issues on HIV and cardiovascular disease (CVD) to assist primary healthcare practitioners to improve the health outcomes, particularly in relation to CVD, of their HIV patients. This CPD module was published 7th July 2013 for a UK audience. Although the information contained within t....
Plant Sterols and Cardiovascular Risk
Tanya Footman
The World Health Organization (WHO) recognises that 80% of coronary heart disease (CHD) could be prevented by positive lifestyle changes. Healthcare professionals (HCPs) have an important role in helping their patients reduce their risk by addressing modifiable risk factors for CHD. Patients should be encouraged and supported to....
Orthopedic Challenges Expert Strategies to Avoid Harm & Enhance Healing
William J. Mazzocco, Jr., RN, PA-C, AS, BS, MMS
6.00 Hours
Listen to your patient and use touch Adjust the care you provide based on trauma and fracture patterns How to describe a fracture over the phone Orthopedic injuries and treatments: Initial steps when something just feels ‘off’ The new world of reconstructive orthopedics What is around the corner for orthopedic care? Healthcare p....
Preventive Measures for Urinary Tract Infections
James Greenberg (MD, FACOG), and Jeannine Miranne (MD, MS, FACOG)
7.00 Hours
In Preventive Measures for Urinary Tract Infections, the health care professional will learn how to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) by understanding the underlying pathophysiology and principles of antibiotic stewardship. Upon completion, providers should be able to develop evidence-based strategies to evaluat....
Ethical Data Use as a Driver of Clinical and Business Intelligence
Sheila Colclasure and Lisa A. Martinelli, JD, MA, CIPP/US
1.00 Hours
Analytics in healthcare is vital - driven by the need to extract knowledge and meaning from large data sets, manage disparate data from multiple sources, address increased competition and regulatory complexity. With the inevitable onslaught of data from varying sources, commitment to operational data governance that identifies d....
Comprehensive Infection Control
Industry specialists
3.00 Hours
Healthcare-associated infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients worldwide. This CEU course explains how to improve personnel safety in the healthcare environment through appropriate use of personal protective equipment and how to reduce healthcare-associated infections by improving....
Safely Reunifying Child and Parent
Industry specialists
0.25 Hours
If a child has been removed from the care of his or her parents, safe and timely reunification is the preferred permanency option for most children. This CEU course provides strategies for achieving reunification and preventing reentry and includes examples of promising practices being implemented by states and localities.
Physician Engagement As a Catalyst for Clinical and Financial Improvement
Stephen Klasko, BS, MBA, MD and Jonathan Bush
1.00 Hours
Physicians are facing mounting pressure to improve quality of care, lower costs and drive positive outcomes. This coupled with the burden of ever-changing government regulation and quality programs has sparked a physician burnout of epidemic proportions. Research shows 71% of physicians feel disengaged, and those disengaged are....
Acute Kidney Injury - Online Learning Package
Alison Brown, Peter Sinclair, Sadie Jaeschke, Brenton Shanahan
A detailed review of Acute Kidney Injury and what every nurse needs to know.
Pregnancy and Renal Disease – Expecting the Unexpected - Webinar
Annette Bezzant
What to expect, and how to get the best outcomes for pregnancy in renal patients
Ethics Religion and Medicine
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
20.00 Hours
This course discusses the major issues associated with the debate about whether health professionals may refuse to provide treatments to which they object on moral grounds.
Compassion Fatigue
Donn Kropp, RN, BSN
2.00 Hours
Most healthcare and human services workers dealing with the effects of this black hole called Compassion Fatigue usually resort to doing what they’ve always done: Work harder and give more until they are completely tapped out. Compassion Fatigue is not just a “fluffy” term for burnout. It depletes not just your mind and your....
Creating A Positive Workplace Culture
Danny Silk, MSW
1.00 Hours
We spend a great deal of time at the places we work. Often times the environment and culture around us can be marked by fear, anxiety, stress, and leadership structures that are hierarchical with significant power imbalances. When an environment is controlling, individuals fear being rejected and invalidated which leads them to....
Advanced Stroke Management
Maureen Sullivan-Tevault
3.00 Hours
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of serious, long-term disability. Few conditions can occur as rapidly and with as devastating consequences as stroke. Data from the American Stroke Association (ASA) indicate that over 700,000 people in the United States suffer a stroke each ye....
Bloodborne Pathogens
Medline University
1.00 Hours
The purpose of this educational offering is to educate participants on blood borne pathogens, OSHA guidelines, rules and regulations, and use of proper PPE.
Confidence in ETO Sterilization
Rose Moss, MN, RN, CNOR
1.00 Hours
Preventing infection for every patient is a primary responsibility for perioperative personnel in all surgical practice settings. A key measure to reduce the risk of infection during an operative or invasive procedure is to provide medical devices, instruments, and other supplies that are sterile at the time of use. While nurses....
Essentials of Flexible Endoscope Reprocessing
Cynthia Spry, RN
1.00 Hours
Endoscope cleaning is essential to the health and safety of patients, and is paramount in preventing the spread of infection. Endoscopes are complex instruments with many different small channels and parts. Endoscope cleaning protocols help to provide standardized, thorough instructions for cleaning, disinfection, and sterilizat....
Advanced Bladder Management
Carrie Bennett
1.00 Hours
This course includes essential information for nurses that work in various health care environments, including long term care, home health and acute care. Besides teaching procedures associated with indwelling urinary catheters, this course also contains information about urinalysis, urine cultures and prevention of urinary tr....
Blood Spill Management
Kevin Stansbury
1.00 Hours
Potentially infectious human body fluids or blood spills that occur inside or in the outside environment should be decontaminated to prevent the transmission of communicable disease. It is important that personnel responsible for the cleanup be properly educated on the principles of Universal Precautions and the use of personal....
Caring for People With Fall Risks
Rein Tideiksaar
1.00 Hours
Health care providers can help reduce patient's chances of falling and of suffering serious injuries like hip fractures and traumatic brain damage. Every day, in nursing homes located throughout the United States, hundreds of residents will experience one or more falls. Prevention of falls, whether causing injury or not, is a ke....
A Woman’s Genetic Risk for Developing Cancer
Suzanne Mahon, RN, DNSc, AOCN, AGN-BC
3.00 Hours
Some families have multiple individuals with a history of malignancy, suggesting a hereditary risk beyond what would be expected by chance. Advances in genetic science and testing have made it possible to identify families at risk for developing malignancies because of mutated, absent, or defective genes. When genetic testing....
Essentials of Trauma Nursing
Erik J. Usher, RN, BS, CEN, CPEN, EMT-P, CFRN
30.00 Hours
Trauma is a global problem defined as any injury caused by a transfer of energy to the body. It is ranked as the fourth leading cause of death worldwide and is the number one cause of death among people 1 to 44 years of age in the United States (CDC, 2014). In this edition, current evidence-based practice has been updated as wel....
Cardiovascular Nursing: A Comprehensive Guide to Patient Care
Leanne H. Fowler, DNP, MBA, AGACNP-BC, CNE
30.00 Hours
Because of the prevalence of cardiovascular disease, nurses must be equipped with the knowledge and skills to aid in its reduction. Recognizing patients at risk for cardiovascular disease and taking the initiative to educate patients of the behavioral and nonbehavioral cardiovascular risk factors can enhance other primary preven....
Diabetes in Children
Cindy K. Lybarger, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CDE
25.00 Hours
Diabetes mellitus is a complex, chronic metabolic disease that is becoming increasingly common. Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are increasing in incidence in pediatric populations. There are excellent guidelines for the care of children with type 1 diabetes, but few research-based guidelines exist that are specific to the care....