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Medical Record Documentation and Legal Information for CNAs
Documenting care is just as important as providing care. This course discusses the purpose of the medical record and documentation. It also describes documentation practices and legal standards that affect the certified nursing assistant.
This course provides direct care workers in post-acute care education on documentation and legal aspects of care.
Discuss the purpose of the medical record and documentation.
Identify at least two documentation practices used to avoid errors.
Explain the legal standards that affect the certified nursing assistant.
Optimizing Patient Outcomes in Acute Heart Failure
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.
Pediatric Problems in Ambulatory Care
Pediatric ambulatory care consists of well-child checks, preventive care, and the treatment and management of acute and chronic health conditions. Nurses provide holistic care to the pediatric patient by synthesizing their nursing assessments with parent/caregiver concerns. Nurses collaborate with the healthcare team to identify and address common pediatric health problems encountered in the ambulatory care setting.
Recognize the causes, diagnosis, and management for common conditions in pediatric ambulatory care.
Recall nursing considerations for common conditions in pediatric ambulatory care.
Quality Nursing Documentation in the Digital Age
This course reviews the concept of high-quality documentation and how it relates to technology and patient privacy. Most documentation takes place within electronic health records (EHRs) and healthcare professionals must understand how to practice high-quality documentation in the digital age. There are challenges with technology but also many exciting developments that can improve nurse documentation. This course reviews how healthcare professionals can reduce the risk of patient confidentiality breaches and cybercrimes.
Recall the criteria for high-quality documentation.
Describe technology’s impact on nursing documentation.
Identify privacy and security issues with documentation.
SIADH Management
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) is a condition that occurs when the body produces too much antidiuretic hormone (ADH), which causes fluid retention and electrolyte imbalance. SIADH can have various causes and manifestations and can lead to serious complications if not recognized and treated promptly. This course will provide you with the knowledge to thoroughly assess and manage patients with SIADH in the hospital setting.
Explain the pathophysiology, causes, and diagnosis of SIADH.
Identify the signs and symptoms of SIADH and potential complications.
Review common treatments and nursing interventions for patients with SIADH.