Courses
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| Social Determinants of Health Path Assessment | 0.00 | |
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Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: This assessment measures overall learner competencies as aligned with the modules presented in the social determinants of health learning path. The objectives being assessed are the social factors that impact a person’s health, how providers can incorporate the social determinants of health into their patient assessments, how these determinants impact patients’ ability to adhere to their care plans, and how to improve the care-planning process by incorporating social health information. Identify the social factors that impact a person's health. Incorporate the social determinants of health in patients' assessments. Explain how the social determinants of health impact patients' ability to adhere to their care plans. Writer |
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| Pediatric Immunizations Overview | 0.25 | |
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Non-accredited Education
Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: Pediatric immunizations are orchestrated specifically to protect young children from life-threatening diseases. These immunizations are often administered on a schedule. This course discusses the immunization schedule recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as related contraindications for pediatric immunizations. Identify the recommended immunizations for pediatric ages, ranging from birth to 18 years. Describe potential complications related to various pediatric immunizations. Describe potential pandemic effects of non-vaccination of the pediatric population. Adam Roesner, BSN |
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| Employee Wellness: Emotional Awareness | 0.25 | |
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Origination: Expiration: You have probably heard about an “IQ” score that measures intelligence, but have you ever heard of “emotional intelligence” or EQ? Emotional intelligence is your ability to understand, express, and manage your emotions, as well as your insight into what the people around you are feeling. EQ can add to your quality of life and contribute to career success. In this course, you’ll learn about developing emotional awareness, which is the foundation of emotional intelligence. Describe emotional intelligence. Explain how to recognize your feelings and the feelings of others. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Clinical Management of Category III Fetal Heart Rate Tracings | 0.25 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Expiration: The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) workgroup standard for fetal heart rate monitoring assessment and categorization, first proposed in 1997 and subsequently updated in 2008 was meant to promote commonality of FHR tracing nomenclature and interpretation. Based on these recommendations, a three-tiered categorization pattern based on the visual assessment of the fetal heart rate pattern was adopted. This module aims to review and apply essential FHR content in several clinical scenarios to highlight an important Clinical Pearl: The Category III tracing is a rare intrapartum FHR pattern that is highly associated with fetal acidemia and adverse neonatal outcomes. Consistently apply 1997 and 2008 NICHD definitions and terminology when describing intrapartum fetal heart rate patterns. Identify intrapartum fetal heart rate tracings using the 2008 NICHD 3-tiered system. Recognize the fetal heart rate characteristics that define a Category III pattern. Review the diagnostic imprecision and clinical significance of minimal fetal heart rate variability. Expert Reviewer |
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| Employee Wellness: Managing Emotions | 0.25 | |
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Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: Emotional intelligence (EQ) is the ability to understand, express, and regulate your own emotions. It also refers to your awareness of what the people around you are feeling. One of the hallmark skills of EQ is the ability keep your emotional brain and your thinking brain working together, even in intense or stressful situations. Why is this important? What can it do for you? The goal of this course is to teach all staff strategies to manage emotions. Choose between responding intentionally to a conflict and reacting on the basis of emotions. Apply practices to strengthen your emotional intelligence, or EQ. |
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| The Use of Root Cause Analysis | 0.25 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Within any healthcare organization, there are systems, policies, and procedures that can be improved or events that could have been prevented. A root cause analysis is a tool that helps healthcare organizations improve their systems by using a team process of discovery. When you understand how to use a root cause analysis, you can apply it to create better solutions, prevent adverse events, and create more effective and efficient systems. This course discusses what a root cause analysis is and how to use it. Describe how a root cause analysis can be used proactively and reactively. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Infection Control: Basic Concepts | 0.25 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Healthcare-associated infections are a serious issue. On any given day, approximately 1 in 31 hospitalized patients has a healthcare-associated infection, and over 75,000 of these infections result in death (CDC, 2018). Astounding, isn’t it? And these numbers don’t account for infections acquired in other healthcare settings. Preventing the transmission of infections from one person to another is critical. The goal of this course is to provide staff in all healthcare settings with the basics of infection control. Sequence the six components in the chain of infection. Differentiate between each of the four methods of transmission. Apply standard and transmission-based precautions. Expert Reviewer |
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| Employee Wellness: Managing Stress | 0.25 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Stress is part of everyone’s life. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. A certain level of stress is healthy because it motivates you to be productive. However, too much stress can do the opposite, leaving you feeling drained and irritable. You can’t escape stress, but you can learn to respond to it differently. The goal of this course is to teach employees how to identify triggers and develop a personal stress management plan. Identify at least three common causes of stress in the workplace. Describe at least two techniques to manage and decrease your own stress. Subject Matter Expert |
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| HIPAA: Privacy Rule | 0.25 | |
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Origination: Expiration: All healthcare organizations must follow a specific HIPAA rule, known as the Privacy Rule. This rule limits the use and disclosure of protected health information, known as PHI. The Privacy Rule also grants people the right to view and correct their medical records, receive copies, or request that copies are sent. The goal of this course is to provide all staff with knowledge of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Recognize common violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Identify ways to prevent violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Instructor |
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| Minimizing Trips, Slips, and Falls | 0.25 | |
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Origination: Expiration: This course is about workplace slip, trip, and fall hazards. It alerts you to the serious consequences that can result even from a simple fall or a near fall and provides information about measures that can help you prevent these incidents and reduce potential injuries. Identify common hazards that might lead to trips, slips, and falls. Explain how to prevent injuries from trips, slips, and falls. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Lockout/Tagout Procedures | 0.25 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Every year, workers are injured or killed when the equipment they are working with unexpectedly turns on or the residual energy stored in the equipment is released. Lockout/Tagout, or LOTO, is a set of procedures used to control hazardous energy during the service or maintenance of machine and equipment. The aim of LOTO procedures is to protect workers from the release of hazardous energy. The goal of this course is to provide all staff with an overview of lockout/tagout procedures. Explain key principles of lockout/tagout and why they were implemented. Instructor |
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| Communicating Effectively | 0.25 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Good communication can be challenging because of the many distractors in today’s workplace, such as technology, stress, and multitasking. If communication is weak, it can lead to poor work relationships and decreased satisfaction for everyone. It is essential for you to learn how to communicate effectively with everyone you come into contact with. This course discusses how to communicate clearly, concisely, and professionally. Identify the key elements of communication. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Employee Wellness: Caregiving Side Effects | 0.25 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Caregiving demands a tremendous amount of compassion and empathy. While this can be incredibly rewarding, it can cause some adverse side effects. The goal of this course is to provide all staff with an overview of caregiving side effects. Recognize the signs and symptoms of caregiver stress. Apply practical methods to address the symptoms of caregiver stress. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Working with Difficult Individuals | 0.25 | |
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Origination: Expiration: There are many reasons that it can be difficult working with certain people. There may be communication breakdowns, personality clashes, or conflicting work habits. You may not like everyone you work with, but you do have to respect everyone. By learning ways to reduce conflicts, you’ll likely become more respected, too. In this course, you’ll learn strategies to calmly address misunderstandings before they become actual conflicts. Professional relationships can improve when you know how to deal with differences, communicate clearly, and listen respectfully. Apply appropriate interventions to help manage high-risk or crucial situations that can lead to difficulties in communication and workflow with coworkers. Writer |
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| Bullying in the Workplace | 0.25 | |
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Origination: Expiration: We have all seen bullies in our lifetime, often as one child picking on another on the playground or teenagers not allowing a student to sit with them at lunchtime. You do not expect to see bullies at work; but, sadly, they are there. The goal of this course is to educate all employees on how to recognize, respond to, and prevent bullying. Explain how bullying differs from appropriate professional behavior. Identify ways to deal with and stop bullying on the job. Recognize bullying in your own behavior. Expert Reviewer |
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| About Privacy and Confidentiality for Non-HIPAA Covered Entities | 0.25 | |
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Non-accredited Education
Origination: Expiration: You work for a company that provides services to many people. You may need to discuss personal information about the people you serve, but this must be done thoughtfully. Everyone’s personal information must be kept safe. Explain how to protect confidential information. Recall what to do when confidential information is shared without consent. Subject Matter Expert |
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| The Quality Payment Program | 0.50 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, MOC, and ANCC
Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: This course will give a high-level overview of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Historically, the provider payment system was flawed, focusing on volume vs. quality of care. This course will further define the QPP and its two-track pathways for Medicare-eligible participants, known as Qualifying Participants (QPs). The two QPP pathways, Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs) will be discussed, including enrollment stipulations and 2023 proposed payment changes. Lastly, this course will briefly discuss the COVID-19 implications affecting the QPP. Recall the overarching concept of the QPP and the CMS 2023 proposed changes. Identify how both the MIPS and APM QPP tracks work, the CMS 2023 proposed changes, and COVID-19 implications. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Strategies for Engaging Families in Treatment | 0.50 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: Recent research and healthcare reform efforts highlight the central importance of engaging patients and their families in treatment as a key factor in improving patient outcomes. In family-centered care, collaborative relationships between healthcare providers and the patient’s family members are emphasized for their benefits to quality care. In contrast, lack of engagement of the patient and their family members in treatment is associated with inadequately addressed existing health problems, the emergence of new health issues, treatment complications, medical errors, deaths, disability, and more frequent use of high-cost services such as emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations vs. preventive and routine care.
This course will provide an overview of strategies you can use to engage your patient’s family members in treatment to promote greater follow-through with discharge recommendations from the ED and reduce high utilization of costly treatment approaches. Identify strategies to facilitate shared decision-making and active collaboration with your patients’ family members. Employ communication strategies that support engagement of family members. Identify potential barriers to engaging family members in treatment and strategies for overcoming these barriers. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Pediatric Pain: Minor Procedures | 0.50 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Pediatric patients experience pain from minor procedures on a regular basis in acute care settings. To help reduce pain in these children, nurses must be knowledgeable about the typical minor procedures and procedural sedation performed. In addition, they must have knowledge regarding validated pain assessments, medications and adjuncts, and non-pharmacological management of pediatric pain. The goal of this course is to equip nurses with knowledge of evidence-based practices for nursing management of pediatric pain associated with minor procedures. Recall minor procedures, procedural sedation, and pain assessment scales used in pediatric patients. Identify medications, adjuncts, and non-pharmacologic management of pediatric pain during minor procedures. Subject Matter Expert |
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| An Overview of Trial of Labor After Cesarean Section | 0.50 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: This course provides an overview about the safety of patients undergoing a trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC) to attempt a vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC). Research evidence has influenced where VBACs are performed, which women are eligible and how the practice is conducted, including the safe use of induction/augmentation medications. The safety of VBAC for mother and newborn always remains the primary underlying principle that guides care. Identify three risk factors and benefits associated with TOLAC and recommendations for safe TOLAC. Recall essential components of nursing education, informed consent, safe medication administration, and fetal assessment related to TOLAC. Writer |
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| Emergent Delivery of Infant | 0.50 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Expiration: The management of the female who presents to the emergency department (ED) in active labor is stressful and overwhelming. Ideally, the ED has a plan in place, based on hospital resources, for the imminent delivery of a newborn. Decisions regarding delivery in the ED or transferring the patient to labor and delivery are based on a variety of factors. Knowledge of the possible complications of delivery will provide anticipatory guidance to improve maternal and fetal outcomes. Know the clinical presentation and physical exam findings associated with pregnancy. Recognize the common complications associated with pregnancy. Plan the steps to prepare the process of delivery of a newborn. Recognize common complications of delivery of a newborn. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Strategic Interprofessional Planning | 0.50 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Healthcare providers are constantly challenged to quickly adapt to organizational change and respond to turbulent environments with many interconnected and moving parts. Experts maintain that interprofessional healthcare teams can improve the quality of care, problem-solve more effectively, and improve outcomes. Building a team with diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives has been shown to have a positive impact on performance. Nurses can make a distinct impact by influencing the design of care delivery and improving the practice environment as part of strategic interprofessional planning . Identify your new strengths for contributing to interprofessional team strategic planning sessions. Apply good enough, push on (GEPO), SWOT, and simple rules when designing strategic plans. Instructor Staff Writer
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| Excellence Series: Data Presentation | 0.50 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Data must be presented in a way that is quick and easy for the target audience to understand and facilitates timely and effective decision-making about how best to respond. Interpreting and using data are essential components of evidence-based nursing practice, which has been linked to improved patient outcomes and quality of care. However, many nurses do not use evidence-based practice (EBP) or participate in nursing research efforts. Understanding data collection and presentation methods are an important first step to greater nurse participation in EBP and quality improvement (QI) initiatives. Describe data collection and presentation methods that are best for understanding quality of care performance and making decisions that are timely and actionable. Recognize the relationship between nursing research, data presentation, and evidence-based practice. Instructor |
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| Stress Management for Patients and Healthcare Professionals | 0.50 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: Workplace-related stressors can have a negative impact on both nurses and the patients under their care. The effect of these stressors has led to intensifying burnout and compromising safe patient care. Nurses must be knowledgeable about how to deal with stress effectively. Recognize the impact of stress on mental and physical health. Identify strategies for improving self-care and stress responses. Subject Matter Expert Reviewer |
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| Suspected Child Abuse Assessment | 0.50 | |
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Non-accredited Education
Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: Every year, hundreds of thousands of children in the United States are abused or neglected (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018). It is imperative that medical professionals have a better understanding of what they can do to address this serious issue. In this course you will learn the definitions of child abuse and neglect, how to screen and assess risk factors that predispose children to maltreatment, and how to help children and families receive the care that they need. Define child abuse and child neglect. Identify risk and preventive factors for child abuse and neglect. Describe how to evaluate a child suspected of being abused and/or neglected. Jennifer W. Burks, R.N., M.S.N. |
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| Hazardous Chemicals: The Essentials | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: This course provides information on the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) regulations regarding hazardous chemical hazards and toxic substances in the workplace, and the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) as aligned with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS). The goal of this course is to provide all staff with an overview of how to work safely with hazardous materials and what to do in the event of a hazardous chemical spill. Define a hazardous chemical. Discuss the OSHA standard for hazardous chemicals. Writer Anthony A. Barone, M.P.S., M.P.H., CBCP, CEM, CHMM, NRP, PMP, and Chief Executive Officer and Protective Paramedic at EMERGILITY, LLC.
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| Care Teams: Depression and Anxiety | 0.50 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: The goal of this course is to provide nurses and prescribing providers (physicians) in all healthcare settings with best practices to improve their care team approach to patients with depression and anxiety. Recall care team best practices, including collaboration, communication, and roles. Identify how care team best practices can improve outcomes for patients with depression and anxiety. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Social Determinants of Health: Health and Healthcare | 0.50 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: This course is the fourth in a five-part series on the social determinants of health as defined by the Healthy People 2020 initiative. One of the pillars of the social determinants of health is health services. This course provides an in-depth and interactive analysis of how individuals' access to healthcare and primary care, along with their health literacy, affects their health and wellbeing. You will learn how to leverage this knowledge to improve your patients' health outcomes. Describe the components of health literacy and access. Explain how health and healthcare affect overall health outcomes for your patients. Identify issues with health literacy and access in your patients. Create a care plan that overcomes barriers to health and healthcare access and literacy. Instructor |
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| Natural Disasters and Workplace Emergencies: Earthquakes and Tsunamis | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Earthquakes and tsunamis unleash powerful forces of nature. They cause catastrophic infrastructure and property damage and can result in tremendous loss of life. This course presents some basic facts about earthquakes and tsunamis, including considerations for preparedness and protective actions. The goal of this course is to provide all staff with a basic overview of earthquakes and tsunamis. Explain where and how earthquakes and tsunamis occur. Identify potential hazards before an earthquake. Employ protective actions to enhance safety during and after an earthquake or tsunami. Expert Reviewer |
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| Ethics and Corporate Compliance | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Establishing an effective corporate compliance program helps healthcare organizations prevent, detect, and correct unlawful and unethical behavior. This course discusses the laws and behaviors related to ethics. It also discusses your responsibilities in preventing and identifying unlawful and unethical behavior. The goal of this course is to familiarize general staff in healthcare settings with the most common types of fraudulent and improper conduct. Identify common high-risk areas for fraudulent conduct. Recall at least three types of fraudulent or other improper conduct. Staff Writer |
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| Supervisory Skills: The Basics | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Healthcare supervisors and managers are presented daily with challenges. These challenges present as process failures or those surrounding staff behaviors. An organization’s management team maps a path to support their supervisor’s success in dealing with these challenges. The approach is defined by proven characteristics, skills, and experiences. This course discusses the basic tools needed for supervisors and managers to be successful in their roles. Identify two qualities of good leaders, motivators, and coaches. Describe at least three approaches used to enhance communication. Writer |
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| Cultural Competence | 0.50 | |
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Non-accredited Education
Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: This introductory overview of cultural diversity will help enable you to interact with others of diverse cultures and effectively perform your job responsibilities. Explain the importance of understanding a person's culture when providing services. Examine common issues in cultural diversity. Identify appropriate responses to cultures that differ from your own. Benjamin Reese, Jr., Psy.D. |
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| Bacterial Meningitis | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Members of the healthcare team must be able to recognize symptoms of bacterial meningitis to expedite testing and treatment, and advocate for preventive vaccination among appropriate age groups. With knowledge of preventive measures and awareness of early symptoms, the impact of meningitis can be greatly reduced. Define meningitis and identify meningitis classifications. List common causes, symptoms, and complications of bacterial meningitis. Identify treatment and prevention strategies for bacterial meningitis and associated complications. Instructor |
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| HIPAA: Security Rule | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: The use of technology has bloomed in the healthcare industry. While technology’s use has improved the delivery and continuity of care, it increases the chance that an unauthorized person will be able to access individuals’ protected health information, or PHI. Therefore, to protect electronic PHI, your organization is required to follow a specific HIPAA rule, known as the Security Rule. The goal of this course is to describe the Security Rule and ways you can prevent breaches. Describe the HIPAA Security Rule. Identify at least three ways to prevent breaches of the HIPAA Security Rule. Expert Reviewer |
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| Documentation for Managers | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: In healthcare there is a saying that if it was not documented, it did not happen. While this saying is typically used by healthcare providers and nursing staff, it is also true for managers and human resource professionals. Your goal for documentation is to officially record agreements with employees, actions taken, goals set, and employee issues. Documentation not only helps protect your organization, it also helps make important staff decisions. When you understand your documentation responsibility and when documentation is necessary and helpful, you will be in a better position to lead your staff. Good documentation promotes clarity and understanding. This course discusses when and what people managers should document. It also discusses documentation best practices. Describe the manager’s role and responsibility in documentation. Indicate at least three personnel matters that require manager documentation. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Multi-drug Related Organisms (MDROs) | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: To manage the threat posed by multi-drug-resistant organisms (MDROs), all healthcare workers and individuals must work together. Along with providing a comprehensive look at new and ever-changing MDROs, this course covers disease trends associated with MDROs, the national approach to combat MDROs, leading practices and clinical interventions, and the psychosocial effects of treatment. You will learn prevention measures and methods to control the spread of MDROs in our communities and throughout health care. Describe the current problem with multi-drug-resistant organisms (MDROs). Identify disease trends associated with MDROs. Identify the most common MDROs. Identify how to decrease the transmission of MDROs. Describe the national approach to combat MDROs. Describe the psychosocial effects of treatment. Instructor |
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| Preventing Wrong-site Surgery | 0.50 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Universal Protocol is a Joint Commission strategy for preventing wrong-site surgeries, along with monitoring adherence by accredited facilities. The safe surgery checklist initiative, by the World Health Organization, was established to provide an outline of necessary tasks to complete in each perioperative phase of care. Along with these, there are many other risk-prevention strategies and tools to help keep surgical patients safe from harm. The goal of this course is to equip nurses and CSTs with tools and other evidence-based practices for preventing wrong-site surgeries. Identify common causes and risk factors for wrong-site surgeries. Describe the steps of the Universal Protocol and the three phases of the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist. Summarize innovative, evidence-based strategies for preventing wrong-site surgeries. Instructor Expert Reviewer |
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| Shoulder Dystocia: Primary Maneuvers | 0.50 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, MOC, and ANCC
Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: This course is intended for current users, physicians and nurses, with an interest in enhancing their understanding of the clinical content presented in the Shoulder Dystocia module. Enhance awareness of risks of shoulder dystocia (SD). Improve obstetrical team performance in deliveries complicated by SD. Illustrate proper technique of primary maneuvers: McRoberts, suprapubic pressure. Review post-delivery communication, team debriefing, shoulder dystocia documentation. Writer |
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| Clinical Management of Uterine Atony | 0.50 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Expiration: A case of obstetrical hemorrhage due to uterine atony, requiring medical and surgical interventions and blood component replacement therapy is presented. Emphasis: A review of obstetrical hemorrhage, etiologies, and treatments is provided. The importance of early recognition and response to excessive blood loss is stressed. Medical and surgical interventions for uterine atony are reviewed. Current recommendations for blood component replacement therapy for massive hemorrhage are discussed. List common risk factors for OH. Review medical treatments for uterine atony. Identify pre-surgical and surgical treatments for uterine atony. Describe blood component therapy for massive hemorrhage. Expert Reviewer |
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| The Current Landscape of Opioid Use and Misuse | 0.50 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Expiration: Opioid use and misuse has become a significant problem within the United States. Each year, more and more people die from opioid overdose. As a healthcare provider, you play a critical role in addressing the opioid epidemic. This course will provide an overview of the opioid use and misuse trends in the U.S. A relatable story of a patient who has opioid use disorder will be used to explore fundamental information regarding opioid use and misuse. This course will also discuss how opioid prescribing has contributed to an epidemic and guidelines for opioid prescribing and use. Describe opioid use disorder, its relationship to prescription opioids, and patient outcomes that result from opioid use and misuse. Identify federal and state laws regarding prescription and dispensation of opioid analgesics and CDC guidelines for appropriate use of these medications. Staff Writer |
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| Influenza Vaccine | 0.50 | |
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Non-accredited Education
Origination: Expiration: Influenza, also known as the “flu,” can have a significant cost due to restricted activities, illness, and deaths. Pregnant women, children, older adults, and individuals with respiratory or chronic debilitating conditions are particularly vulnerable to serious complications of influenza. This course will teach you simple steps to protect yourself and those you serve from getting or spreading the flu. The goal of this course is to provide all staff with the basics of flu prevention, symptoms, and treatment strategies. Identify signs and symptoms of influenza. Describe ways to prevent the spread of influenza viruses. Expert Reviewer |
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| Communicable Diseases in Children | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Symptoms such as fever, cough, and chills can alert you to the presence of an infectious or communicable disease in a child. When identified, these symptoms can alert you to potential concerns in your environment. Some symptoms are less obvious and may require careful inspection of the child to determine potential risk factors. Children are exposed to a variety of environments. Caregivers working with families must have the ability to identify health care concerns quickly to stop the spread of disease. Identify common signs and symptoms of communicable diseases in children. Indicate effective prevention and management strategies for reducing the occurrence and impact of communicable diseases. Instructor Expert Reviewer |
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| CEN: Communicable Diseases | 0.50 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: he purpose of this course is to inform the emergency nurse of communicable diseases, including a comprehensive assessment and appropriate interventions. Identify alterations in the biological, physiological, and psychological status of patients experiencing communicable disease emergencies. Describe a comprehensive plan for the care of communicable disease conditions including diagnostic and treatment interventions, and patient education. Instructor |
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| Improving Nurse Retention | 0.50 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: While much of the responsibility for nurse retention has been placed on the administration hierarchy, nurses themselves must take an active role in understanding why colleagues choose to remain in their jobs. Nurses play a vital role in developing and implementing strategies that create an engaging and rewarding work culture. Improving nurse retention also directly improves patient outcomes. Discuss the benefits of retention on the quality of patient care and the reasons nurses leave an organization. Recall strategies for retaining nurses in the workplace. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Shoulder Dystocia: Secondary Maneuvers | 0.50 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, MOC, and ANCC
Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: This course is intended for current users, physicians and nurses, with an interest in enhancing their understanding of the clinical content presented in the Shoulder Dystocia module. Improve obstetrical team performance in deliveries complicated by SD. Illustrate proper technique for performance of Rubin maneuver. Illustrate proper technique for performance of Woods maneuver. Illustrate proper technique for performance of posterior arm delivery. Writer |
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| Obstetric Hemorrhage: Mitigating Risk to Improve Outcomes | 0.50 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Expiration: Two cases are presented. Risk factors, including recurring and nonrecurring, for obstetrical hemorrhage, are reviewed. Delivery preparations and preventative strategies are discussed. Methodologies that better quantify blood loss, allowing for earlier recognition of excessive blood loss, are presented. Management of the patient experiencing obstetric hemorrhage, including a review of current guidelines for blood component replacement therapy, are reviewed. List recurring and nonrecurring risk factors for obstetrical hemorrhage. List the four Ts of OH. Identify low, medium and high risk patients for OH. Review blood component therapy for large volume blood loss. Instructor |
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| HIPAA: Do's and Don'ts of Social Media and Electronic Communication | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Social media and other forms of electronic communication allow people to instantly share pictures and messages with anyone, anywhere. But as the opportunities to share information online have increased, so have the challenges for keeping information private. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, known as HIPAA, was designed to protect individuals’ rights and their personal healthcare information. HIPAA applies to both the storage and transfer of electronic protected health information, so these electronic communications must be handled carefully. Describe at least three ways to avoid HIPAA violations when using electronic communication. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Social Determinants of Health: Healthcare Access and Quality | 0.50 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Expiration: Nearly 10% of U.S. population does not have health insurance (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion [ODPHP], n.d.a). Healthy People 2030 is a national population and public health initiative endorsed by top U.S. government health agencies, setting health goals for the U.S. healthcare system to improve the overall wellbeing of patients in their communities. This course provides an in-depth and interactive analysis of one of the five Healthy People 2030’s domains of social determinants of health (SDOH), healthcare access and quality, and its impact on patient outcomes. Review what SDOH are and how they impact both healthcare access and quality of care. Identify barriers to healthcare access and care quality, how these barriers negatively impact patient outcomes, and some strategic interventions to improve these patient outcomes. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Fetal Heart Tracing Pattern Evolution | 0.50 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Expiration: Intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring is an integral part of modern day obstetrics and when properly interpreted, may provide valuable insight into the fetal metabolic state. During labor, the physiologic stress posed by regular uterine contractions and maternal expulsive efforts may adversely impact the fetal acid-base status, leading to changes in the fetal heart rate pattern. This module aims to review and apply essential FHR content in several clinical scenarios to highlight an important Clinical Pearl: Management of the laboring patient requires that the FHR pattern trends are interpreted in context with the clinical scenario and progress of labor. Consistently apply 1997 and 2008 NICHD definitions when describing intrapartum fetal heart rate patterns. Identify the importance of FHR variability evolution when assessing the FHR pattern. Review the importance of FHR tracing trend assessment when managing the abnormal intrapartum FHR tracing. Recognize the importance of clinical scenario, FHR pattern evolution, and stage of labor when managing the Category II tracing in labor. |
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| Reducing the Spread of C.Diff in Hospitals | 0.50 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
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| Essentials of HIPAA | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: This course, which was designed to comply with HIPAA law, will help you protect the privacy of the people you provide care for. Allowing unauthorized individuals to see a person’s personal health information can have severe consequences for you and your organization, even if it happens by accident. The goal of this course is to provide post-acute care staff with basic information about the principles of confidentiality, privacy, and security. Explain why HIPAA exists. Identify at least three things in the medical record that can be used to identify an individual. Describe at least three best practices to prevent HIPAA violations. Expert Reviewer |
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| About Advance Directives | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Advance directives are legal documents with instructions that apply if an adult is not able to make decisions about their own healthcare. They are meant to ensure that a person’s values related to dying, quality of life, and other relevant matters are honored. The goal of this course is to inform all healthcare staff about the basics of advance directives. Identify the most common types of advance directives and find out if a person has made them. Explain how advance directives can improve quality of life, even at the end of life. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Care of Sexual and Gender Diverse Populations | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: All healthcare staff must be aware of the challenges that people in minority groups may experience. This includes knowing the effects of those challenges on how people seek and receive healthcare services. This course discusses sexual and gender minorities and their healthcare experiences. Identify various terms used to describe sexual and gender minority populations. Describe current health trends related to the sexual and gender minority population. Choose best practices for improving the healthcare experience for sexual and gender minority populations. Writer Subject Matter Expert |
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| Maintaining Professional Boundaries | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: As a healthcare professional, you may find yourself in situations where issues with professional boundaries develop. Some boundary violations can be quite serious for you, your team members, your organization, and the people you provide care for. For this reason, it is important for you to be aware of these risks. You should understand the difference between a boundary crossing and a boundary violation. You must also be able to recognize situations that may lead to a boundary crossing or violation and know how to prevent problems. The goal of this course is to share with general staff in any setting the basics of how to maintain professional boundaries. Describe the difference between a boundary crossing and a boundary violation. Recognize common situations that may lead to a boundary crossing or violation. Identify ways to prevent boundary crossings and violations. Instructor |
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| New Employee Onboarding and Culture Development | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Failing to properly onboard employees results in poor performance and unnecessarily high turnover. In this course, we’ll cover best practices and lay out a plan for the first 6 months of a new employee’s orientation and performance expectations. We’ll also explore the importance of culture development as it relates to onboarding. Explain the importance of onboarding and how it relates to performance. Describe effective tools and techniques to reduce employee turnover and improve employee engagement. Expert Reviewer |
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| Neonatal Respiratory Emergencies | 0.50 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Expiration: Neonatal emergencies are frightening and challenging to almost all acute care providers. Recognizing the presentation of common neonatal respiratory emergencies is essential to acute care providers. This issue will focus on the neonate and provide a succinct review of respiratory emergencies pertinent to clinical practice and board preparation/review. The goal of this course is to present healthcare providers in the acute care setting with a succinct review of neonatal respiratory emergencies. Know the anatomy and pathophysiology relevant to emergency management of neonatal respiratory emergencies. Know the indications and contraindications for acute management options for neonatal respiratory emergencies. Plan the key steps and know the potential pitfalls in the acute management of neonatal respiratory emergencies. Recognize the complications associated with the acute management of neonatal respiratory emergencies. Instructor |
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| Buprenorphine | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: Opioid dependence can be caused by the use of prescription opioids (obtained legally or illegally) or the use of illicit opioids (e.g., heroin). It continues to be a growing problem in the United States with opioid-related deaths occurring daily. Often, patients who discontinue opioid use require treatment to prevent relapse or the extreme effects of withdrawal. Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid agonist used for the treatment of patients with opioid dependence. It is available as a sublingual tablet, sublingual or buccal soluble film strip, and injection and is used in formulations with or without naloxone. The goal of this course is to educate nurses, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians in acute care settings about opioid dependence and the therapeutic use of buprenorphine to treat the condition. Describe the key differences among the three drugs approved for the treatment of opioid dependence. Summarize the pharmacology, dosing, formulations, adverse effects, and interactions of buprenorphine. Explain the regulations that govern the prescribing and dispensing of buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid dependence. Instructor |
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| Practice Scenarios for Social Determinants of Health | 0.50 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Expiration: The Healthy People 2030 campaign categorizes social determinants of health (SDOH) into five domains and each one has an impact on health outcomes and informs best practices in the delivery of healthcare (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d.). This course provides practice scenarios for use of a rapid assessment tool for screening patients for social determinants that impact their health. Describe social determinants of health, including the five domains within each of them. Discuss the use of rapid assessment tools for understanding patients’ barriers and risks to optimal health associated with social/environmental conditions where people live, work, and play. Instructor Staff Writer |
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| HIPAA: Basics | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, commonly called HIPAA, protects the confidentiality and security of healthcare information. HIPAA creates and protects individual privacy rights for protected health information and governs the use and disclosure of that information. The goal of this course is to provide all staff with an overview of the principles of HIPAA. The content of this course is sourced from 45 CFR Parts 160,162, and 164 (2020) or HIPAA-related resources from the Health and Human Services (HHS) unless otherwise noted. Define the purpose of HIPAA. Recognize when a HIPAA violation has occurred. Identify three steps you can take to avoid a HIPAA violation. Expert Reviewer |
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| Quick and Effective Strategies for Engaging Patients in Treatment | 0.50 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: When patients are not engaged in their treatment, risks include a worsening of existing health problems, the rise of new health issues, and medication regimens not being followed. This can lead to medical errors, disability, death, and more frequent use of costly treatment approaches such as emergency department visits and hospitalizations. Learn strategies you can use to engage patients in their treatment to avoid or reduce these risks. Describe strategies to facilitate patients' active involvement in healthcare discussions and decisions. Evaluate patient readiness to change and degree of activation, and tailor treatment recommendations to those factors. Employ communication strategies that support patient engagement. List approaches to maintain patient engagement when collaborating with or transitioning care to other providers. Staff Writer
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| Understanding Workplace Violence | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: As a healthcare worker, you are in regular contact with residents, visitors, and coworkers. When harassment or bullying occurs in the workplace, the impact on staff and visitors creates a troubled workplace. Facility operations are also disrupted with long-reaching effects. Workplace violence refers clearly to threats or actual use of physical force against a person in the workplace. In recent years, more healthcare workers have assumed a greater risk of exposure to workplace violence. In this course, you will learn how to spot, prevent, and respond to workplace violence. Define workplace violence. Identify steps to survive a hostile encounter. Determine when and how to report workplace violence. Instructor Staff Writer |
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| Social Determinants of Health: Education Access and Quality | 0.50 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Education access and quality is a pillar of the social determinants of health for Healthy People 2030 (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d.). This course outlines the effects of education on an individual’s health. The four components of education access and quality include early childhood education and development, high school graduation, enrollment in higher education, and language and literacy. Identify the components of education access and quality and their effects on health. Recall patient care and education related to education access and quality. Instructor |
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| Economic Stability as a Social Determinant of Health | 0.50 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Expiration: Economic stability is defined as a domain of social determinants of health in the Healthy People 2030 campaign. In this course, you will learn how economic stability relates to an individual’s ability to access resources, such as food, adequate housing, and healthcare. Income and health are strongly, positively correlated (Khullar & Chockshi, 2018). Each of the components of economic stability, which include poverty, employment, food security, and housing stability, are linked to individual health outcomes. Describe the four components of economic stability. Explain how economic stability affects health and health outcomes. Describe strategies for helping patients overcome barriers to economic stability and how they positively impact health outcomes. Instructor |
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| Natural Disasters and Workplace Emergencies: Flooding and Landslides | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Floods and landslides can occur in many locations throughout the U.S. This course provides basic information about these hazards and the destruction they can cause. This course emphasizes the importance of being informed about flooding and landslide risks and hazards around you and various protective actions you could consider taking. The goal of this course is to provide employees with a foundation for staying safe during flooding and landslides. Identify environments conducive to flooding and landslide hazards. Select protective actions to minimize risk and maximize safety. Expert Reviewer |
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| Effective Teamwork | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: Teams are essential in today’s world. Whether it’s in a professional or personal capacity, you’ve undoubtedly worked in a team before. Most likely, some of the teams were more successful than others. So, what makes a team? More importantly, what makes a successful team? The goal of this course is to provide all staff with the essential components of being an effective team member. Explain the team process. Describe best practices for high performance and high output teams. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Strategies for Engaging Patients in Treatment | 0.50 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, MOC, and ANCC
Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: Recent research and healthcare reform efforts highlight the central importance of engaging patients in treatment as a key factor in improving patient outcomes. The high costs of patients’ lack of engagement include inadequately addressed existing health problems, the emergence of new health issues, non-adherence to medication regimens, medical errors, deaths, disability, and more frequent use of high-cost services such as emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations, versus preventive and routine care. The goal of this course is to equip nurses and physicians in the acute care setting with strategies to engage patients in treatment prior to discharge from the ED, promote greater follow-through with discharge recommendations, and reduce the high utilization of costly treatment approaches. Recall strategies to facilitate patients’ active involvement in healthcare discussions and decisions, assess patient readiness to change, and tailor treatment recommendations to those factors. Name communication strategies that support patient engagement and approaches to maintain patient engagement when collaborating with or transitioning care to other providers. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Bias in Healthcare | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: All healthcare professionals must be aware of bias and the challenges that bias can create in healthcare. This includes knowing some of the challenges people face with the healthcare system. In this course, you will learn best practices to help recognize and manage bias. Define bias. Identify how biases can affect healthcare. Describe steps that can help decrease barriers created by bias. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Mindfulness in Nursing: A Path to Resiliency | 0.50 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Learn about the dangers of toxic stress for nurses and the benefits that mindfulness has to address those dangers. Practice several mindfulness techniques and discover hot to incorporate these practices into your busy day. Understand the impact toxic stress has both on physical and mental health Experience the benefits of Mindfulness |
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| Social Determinants of Maternal-Fetal Health | 0.50 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Expiration: The goal of this course is to educate nurses and physicians about key social determinants of health (SDOH) and health disparities affecting maternal and fetal outcomes. Identify at least four social determinants/disparities of health impacting maternal-fetal health outcomes. Describe at least two clinical and/or social support interventions to be used in clinical practice to decrease bias regarding social determinants and improve maternal-fetal health outcomes. Subject Matter Expert Writer |
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| Cultural Competence and Healthcare | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Cultural competence in healthcare refers to the delivery of quality care. It refers to meeting the needs of people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and those from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Cultural competence must be a two-way system to benefit people with differing beliefs, attitudes, values, and behaviors. This course discusses cultural competence and how organizations can use cultural competency to create an atmosphere of inclusion. Define cultural competency. Describe the role of cultural competency in healthcare. Writer Subject Matter Expert |
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| Conflict Resolution | 0.50 | |
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Non-accredited Education
Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: Conflict in the workplace is inevitable, because every person is different. However, handling it the right way leads to better relationships, an improved work environment, a stronger team, and personal goal achievement. This course presents techniques essential to handling conflict in the workplace. Identify different types of conflict. Explain how to handle conflict appropriately. Describe strategies for dealing with difficult people appropriately. Instructor Expert Reviewer |
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| Critical Care Series: Life-Threatening Dysrhythmias | 0.50 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Life-threatening dysrhythmias can occur in an inpatient setting, even more so in an intensive care unit. Changes to the electrical conduction system can cause sudden hemodynamic instability and cardiac death. Given this, critical care nurses must understand the different types of dysrhythmias, their causes, ECG characteristics, defibrillation, pacing, and nursing interventions. Describe at least three lethal dysrhythmias commonly encountered in the critical care setting. Identify the etiology, clinical presentation, and management of some of the lethal dysrhythmias. Staff Writer |
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| Sexual Harassment: What Employees Need to Know | 0.50 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Sexual harassment in the workplace creates an uncomfortable working environment for employees and can also create hardships for employers. This course will explain to staff working in any healthcare setting what sexual harassment is and what they can do about it. Define sexual harassment. Describe how sexual harassment affects employees and organizations. Explain at least three ways to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. Writer Subject Matter Expert |
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| Shoulder Dystocia: Teamwork and Training | 0.50 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: This content is intended for all members of the obstetric team and is based on the educational theory that team performance is enhanced when all members of the team have the same understanding of the task and procedure to be performed. Enhance situational awareness for patients at increased risks for shoulder dystocia (SD). Design a team-based SD simulation drill. Improve obstetrical team performance through enhanced cooperation in deliveries complicated by SD. Review methods to enhance communications with teams. Writer |
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| Culture and Mental Health | 0.50 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: Culture affects how individuals talk about and recognize their mental health symptoms. It also affects how providers conceptualize and work with individuals with diverse backgrounds. It is important to recognize how culture influences the ways individuals and providers approach mental health. Healthcare providers should be encouraged to use interventions and strategies that assist in delivering culturally competent care. This course will examine the reasons for healthcare disparities among culturally diverse individuals, how both the cultural backgrounds of patients and their providers can impact patients’ mental health outcomes, and what kinds of actions providers can take to provide more effective care to patients of diverse cultures. Distinguish between some of the different assumptions and values that mental health providers and individuals hold, which influence their approaches to mental health. Explain why patients of diverse cultures with mental health needs are encountering disparities. Select assessment and intervention strategies that promote culturally competent care.
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| Ambulatory Preceptor: Integrity, Ethics, and Legal Considerations | 0.50 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: The world of legalities, red tape, and ethics can be a daunting one. We have all heard about the importance of confidentiality and trust in healthcare. How do these issues apply to preceptorships? This educational activity addresses integrity in preceptorships and gives you information you can share with preceptees to enhance professional and personal character, confidence, and wisdom in nursing practice. It also reviews important ethical and legal considerations that should be reviewed and incorporated into a preceptorship. The goal of this course is to provide nurses and nurse preceptors in ambulatory care settings with information about integrity, ethical conduct, and legal considerations in nursing practice and preceptorships. Identify core competencies of preceptors, ethical principles, and potential boundaries to ethical practice in preceptoring others. Recall at least three legal considerations important for preceptorships in ambulatory care settings. Instructor Writer |
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| Critical Care Series: Patient and Family Communication and Support | 0.75 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Therapeutic communication between the nurse, patient, and family can be challenging in high-stress environments. Typically, critical care units have higher acuity levels and intense time constraints, thus hindering effective interactions. However, nurses who receive education in communication methods are more prepared to effectively communicate with their patients and families. Given this, critical care nurses must understand communication barriers, cultural influences, the importance of patient-centered communication, and strategies to increase therapeutic interactions. Describe three therapeutic communication techniques and strategies to address the needs of patients in the critical care setting. Describe patient and family-centered communication, cultural differences, and communication barriers inherent to the critical care environment. Staff Writer |
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| Boundary Risks for Behavioral Health Paraprofessionals | 0.75 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Boundaries are important in guiding acceptable and unacceptable interactions. People working in service or care professions are often in situations where the lines between a professional and social relationship become blurred. Setting and keeping professional boundaries are key to protecting your clients, yourself, and the service or care process. The goal of this course is to provide paraprofessionals in health and human services settings with information about professional boundaries, boundary crossings and violations, and situations when crossing a boundary may be acceptable. Define professional boundaries. Differentiate between a social relationship and professional relationship. Explain three differences between a boundary crossing and a boundary violation. Identify three considerations when deciding whether it is appropriate to intentionally cross a professional boundary. Staff Writer |
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| Clinical Management of Category II Fetal Heart Tracing | 0.75 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Expiration: Three different obstetrical scenarios, complicated by a Category II Fetal Heart Rate pattern, are presented to illustrate the importance of clinical context when formulating management plans. Emphasis, characteristics, and potential etiologies of Category II fetal heart rate tracings are reviewed. Management of the patient with a Category II fetal heart rate pattern is discussed, with special emphasis on the importance of the clinical context and fetal heart rate pattern evolution. Describe characteristics of Category II FHR tracings. Identify common etiologies for Category II FHR tracings during labor. Examine clinical interventions for Category II FHR tracings. Review the etiology-based management of Category II FHR tracings. Expert Reviewer |
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| Critical Care Series: Sepsis | 0.75 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Sepsis is the result of a dysregulated host response to severe infection that can result in systemic inflammation, immune system dysfunction, coagulopathies, multi-organ system failure, and death (Rhodes et al., 2017). The signs and symptoms of sepsis can vary in onset and presentation and depend on many individual patient factors. Early recognition and intervention is key to improving patient outcomes. Nurses are vital in this role as they are readily at the bedside and able to continually assess the patient and communicate changes in patient condition to providers. The goal of this course is to challenge the learner’s ability to identify key risk factors for sepsis and recognize signs and symptoms of early and progressive sepsis. It will also challenge the learner to accurately anticipate management strategies in the treatment of sepsis and sepsis-related complications. Identify key risk factors for sepsis. Recognize the signs and symptoms for early and progressive sepsis. Identify management strategies and in the treatment of sepsis and potential sepsis-related complications. Instructor |
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| Outpatient Risk Identification and Stratification for Opioid Misuse | 0.75 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Expiration: This course explores the risk factors for opioid misuse and reviews the classification of opioid use disorder. It also provides an overview of assessment and management tools and strategies that can be employed to ensure safe and effective pain management for patients using opioid medications. Recognize the prevalence of and risk factors for opioid misuse. Identify three evidence-based assessment tools to determine risks for individual patients Writer Subject Matter Expert |
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| Social Media: The Implications for Healthcare Professionals | 0.75 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: In healthcare, social media posts can influence the hiring process, violate patient privacy, and result in termination of employment. This module informs healthcare professionals of the risks of social networks, which break down the walls separating our personal and professional lives. Discuss how social media posts can lead to loss of employment. Indicate two ways that using social media in the hiring process can pose legal risks for employers. Identify three reasons why social media pages can lead to not getting hired. Instructor |
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| Quality Series: Role of Risk Management | 0.75 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: The role of risk management has a significant impact on the quality outcomes of acute care organizations. It includes systems and validated processes aimed at assessing and developing interventions to mitigate risk factors and optimize quality outcomes. Nursing leaders are stakeholders in the risk management process and can benefit from understanding risk management strategies and objectives. In this course, you will learn about risk management in the acute care setting. The goal of this course is to provide nursing professionals in acute care settings with information to enhance their understanding of the role they play in risk management along with proven strategies for ensuring quality outcomes in their professional practice in acute care settings. Identify the importance of risk management, the processes, and tools used in risk management in the acute care setting. Identify at least two concrete strategies for enhancing quality outcomes. Instructor Staff Writer |
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| Managing the Patient with Peripheral Artery Disease | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: The goal of this course is to provide the clinician with up-to-date best practices for identifying and treating patients who have peripheral artery disease (PAD). The module covers symptoms, complications, risk factors, and modifications of PAD, along with the topics of diagnostic tests, assessment, and treatment strategies. Describe symptoms and complications associated with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). Identify risk factors and complications related to PAD. List two diagnostic tests for identifying PAD. Discuss assessment and disease management for patients with PAD. Describe important strategies for and elements of patient and family teaching for PAD. Expert Reviewer Staff Writer |
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| Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence | 1.00 | |
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Origination: Expiration: This course will familiarize the learner with basic information concerning domestic and intimate partner violence (IPV). Information about IPV’s prevalence, characteristics, legal protections and risk factors will be presented. The cycle of abuse will be explained along with issues related intimate partner homicide. Screening and intervention protocols will be described along with community resources available to people experiencing domestic and intimate partner violence. Define domestic and intimate partner violence (IPV). Describe the extent of domestic violence in California and the United States and recognize legal protections. Recognize characteristics of both victims and perpetrators of IPV. Identify red flags and risk factors for IPV. Define the cycle of abuse and list reasons victims may stay in an abusive relationship. Describe risk factors for intimate partner homicide, including guns and strangulation. Describe screening measures used to identify persons who have experienced IPV. List community resources available to assist victims and their families. Instructor |
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| Recognizing Prescription Drug Misuse and Diversion | 1.00 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Controlled prescription medications, such as opioids, central nervous system depressants, and stimulants, are used to help manage health conditions but are also misused. Because of this, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and state agencies monitor use closely. Practitioners and pharmacies are required to monitor and report use of these substances and make ethical dispensing decisions. Due to many regulations regarding controlled substances, pharmacy technicians should be familiar with warning signs of misuse, signs of fraudulent prescriptions, and laws. They should avoid unnecessary judgment or bias and treat patients with compassion and respect. Identify three commonly misused prescription drugs and their side effects. Identify three signs of prescription drug misuse. State what techniques are used to prevent drug diversion. Explain what interventions to take if prescription drug misuse is suspected. Instructor Expert Reviewer |
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| Controlled Substances: Drug Diversion, SUD, and Pain Management | 1.00 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Expiration: Recognizing, understanding, and addressing patient behaviors, as well as the rationales behind these behaviors, is critical to successfully manage patients and protect practitioners and their practices. This course will review three major areas complicating patient care: Drug diversion, SUD, and pain management considerations in patients with SUD. The goal of this course is to equip nurses, social workers, counselors, and physicians in both acute and post-acute care with how to prevent, identify, and manage substance abuse among residents and/or patients. Define drug diversion and identify various classifications of medications that are diverted or abused. Recognize rationales for prescription drug diversion. Recognize and prevent drug diversion behaviors and activities. Identify tools to detect and deter drug diversion. Define key terms necessary to understand SUD. Name common controlled and noncontrolled medications that are abused. Describe screening and assessment tools helpful in identifying SUD. Describe the nonpharmacological and pharmacological treatments of SUD. Define specific types of pain. Identify options for pain management using the most recent CDC guidelines. Instructor Johnny J. Bethea, II, BSPharm |
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| Adult Obesity in the U.S. | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Obesity rates in the U.S. have risen to the level of an epidemic, as 1 in 3 adults are affected by this disease. Obesity is a disease that significantly affects a person’s health and is not simply due to poor diet and lack of exercise. This course introduces healthcare professionals to the causes, management, and treatment options for adult obesity. The goal of this course is to familiarize healthcare professionals with the growing epidemic of obesity among adults in the U.S. Identify the current problem and contributing factors of obesity in the U.S. Describe the management and treatment options for obesity. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Preceptor Essentials | 1.00 | |
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Origination: Expiration: The role of a preceptor is vital to an organization’s ability to efficiently and effectively onboard an individual to a new department or work unit. This course is designed to include principles and practices for precepting new employees across healthcare settings. It introduces the learner to the fundamentals of the preceptor role and provides best practices for being an effective preceptor. Preceptors exhibit professionalism and best practices in their work units. Being a preceptor requires skill, talent, and preparation to yield the best outcomes. Recognize the importance of interpersonal and communication skills for the preceptor role. Identify the leadership principles and styles of leadership for the preceptor role. Define self-care and resilience for the preceptor role. Instructor Staff Writer |
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| Crisis Intervention | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: Crisis is broadly defined as an exceptional event that is disruptive and beyond a person‘s usual coping skills. The goal of crisis intervention is to return individuals or families to the optimum level of functioning they experienced before the crisis. In addition, a potential for growth exists when people develop new and effective coping skills. Nurses need to understand crises and assessment and intervention strategies because they are often the first medical personnel to spend enough time with patients to recognize the signs of crisis. Identify types and phases of crises Describe comorbidities and other limiting factors that affect crisis outcomes Discuss assessment strategies and intervention techniques for crisis management Instructor |
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| Pandemic Influenza Preparation | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: This course will introduce you to the influenza pandemic response and its three stages of preparation, response, and recovery. You will learn about the basic elements of a pandemic influenza plan and the steps needed to implement this plan when responding to pandemic levels of influenza in the community. Explain how pandemic influenza occurs. Describe three essential elements of a pandemic influenza plan. Explain how the elements of a pandemic influenza plan are implemented during the response phase. Instructor |
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| Acute Stroke: The Latest Medical Information | 1.00 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Expiration: In patients with symptoms of acute stroke, early recognition and interventions have been identified as critical factors in stroke outcomes. Evidence-based care can identify, manage, and prevent stroke-related complications. Nurses and physicians must understand stroke management to prevent disability and death. This course aims to present the most up-to-date practices for managing patients with acute stroke. Discuss current diagnostic practices in patients with acute stroke. Recall best practice protocols for early identification of acute stroke. Staff Writer |
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| Critical Care Series: Infection Prevention | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: More than 20% of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are obtained in intensive care units (ICUs) even though ICU beds make up less than 10% of the total beds in most hospitals (Marchaim & Kaye, 2021). Sepsis and infections account for 40% of all expenditures in this setting and are the leading cause of death in noncardiac ICUs. However, the incidence of sepsis in the ICU population continues to rise. Patients in ICUs have a multitude of factors that put them at high risk for infection. Critical care nurses play a vital role in preventing ICU-acquired infections but must have the right knowledge and skills to do so. Describe factors that contribute to the high incidence of ICU-acquired infections and associated poor patient outcomes. Describe evidence-based practices for preventing ICU-acquired infections. Staff Writer |
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| Acute Heart Failure | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Heart failure (HF) treatment is costly and requires a multidisciplinary approach. Evidence-based treatment guidelines improve patient outcomes, and it is essential to become familiar with these guidelines to reduce patient mortality. Healthcare team members play a significant role in treating acute HF (AHF), helping to reduce the morbidity and mortality of the disease and decrease the use and costs associated with care. This course aims to educate nurses and nutrition and dietetics professionals in the acute care setting about evidence-based heart failure treatment guidelines. Describe heart failure, including its classification systems, presentation, treatment, and evidence-based therapies. Describe strategies for patient self-management. Writer Subject Matter Expert Reviewer |
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| Cultural Competence: The Cultural Factor in Pain Management | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Health inequities in pain management are prevalent across different healthcare settings. The cultural, ethnic, and social differences influence patients’ and providers’ perceptions and responses to pain. Several studies report higher incidences of pain, disability, and suffering in women and people of color compared to non-Hispanic White people. This course covers influential sociocultural factors grouped into the patient, the provider, and systemic factors. This course helps healthcare professionals become familiar with cultural differences associated with pain perceptions and management. Pain variables such as culture, religion or ethnicity are not part of standardized pain scales. Healthcare workers need to provide culturally competent care to their patients by asking about specific practices, beliefs, and values regarding pain that impacts the patient’s quality of life. The goal of this course is to provide nurses, physicians, and social workers with an overview of cultural sensitivity in the management of pain. Identify cultural factors influencing the patient’s perception and expression of pain. Recall strategies for reducing barriers in pain assessment and promoting management decisions to respond to a patient’s pain in a culturally sensitive manner. Writer |
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| Cardiovascular Disease and Pregnancy | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Maternal death is increasing in the U.S., with cardiovascular disease (CVD) being a primary cause of mortality in pregnancy (Lindley et al., 2021). Patients with CVD who are pregnant require a multidisciplinary approach, such as a cardio-obstetrics team, and close monitoring to preserve maternal and fetal health. Nurses who work in gynecology and obstetrics should have a basic understanding of the effects of pregnancy on cardiovascular health. They should also be aware of common CVD pathologies seen in pregnancy. The goal of this course is to provide nursing professionals in acute care with a general overview of cardiovascular disease in pregnancy. Recognize common effects of pregnancy on the cardiovascular system, as well as risk factors and signs and symptoms for CVD in pregnancy. Discuss the pathologies and management of acquired, congenital, or inherited CVD and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Wellness Strategies that Support Addiction Recovery | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Substance use is linked to millions of deaths worldwide each year (Ritchie & Roser, 2019). Supporting individuals’ long-term recovery from substance use can help save lives. Recovery is a lifelong process that aims to keep an individual substance-free while improving their overall quality of life. Wellness strategies enhance recovery outcomes by focusing on optimal health across all dimensions of an individual’s life.
Discuss how wellness approaches can positively impact recovery from substance use disorders. Recognize the eight dimensions of wellness. Identify wellness strategies to facilitate long-term recovery from substance use disorders. |
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| CPR Refresher | 1.00 | |
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Origination: Expiration: After completing this refresher course on the key action steps in CPR, you will have a grasp on the essential components of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), including the initial first aid steps you can take prior to performing CPR. Through didactic, interactive exercises and vignettes, you will be able to apply this material when you need it most. This course does not replace formalized training and return demonstration that must be completed for competency according to the American Heart Association. This course should only be used as a “refresher” to remind the learner of the key action steps in CPR. Define the importance of timeliness in performing CPR. Describe the signs and symptoms of a person in need of CPR. Review the correct procedure for performing CPR correctly. Instructor |
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| Biopsychosocial Model of Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: The biopsychosocial model takes a more holistic perspective, emphasizing biological, sociocultural, and psychological factors that relate to the risk of these disorders. This course will present an overview of this model’s primary assumptions, how it differs from other perspectives on substance-related and addictive behaviors, and how it can inform your approach to treatment. The goal of this course is to provide social workers, psychologists, alcohol and drug counselors, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, and nurses in health and human services with information on how the biopsychosocial model is used in treatment for substance-related and addictive disorders. Explain how substance-related and addictive disorders develop according to the primary assumptions of the biopsychosocial model. State how the biopsychosocial model differs from other perspectives on substance-related and addictive disorders, such as the biomedical/ disease model. Describe how the biopsychosocial model impacts treatment approaches for substance-related and addictive disorders. Instructor |
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| Effective Nursing Leadership: Leadership Skills and Change Management | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: This nursing leadership module educates nurses about trends in the healthcare industry, discusses skills nurses can learn to influence change, and challenges every nurse to become a strong leader and a supportive team member. Define change strategies and how resistance to change can be anticipated and managed. Identify leadership skills that will help nurses positively influence change in healthcare organizations. Recall characteristics of effective leaders and supportive followers. Instructor |
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| Acute Stroke: Initial Onset and the First 24 Hours | 1.00 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Expiration: In patients with symptoms of stroke, early recognition and intervention have been identified as critical factors in stroke outcomes. This includes an initial assessment, a thorough neurological exam, and stabilization of hemodynamic changes. In addition, distinguishing ischemic from hemorrhagic strokes requires time-sensitive assessment parameters, interventions, and diagnostic procedures. Timely diagnoses allow the healthcare team to administer the appropriate treatment options accurately and effectively. Describe the physiologic and symptomatic differences in ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. Discuss assessment tools, management strategies, and complications related to acute stroke. Staff Writer |
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| Cardiovascular Pharmacological Agents | 1.00 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Expiration: This course provides an overview of the autonomic nervous system and its functions, with a focus on the cardiac effects of certain therapeutic agents. Recognize the difference between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. Indicate the differences in receptors and their functions when attached to an agonist or antagonist. Identify cardiac electrophysiology and general classes for the treatment of arrhythmias. Instructor Staff Writer
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| Minimizing Medical Error | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Being healthcare providers, we know the medical error statistics all too well and, at times, they occur too close to home. The purpose of this course is to help you, whether you work in a skilled nursing facility or an assisted living community, recognize error-prone situations and the factors that impact medical errors in an effort to prevent them. Identify at least two types of medical errors. Describe the use of root cause analysis in the prevention of medical errors. Describe what risk management is and how it is used to prevent medical errors Instructor |
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| Managing Coagulopathies | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: The focus of this course is coagulopathies. In general, the term coagulopathy refers to bleeding disorders. This course will provide a review of the components of a clot. It will also provide you with valuable information about how to care for those with coagulopathies such as immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC), heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), and warfarin-induced coagulopathy. The goal of this course is to provide nurses in the critical care setting with a general overview of coagulopathies, including the recognition and nursing management of ITP, DIC, HIT, and warfarin-induced coagulopathy. Describe the etiology and presentation of DIC, ITP, HIT, and warfarin-induced coagulopathy. Identify proper nursing care for those with DIC, ITP, HIT, and warfarin-induced coagulopathies. Identify emergency findings in those with coagulopathies and discuss the appropriate nursing interventions. Instructor |
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| High Performing Teams: Achieving Excellence | 1.00 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Very often, teams with highly talented people and a skilled leader are not able to sustain the vision and achieve optimum results over a long period of time. It is critical for a team leader to continually assess, evaluate, and monitor the team’s commitment level toward achieving its goals. In this course, you will explore the importance of identifying team dynamics associated with assessment and motivation that can help or hinder your team’s success. You will also learn some practical actions for facilitating emotional buy-in and commitment to achieving greater team results. Explain the difference between a team and a group. Apply motivational approaches to facilitate an effective team environment and engaged workforce. Recognize the importance of assessing and evaluating the current state of your team. Expert Reviewer |
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| CT Scan and Common Brain Injuries | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Computed tomography (CT) scans are essential for emergent and urgent diagnosis of brain injuries. CT scans are preferred over other forms of imaging due to their availability, lower comparable costs, and the brief amount of time it takes to perform. According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines, a patient presenting with stroke-like symptoms should have a CT scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) completed within 20 minutes of arriving to the emergency department (ED) (Powers et al., 2019). Understanding the anatomy of the normal, injured, or diseased brain can help improve awareness of common brain injuries that can be diagnosed with a CT scan. The goal of this course is to educate nursing and radiology professionals in the acute care setting on common disorders that affect the brain and the role of the CT scan. Describe the basic anatomy of the brain and the changes that occur after injury. List the common types of injuries that can be diagnosed with a head CT scan and the basic medical or surgical management of those injuries. Recognize the differences between a normal CT scan and a CT scan of an injured brain. Writer Subject Matter Expert |
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| Perioperative Series: Communication in the OR | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: In the operating room, patient safety depends on high quality communication and shared knowledge among the surgical team. Several factors in this setting can contribute to communication failures like time constraints, shift changes, environmental barriers, the complex nature of surgical procedures, and clashing communication styles. All members of the surgical team must understand the risks to patient safety associated with communication failures, what information must be communicated and when, and how to use an assertive communication style. The goal of this course is to equip nurses and CSTs with best practices for effectively communicating in the operating room. Describe best practices for facilitating communication in the OR. Identify four communication styles and which style is most effective for ensuring patient safety. List common barriers to effective communication in the OR. Instructor |
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| Thoracentesis Principles | 1.00 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, MOC, and ANCC
Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: Thoracentesis is an invasive procedure that requires knowledge from multiple healthcare professionals. A thorough understanding of the physiological and procedural principles surrounding thoracentesis allows proper patient management throughout all stages of the procedure. This results in improved patient outcomes and satisfaction. This course will explore the lung anatomy, pathophysiology, and conditions requiring thoracentesis. In addition, the course will discuss key healthcare team interventions and potential thoracentesis complications.
The goal of this course is to educate providers and nurses in the acute care setting on basic thoracentesis principles. Identify the anatomy and pathophysiology of the respiratory system. Describe pleural effusion, thoracentesis, indications, and relative contraindications. Recall elements of a thoracentesis procedure, important patient interventions, and post-procedure complications. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Implicit Bias for the Healthcare Professional | 1.00 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Expiration: Recent movement toward diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is encouraging for historically overlooked individuals. It brings a variety of frequently ignored perspectives and experiences, but it has also uncovered the depth of implicit biases. Biases are among the most significant factors for healthcare. This course presents the impact of implicit biases and other forms of discrimination on the provision of healthcare, as well as best practices to reduce implicit bias. The goal of this course is to provide healthcare employees with training about implicit bias in healthcare. Define implicit bias. Describe the impact of historical discrimination on the provision of healthcare. Identify methods of evaluating the presence and extent of implicit bias. Describe measures that can be taken to reduce implicit bias. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Gestational Diabetes: Diagnosis, Intervention, and Complications | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: A common complication of pregnancy is gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). GDM is a type of diabetes that develops in pregnant women who normally do not have diabetes. Proper diet, exercise, and pharmacological interventions can help your patient have a healthy pregnancy and baby. The goal of this course is to educate nurses and registered dietitians in acute care settings on current screening recommendations, diagnostic criteria, blood glucose goals, and treatment interventions for GDM. Recognize risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus. Define at least one fetal and one maternal complication resulting from gestational diabetes mellitus. Recall three interventions to achieve target blood glucose goals and improve outcomes for women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Writer |
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| FMLA for Supervisors | 1.00 | |
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Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: As an employer or supervisor, you need to know what obligations the FMLA imposes on your organization when an employee requests leave from their job. This course will introduce you to key provisions of the FMLA such as which employees have rights under the FMLA and the circumstances under which they are eligible to take protected leave. Then, you’ll learn about your responsibilities both when an employee asks for leave and wants to return to work. Finally, you’ll learn how to comply with the FMLA and avoid potential pitfalls. The goal of this educational program is to provide administrators and human resource professionals with knowledge of FMLA. Determine whether the FMLA applies to employees at your organization. Identify FMLA qualifying events. Comply with the FMLAs mandates regarding employee leave and reinstatement. Expert Reviewer |
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| Acute Stroke: Post-Hospital Care Coordination | 1.00 | |
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Origination: Expiration: In patients recovering from a stroke, post-hospital care and interventions have been identified as critical factors in favorable stroke outcomes. Improving patient care by managing stroke complications can significantly improve recovery. Given this, nurses and physicians must understand the different types of stroke complications, appropriate interventions, and identify risk factors for recurrent stroke. Describe two interventions to decrease the reoccurrence of a secondary stroke. Identify complications and their appropriate interventions after a stroke. Describe two-stroke risk factors. Staff Writer |
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| Actions and Interactions of Common Medications | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Polypharmacy is a widespread problem in older adults as a direct result of chronic conditions requiring an individual to take five or more daily medications. It often leads to adverse drug events that can range from mild to severe or even death. This course discusses polypharmacy, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics. It also discusses basic medication actions and interactions with a focus on the physiological changes and potential reactions seen in older adults. Understanding the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of how medications work on and within the body is important in preventing adverse drug events from polypharmacy. Identify three classifications of medications. Discuss pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and their relationship to medication toxicity in older adults. Explain why polypharmacy increases the potential for adverse drug events and who is at risk. Staff Writer |
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| Active Shooter Response | 1.00 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Understanding the risks for and motivations behind active shooter events, how your body and mind may respond to stress, and how best to prepare for an active shooter event is the best way to protect yourself and others, should the unthinkable occur in your facility. The goal of this course is to educate healthcare professionals in all settings about specific actions for assessing the risks for, preventing, and responding to an active shooter event. Review definitions, statistics, and trends of active shooter events. Explain the natural responses of the human body when exposed to danger. Evaluate and discuss ways in which training and preparation can be incorporated into institution protocols. Instructor |
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| Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment | 1.00 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Having sound critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment skills makes the difference between keeping patients safe and putting them in harm‘s way. This educational activity addresses the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for critical thinking and clinical reasoning. It reviews results from key studies and gives strategies for developing the thinking skills needed to function as a 21st century healthcare professional. Determine critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgement in the context of your practice. Select characteristics and skills that demonstrate critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment. Choose strategies to improve your critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills as part of the interprofessional team. Instructor |
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| Documentation: The Legal Side | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: As a professional nurse, you are expected to be familiar with many aspects of care. You are not exempt from malpractice or negligence claims because you were following orders. You are responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating appropriate nursing care. What you document can and does reflect the care provided and the outcomes of that care. Documentation that is factual, complete, timely, and detailed is required. In this course, you will learn about concepts and rules regarding documentation in the medical record. Legal aspects to be aware of while practicing will also be discussed. The goal of this course is to educate nursing professionals in post-acute care settings about the legal implications of documentation. Discuss malpractice, negligence, and compensatory and punitive damages as they relate to healthcare. Explain four intentional torts that a healthcare professional may be held liable for. Describe four documentation techniques to use to avoid legal issues. Subject Matter Expert |
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| About Diabetes | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Diabetes is a chronic health condition that affects millions of people all over the world. This course presents the basics of diabetes, current medical treatments, and nursing care for people with diabetes. The goal of this course is to educate nursing professionals in all settings on basic pathophysiology, diagnosis, complications, and management of diabetes. Describe the pathophysiology and diagnosis of the three main types of diabetes. Recognize the common complications associated with uncontrolled diabetes. Identify at least three diabetes management interventions for an individual with diabetes. Subject Matter Expert |
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| CEN: Gynecological and Obstetrical Emergencies | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: The Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN®) is required to demonstrate competency in the domain of emergency nursing which includes knowledge of gynecological and obstetrical conditions and diseases, their signs and symptoms, management, and applicable nursing interventions. Identify signs and symptoms of gynecological and obstetrical emergencies and injuries. Describe a comprehensive plan for the care of gynecological and obstetrical conditions including diagnostic and treatment interventions, and patient education. Instructor |
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| Antibiotic Stewardship Programs: Core Elements | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Antibiotic stewardship is a movement to improve antibiotic use through evidence-based practice. Team members become the stewards of antibiotics. This helps these medications continue to effectively fight infections. Antibiotic stewardship follows core elements to improve the use of antibiotics and their outcomes. This course discusses the core elements and benefits of an antibiotic stewardship program. Describe the elements of an antibiotic stewardship program. Identify at least three benefits of antibiotic stewardship. Subject Matter Expert |
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| Nursing: Ethical Decision Making | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Reviewed: Expiration: In helping people maintain their health, well-being, and independence, nurses must feel confident in their ability to make appropriate decisions. This course discusses ethical concepts that will guide you in tough situations where making the right decision is critical. Included is a discussion of ethical principles for nursing practitioners in the geriatric setting, along with how to utilize a decision-making process to resolve ethical situations and problems. Differentiate between various ethical principles. Describe why nurses should understand ethics. Examine ethical principles for nursing practitioners in the geriatric setting. Utilize a decision-making process to solve an ethical situation or problem. Instructor |
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| Preventing Blood Incompatibility Errors | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Transfusions are a life-saving intervention, but transfusion errors, particularly errors involving ABO incompatibility, can be deadly. Three actions that have frequently been a contributing cause for ABO incompatibility errors are incorrect labeling of the blood sample for crossmatching, incorrect interpretation by personnel in the blood bank, and incorrect identification of the patient prior to initiation of a transfusion. Laboratory staff and nurses who are involved in the administration of blood products must strictly follow facility policies to ensure that they give the correct blood product to the correct patient. The goal of this course is to provide information about blood incompatibility errors and the evidence-based practices to prevent them. List at least three factors that contribute to blood incompatibility errors. Describe blood type compatibility between the donor and recipient and the processes involved in the safe transfusion of blood products. Identify transfusion reaction types and the processes involved in the investigation and management of transfusion reactions when they occur. Instructor Staff Writer Expert Reviewer |
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| When Your Patient Requests Physician-Assisted Death | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
Origination: Expiration: Healthcare professionals are often unprepared to respond to requests for physician-assisted death. With the increase in end-of-life discussions and more arguments for legalizing physician-assisted dying, healthcare professionals need to understand the reasons patients may initiate such a request. Healthcare professionals need to appropriately respond to these requests. This course discusses physician-assisted death and the related concepts. It also discusses ethical and legal concerns related to physician-assisted death. Without the knowledge and understanding of physician-assisted death, healthcare professionals may not respond appropriately to these requests from patients.
Define physician-assisted death and the related concepts. Identify ethical and legal concerns related to physician-assisted death. Describe appropriate responses to requests for physician-assisted death. Instructor |
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| Cyber Security Awareness Training | 1.00 | |
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Origination: Expiration: Employee Cyber Security Awareness Training is more important now than it has ever been. Data breaches and hacking may sound unlikely, but cyber-attacks occur daily. In many cases, businesses are unprepared, because management does not understand the risk. Many companies believe they will not be the target of an attack. The truth is that all companies must prepare for a cyber-attack by having an individual or team in place to protect from such an attack. Provide an overview of the risk associated with cybercrime. Understand risk of computer malware and how to protect your organization. Understand cyber threats and ways to protect against these crimes. Understand social engineering methods and day-to-day security practices. Understand how passwords may be exploited and how to maximize password security. Learn how to recognize the threat of social engineering. Understand how to safely handle email phishing scams. Learn how to recognize computer viruses, spyware, keyloggers, and other malicious code. Expert Reviewer |
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| Emergency Department: HIPAA and CFR42 | 1.00 | |
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ANCC Accreditation
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