Full Day

In today’s healthcare environment, professionals are challenged to do more with less. Reduced staffing and increased (at times the seemingly unrealistic) demands from patients, family members and other visitors can all contribute to burnout. Adding to the complicating factors, you are continually expected to achieve optimal patient outcomes, ensure safety and quality goals, and strive for even higher levels on satisfaction scores.

Full Day

In our clinical lives we are faced with the task of seeing more patients in much less time. How do we manage? By spending less time on each patient and yet ensuring a precise physical assessment in the process.

Full Day

Until recently, glucose control in the hospital setting was largely ignored even in patients with a diagnosis of diabetes. We didn’t realize 1 out of every 3 patients we were caring for was potentially suffering the consequences of uncontrolled hyperglycemia and, worse, these unknown patients were experiencing higher mortality rates after discharge. Bottom line, we MUST do better and you, the bedside nurse, play a critical role in identifying and managing your hypo and hyperglycemic patients.

1 Hour 49 Minutes

30% of people over age 65 fall each year.  This number increases to nearly 50% in in-patient settings and skilled nursing facilities.  Fall-related injuries causing death, hospitalization, and/or treatment was projected to be $111 billion in 2010.  In addition, nearly 25% of all adults (45-64) experience one fall in the community annually.

11 Hours 26 Minutes

Do you have a hard time identifying abnormal heart sounds?

Are you unsure how to accurately interpret an EKG?

Are you struggling to understand the complexities of cardiac conditions?

And overwhelmed with the volume of cardiac medications and changing guidelines?

Mrs. Kelp is admitted with pneumonia and right-sided heart failure. Twenty minutes after admission, she develops worsening dyspnea and hypotension.

1 Hour 27 Minutes

This presentation will review the different categories of controlled substances and their appropriate use in the geriatric patient. Explore special considerations and tools to aid in prescribing and managing pain in the geriatric patient.

3 Hours 07 Minutes

Behaviors such as wandering, aggression and anxiety can pose significant barriers to the delivery of essential care. Geriatric syndromes such as malnutrition, dehydration and insomnia can diminish quality of life and threaten independence. This session will explore the most frequent problematic behaviors and discuss strategies to improve the care you provide to your geriatric patients.

When you walk into a room filled with utter chaos, you immediately shift gears. You are driven by adrenaline. But what about situations that don’t display dramatic circumstances? What if your patient is restless and irritable…did they just wake up on the wrong side of the bed or is it a serious signal that you need to investigate?

12 Hours 07 Minutes

You walk into your patient’s room. There is a sick feeling that something just isn’t right. Do you dismiss this internal radar? OR… do you listen to your intuition and begin investigating? Recognizing early signs and symptoms of something going wrong is your best defense legally and your best response clinically to prevent a poor outcome for your patient.

Split second decisions like this are stressful and with the number of patients you care for daily that require much more attention than your schedule allows for, how can you possibly do it all…

2 Hours 16 Minutes

The EKG is the most commonly-used procedure for diagnosing a wide variety of cardiac conditions, yet even the most seasoned nurses struggle to master interpretation. In this information-packed program cardiac expert, Cathy Lockett, RN, MHA, BSN, CCRN-K, will teach you easy-to-understand techniques to identify ischemia, injury, infarct and STEMI imposters. Improve your skills and be prepared to respond to the patient emergencies associated with each of these changes.

2 Hours 59 Minutes

It was the day shift and there was a flurry of orders coming in and some were being changed soon after. She had to admit, it was difficult to keep up. She doesn’t recall all the details, but she does remember how scared she felt when the family came in complaining, questioning every medication and treatment she was administering, and fishing through the trash can for discarded “evidence”.

Do you ever feel helpless and frustrated in caring for patients at end of life who suffer from horrific, unavoidable wounds? Have you ever been told there is nothing else you can do for a patient who is at end of life?

5 Hours 52 Minutes

In this recording, you will learn intermediate level neurophysiology as it relates to cognitive-linguistic skills and behavioral control, as well as explore mindfulness techniques for stress reduction. The overlying foci of the recording are to arm treating professionals with an improved clinical eye, predicting dysfunction, and expedite the pathway to treatment. Recording content will also include patient focused educational materials for stroke and traumatic brain injury ready to be utilized by treating practitioners.

18 Hours 55 Minutes

Be part of the solution! Now you can advance your practice with specialized training and earn your Certificate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia through this breakthrough online course.

Look beyond the numbers and finally understand what the values mean. Master lab interpretation with this cutting-edge program that will provide you with in-depth knowledge of the full spectrum of lab tests used today.

Working with stroke patients is deeply meaningful and incredibly rewarding. And you strive to help each client who’s counting on you to facilitate the improvements that can change their lives.

Thousands of Americans suffer from cardiopulmonary related diagnoses which account for the majority of hospitalizations throughout the U.S.

Bridge the communication gap with this online training designed specifically for busy healthcare professionals like you who are ready to learn Spanish in an effective, non–threatening experience, with “real–life” instruction geared for today’s medical professional.