All Nursing Continuing Education Courses

A major public health problem in the United States and worldwide, the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the leading cause of death from liver disease and the principal indication for liver transplantation in the United States. This CEU course provides nurses...

Research presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that millions of Americans, across the country, are suffering from depression and/or anxiety. Therefore, it should be no surprise to health care professionals that thei...

Patients suffering from Fragile X syndrome may have special needs and requirements. Therefore, it is essential for health care professionals to effectively identify those patients with Fragile X syndrome to ensure the safe and effective administration ...

The number of individuals with diagnosed autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is on the rise. As a result, it has become essential for health care professionals to possess insight into ASD to best serve patients. This course will review information regarding...

Dementia and dementia associated inappropriate sexual behavior may be common among older adult patients. Therefore, health care administrators and health care professionals should be familiar with both dementia and dementia associated inappropriate sex...

Employees have specific rights in the workplace, which are protected by law. If an employee believes his or her rights have been violated, he or she may submit a formal employee grievance to his or her employer. To help manage and resolve formal employ...

Research indicates the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be on the rise. Thus, it is essential for health care professionals to possess insight into ADHD to best serve patients. This course will review information regard...

Research indicates child abuse and neglect can have long-term effects on a child's health and future. Thus, it is imperative that efforts are made to prevent child abuse and neglect. This course reviews strategies and approaches to prevent child abuse ...

In the current landscape of health care, the prevalence of mental health disorders appears to be on the rise. Thus, it is essential for health care professionals to possess insight into mental health disorders to best serve patients. This course will p...

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This CE course for psychiatric technicians covers various treatment approaches designed specifically to treat trauma-related symptoms, trauma-related disorders, and specific disorders of traumatic stress and provides a brief ov...

This CE course describes a 12-week cognitive behavioral anger management group treatment. Each of the 12 90-minute weekly sessions is described in detail with specific instructions for psychiatric technicians, including key conceptual components of th...

Unfortunately, in today's global culture there are stigmas associated with mental illness that often prevent the treatment and care of those in need. In an attempt to reduce the stigmas associated with mental illness, various countries have initiated a...

Individuals with mental illness are overrepresented in the U.S. criminal justice system, and many prisons and jails are not equipped to effectively handle this growing population. The purpose of this intermediate level continuing education course, deve...

This CE course proposes strategies for the psychiatric technician to help them engage clients of diverse racial and ethnic groups, who can have very different life experiences, values, and traditions, in treatment. The major racial and ethnic groups i...

The need to address trauma is increasingly viewed as an important component of effective behavioral health service delivery. The purpose of this CEU course is to develop a working concept of trauma and a trauma-informed approach and to develop...

Millions of Americans across the country suffer from substance misuse and research shows substance misuse rates are on the rise. Recent changes in health care policies and laws have integrated substance use treatment with general health care. This shi...

Sexual abuse, including sexual assault or rape, of children and adolescents is a major global public health problem, a violation of human rights, and has many health consequences in the short and long term. Thus, health care professionals should unders...

In recent years, the prevalence of mental illness among various patient populations has increased. Therefore, health care professionals should possess a strong foundational knowledge of mental illness to best serve their patients. This CEU examines a t...

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Research indicates that obesity contributes to many health problems, including heart disease, diabetes, and some types of cancer. Obesity can also contribute to a lower quality of life, mental health conditions, costly medical ...

Evidence presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that in the United States, there is approximately one suicide death every 12 minutes. Evidence also suggests suicide rates are on the rise, which is leading researchers...

Vaccines can protect individuals from deadly diseases, and they can help prevent the spread of infectious agents across the planet. Due to the importance of vaccines, health care professionals should ensure patients receive relevant vaccines, while wor...

Epilepsy is a disorder that can lead to seizures, debilitating complications, and even death. Therefore, patients suffering from epilepsy must receive effective care. The question is, how can health care professionals effectively care for patients suff...

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an ever-evolving threat to the United States health care system. Thus, health care professionals must remain up to date on relevant COVID-19 information. With that in mind, this course provides up to ...

Preterm births can impact preterm babies, as well as the parents of preterm babies. The question is, what is the impact of preterm births? This course will answer that very question, while providing insight into preterm births in order to build awarene...

Gratitude can be a powerful ally when trying to improve upon both personal and professional relationships. Gratitude can also be associated with several health benefits, which can improve upon one's overall health and well-being. The question is, how c...

Older adult patients are part of a large, vulnerable, and complex patient population that requires health care professionals to provide safe health care. The question is, how can health care professionals safely care for older adult patients? This cour...

Inhalation injuries can be devastating to an individual's health. They can lead to inflammation, respiratory tract damage, lung damage, toxicity, and death. Thus, inhalation injuries must be effectively managed and treated by health care professionals....

Research presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that elder abuse is a common and serious problem affecting an alarming portion of the older adult population living in America. Research presented by the CDC also sugge...

Research presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that millions of Americans are suffering from sleep deprivation. Research presented by the CDC also indicates that the prevalence of sleep deprivation may be on the ri...

It has been argued that communication is essential to health care. It has also been argued that effective communication can promote safe and effective health care, reduce medical errors, and optimize patient care. Therefore, health care professionals s...

Research indicates that racial and ethnic disparities exist within the current health care system. Research also indicates that minority populations, within the United States, are continuing to grow. Thus, it is increasingly important for health care p...

Health care-related laws and regulations are essential to the administration of ethically driven health care that is both safe and effective. Therefore, each state has developed specific laws to help guide nurses administering care to patients. Due to ...

The use of telehealth within the health care system has steadily increased over the past few years. Evidence suggests that the utilization of telehealth will continue to expand as the health care system progress towards the future. Evidence also sugges...

Medical malpractice claims and lawsuits have become a very real part of health care. Thus, health care professionals should understand how to protect themselves against medical malpractice claims. This course will provide insight into how health care p...

It has been argued that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is essential to health-related information, patients' rights, and the health care system. Thus, health care professionals should be familiar with current HI...

Nutrition can be an important determinant of older adults' health. Therefore, it is essential for assisted living and nursing home administrators to ensure older adults residing in their facilities receive the adequate nutrition they require. This cour...

In recent years, there has been a push, within the current health care system, to increase breastfeeding support. Therefore, it is essential that health care professionals understand how to provide breastfeeding support. This course will provide insigh...

Medical errors are one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Thus, health care professionals should understand how to prevent medical errors from occurring. With that in mind, this course reviews recommendations that were developed to he...

Evidence suggests the use of e-cigarette is on the rise. As a result, health care professionals should be aware of the effects of e-cigarettes on biological systems such as the cardiovascular system. With that in mind, this course reviews information r...

Breastfeeding promotion and support efforts in recent years have diversified, not only encouraging mothers to breastfeed but also creating environments that support breastfeeding. This new focus is strategic, as women and families overwhelmingly cite b...

The United States continues to face challenges to improving the reproductive health of the U.S. population. Therefore, health care professionals are being called upon to provide family planning services to help address public health challenges. This co...

Organ donation is an essential and potentially life-saving component of health care. Thus, health care professionals should be familiar with concepts related to organ donation and organ procurement. This course reviews the clinical practices of a high-...

Traumatic brain injuries can be extremely dangerous to the health and overall well-being of patients. Thus, health care professionals should possess insight into traumatic brain injury (TBI) to best serve patients. This course will provide insight into...

Adequate hand hygiene is essential to the safe and effective administration of health care. Thus, health care professionals should be very familiar with adequate hand hygiene. This course will review recommended hand hygiene procedures and indications,...

This course reviews practical forensic evidence collection approaches and guidelines to help health care professionals manage the biological evidence required for DNA analysis in cases of sexual assault.

CEU Course Objectives Examine strateg...

Tick-borne diseases may be very dangerous to patients. Thus, health care professionals should possess insight on how to identify, treat and prevent tick-borne diseases. This course will provide insight into tick-borne diseases to help health care profe...

It is often essential for health care professionals to understand how to treat and manage wounds while administering health care to patients. This course provides insight into the treatment, management and prevention of wounds in order to promote the e...

This course provides information, recommendations, and resources to assist health care professionals in properly storing and handling vaccine supplies.

CEU Course Objectives Review CDC recommendations for vaccines. Identify CDC best practic...

This course reviews the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Clinical Guidance for Management of Diabetes which provides recommendations for the medical management of Federal inmates with diabetes mellitus, as well as inmates at risk for developing diabetes...

This course reviews the BOP Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of HIV Infection, which provides guidance on the screening, evaluation, and treatment of federal inmates with HIV infections.

CEU Course Objectives Examine the recom...

This course reviews the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Clinical Guidance for Medical Management of Transgender Inmates, which provides recommendations for the medical management and treatment of transgender federal inmates.

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This course reviews a study which examined the protective factors and environmental deficits associated with a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

CEU Course Objectives Review the stressors and supports associated with a NICU. Explore the r...

Bioterrorism attacks may lead to mass infection, disease and serious, life-threatening conditions. As a result, health care professionals are often required to administer health care to those victimized by bioterrorism attacks. Therefore, health care p...

Unfortunately, a stigma exists regarding health care and men. Traditionally, men are reluctant to seek medical care because health help-seeking is strongly linked to femininity, male weakness, and vulnerability. As a result, men do not often receive th...

This course reviews a health guide to preventing infections in male patients which may be used by health care professionals to build awareness and improve upon patient care.

CEU Course Objectives Explore the most common infections in male pat...

This course reviews a health guide to preventing infections in women which may be used by health care professionals to build awareness and improve upon patient care.

CEU Course Objectives Explore the most common infections in women including:...

Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is common in infants and children. Therefore, health care professionals should possess an understanding of how to administer health care to infants and children experiencing GERD. This course will review GERD, as...

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) accounts for thousands of infant deaths each year. Therefore, health care professionals should possess an understanding of how to prevent SIDS. This CEU provides insight into methods and strategies to prevent SIDS in...

Influenza may lead to severe illness, hospitalization and even death. Fortunately, influenza may be prevented via vaccination. This CEU reviews recommendations and clinical evidence related to influenza vaccination in order to improve upon patient care...

This CEU provides insight into drug diversion in order to help health care professionals identify a range of predictors for both the illicit acquisition and redistribution of prescription drugs.

CEU Course Objectives Explore the iss...

The use of nurse-led care in the treatment of haemophilia is on the rise. Therefore, nurses should have an understanding of how nurse-led care is being used to treat haemophilia. This CEU provides insight into the use of nurse-led care in the treatment...

The hospital environment contains hazards such as bacteria, viruses, and chemicals that may be inhaled by personnel and cause injury or illness. As a result, health care professionals should possess an understanding of how to protect themselves from su...

Stroke is one of leading causes of death and significant disability worldwide. Therefore, health care professionals should possess an understand of how to effectively manage stroke patients. This CEU reviews newly identified stroke risk factors in orde...

Data suggests food allergies are common and have been increasing in prevalence in the last 2 to 3 decades. Therefore, health care professionals should have an understanding of how to administer care to patients suffering from food allergies. This CEU r...

Medication adherence, as well as the safe and effective administration of medications, is essential to health care. Thus, health care professionals should have an understanding of how to efficiently and effectively facilitate both medication adherence ...

Research indicates the use of marijuana is on the rise. As a result, health care professionals are observing an influx of patients who use marijuana. Therefore, it is essential for health care professionals to have an understanding of marijuana...

Adequate health care documentation can be a means to ensure the safe and effective administration of health care to patients in need. However, poor health care documentation can be quite the opposite. Poor health care documentation can lead to miscommu...

Patients often seek the help of health care professionals to break tobacco addictions. Health care professionals should be aware of effective tobacco cessation methods. This course will review effective strategies and treatment options to help patients...

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex disease that affects children and adolescents, as well as adults. While many pediatricians and other health care professionals are aware of ME/CFS, they often lack the ess...

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) affects millions of men and women across the United States. HCV is a complicated disease for both men and women. However, women face different HCV-related issues than those of men. This course will review the HCV-related iss...

It has been estimated that 100 million Americans suffer from some type of pain. Pain has become so widespread that it is often referred to as one of the primary reasons individuals seek health care. With the prevalence of pain on the rise, health care ...

The International Labour Organization estimates that more than 20 million individuals from across the world, including the United States, are victimized by human trafficking. However, human trafficking awareness is still very limited. This course is de...

The misuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs has become a major problem throughout the United States. In response to the increasing prevalence of substance use, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Substance Abuse and Menta...

National data reveals that in the past 17 years, the use of opioids during pregnancy has dramatically increased. As a result, health care professionals have experienced an increase in the number of pregnant women with opioid use disorders that require ...

Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is one of the leading cause of child abuse deaths in the United States. Nearly all victims of SBS suffer serious health consequences and at least one out of every four babies who are violently shaken dies from SBS. Understand...

Culturally competent health care systems have been shown to improve upon patients' quality of care and treatment outcomes. As a result, health care professionals are being asked to improve upon their cultural competence. This CEU will highlight the imp...

Impaired health care professionals pose a significant risk to patient safety. As a result, health care professionals must identify impairment in the workplace. This course will provide nurses with insight on how to effectively identify impairment in th...

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health problem that affects millions of Americans each year. IPV can lead to abuse, psychological aggression and physical harm. Fortunately, IPV can be prevented. This CEU will provide nurses with a d...

Workplace violence is a growing concern nationwide. Millions of Americans fall victim to workplace violence every year and health care professionals are among the groups most affected by job-related violence. The Occupational Safety and Health Administ...

The prevalence of substance use disorders (SUDs) among patient populations has steadily risen over the past few years. As a result, health care professionals have experienced an influx of patients suffering from SUDs. Increasing SUD patient populations...

In pediatric populations, pain, both acute and chronic, is often under-recognized and under-treated. As a result, many pediatric patients suffer without receiving therapy. Evidence demonstrates that controlling pain in pediatric patients can be benefic...

Sudden cardiac arrest accounts for millions of deaths worldwide each year. It can strike without warning and can leave individuals on the brink of death within minutes of onset. Sudden cardiac arrest's lethality is quick and devastating. Fortunately, t...

Nurses have a very important role to play in the privacy and security of electronic health information. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) provides information to help nurses succeed in their privacy and secu...

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Opioids are commonly prescribed for chronic pain. In recent years opioid use has skyrocketed in the United States. It has been estimated that well over 200 million opioid prescriptions have been written each year since 2011. Wi...

***This course will be expiring on 07/29/2021. After this date, you will be unable to take this course for renewal credit.***

In recent years, pharmacokinetics has become an intricate aspect of health care. More and more, health care professional...

The elderly population comprises one of the fastest growing segments of the overall health care population. Elderly patients rely on health care professionals for the most basic of needs and are often the most vulnerable of patients. Health care ethics...

Discussed in this CE course for nurses, nursing home administrators, and assisted living personnel are topics that include healthcare system preparedness, healthcare system recovery, emergency operations coordination, fatality management, information s...

This CEU course by the National Institute on Aging is a thoughtful collection of facts, suggestions and guidelines for caregivers of people facing death. Equally informative for family members and professional health care givers, many end-of-life and p...

This CEU course reviews the rights and responsibilities of the residents of nursing home facilities and gives specific examples for resident rights situations.

CEU Course Objectives Enumerate the services that the resident has a right to refu...

The goal of this CEU course is to provide guidance on the prevention and treatment of common types of wounds, including pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, venous insufficiency ulcers, and arterial insufficiency ulcers. The focus of these guideline...

In many instances, outbreaks and other adverse events are associated with breakdowns in basic infection prevention procedures. All healthcare settings, regardless of the level of care provided, must make infection prevention a priority and must be equ...

Approximately 36.7 million people across the planet are living with HIV and AIDS. To combat this overwhelming, global problem, clinicians have been working tirelessly to develop new treatment strategies. HIV/AIDS clinical care has improved dramatically...

Violence against women during pregnancy and the postpartum period affects millions of woman across the globe. Health care professionals are turning to clinical research to better understand this growing problem. This CEU provides nurses with insight in...

Many intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors are still under threat of ongoing abuse or stalking, which not only directly impacts their physical and psychological safety, but impacts treatment options as well. The goals of this CEU course a...

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the United Sates and one of the leading causes of long-term disability. It can strike without warning and devastate the lives of those it affects. It is imperative health care professionals understand how...

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Diabetes is a serious and costly chronic disease affecting over 25 million Americans. Almost 2 million cases are diagnosed annually, and the total cost of diabetes in the United States has surpassed $175 billion. This course pr...

Antimicrobial resistance is one of our most serious health threats. This CEU course discusses bacteria causing severe human infections and the antibiotics used to treat those infections. Information on current CDC initiatives and what can be done to ...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals have unique health experiences and needs. This CEU course provides an overview of current health issues among LGBT populations. While many challenges exist with regards to the availability of data, ...

Nurses can use the most current guidelines to assist in the prevention and treatment of STDs. This CEU course provides updated guidelines that discuss alternative treatment regimens for Neisseria gonorrhoeae; the use of nucleic acid amplification test...

This CEU course provides an overview for nurses who work with the HIV population, or work with those that may become infected with HIV, by examining the HIV life cycle, the stages of infection, HIV testing, medicines and treatment, clinical trials, pre...

Our Nation's health care facilities are entrusted with providing expert medical care in safe and secure environments for patients, staff, and visitors. Many emergencies occur with little to no warning, therefore, it is critical for health care facilit...

The first step in helping abused or neglected children is learning to recognize the signs of child abuse and neglect. This CEU course provides a better understanding of the legal definition of, the different types of, and the signs and symptoms of chi...

People with cancer often need to follow diets that are different from what they think of as healthy. This CEU course provides nurses with information about common types of eating problems during cancer treatment, along with foods, drinks, and techniqu...

The symptoms of frontotemporal disorders are devastating and gradually rob people of basic abilities such as thinking, talking, walking, and socializing. This CEU course explains what is known about the different types of disorders and how they are di...

Breastfeeding helps protect both mother and infant from several types of illnesses. This CEU course provides nurses with insight on working with new mothers and discusses why breastfeeding is important, how breast milk is made, what the mother should ...

One of the most universal and natural facets of motherhood, the ability to breastfeed, helps mothers and babies bond and is vitally important to mothers' and infants' health. For nearly all infants, breastfeeding is the best source of infant ...

Drug testing can contribute to the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients seen in primary care, the management of the treatment of chronic pain, and the identification and treatment of substance use disorders. This CEU course descri...

The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) places all substance which were in some manner regulated under existing federal law into one of five schedules. This placement is based upon the substance's medical use, potential for abuse, and safety or d...

A diagnosis of dementia can be frightening for those affected by the syndrome, their family members, and caretakers. This CEU course provides nurses with a general overview of various types of dementia, describes how the disorders are diagnosed and tr...

This CEU course for nurses examines the behaviors that are considered nonsuicidal self-injury, the populations that self-injury is most commonly seen in, reasons for such behaviors, the link between self-injury and suicide, and how to measure and treat...

This CEU course provides nurses with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's standards for bloodborne pathogen exposure incidents, Hepatitis B vaccination protection, personal protective equipment to reduce exposure to bloodborne pathogens,...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an illness that changes the brain and causes people to lose the ability to remember, think, use good judgment, and have trouble taking care of themselves. This CEU course provides nurses with an understanding of the disease...

This short CEU course is intended to help nurses talk with their patients about their goals, beliefs, symptom management, and use of complementary and alternative medicine therapy during and after cancer care. In addition, it provides several...

The United States is in the midst of a mental and behavioral health crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic that is anticipated to continue worsening and have a long-term impact on the entire population. As a result, government agencies have develo...

While substance use generally begins during the adolescent years, there are known biological, psychological, social, and environmental factors that contribute to the risks that begin accumulating as early as the prenatal period....

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The current opioid epidemic is one of the largest drug epidemics recorded in U.S. history. In 2017, the opioid epidemic in the U.S. has declared a national public health emergency due to the amount of related overdose deaths in...

The U.S. faces a crisis of overdose deaths from opioids, including heroin, illicit fentanyl, and prescription opioids. These deaths represent a small fraction of the total number of Americans impacted by opioid misuse and addiction. Millions of America...

Antibiotics are one of the health care system's most powerful tools for fighting life-threatening infections. Unfortunately, evidence presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that antibiotic resistance in on the rise. ...

Research indicates substance misuse among young adults may be on the rise. Therefore, it is important for health care professionals to obtain insight into effective prevention practices to mitigate risk factors associated with substance misuse ...

The number of people entering the criminal justice system has significantly increased in the past several decades. This CE course examines a wide range of evidence-based practices for screening and assessment of people in the j...

Evidence suggests that women's concerns about how substances will affect the developing fetus can motivate them to reduce or abstain from substances during pregnancy. This CE course examines the scientific literature on the ris...

Motivation for change is a key component in addressing substance misuse. This CE course shows how SUD treatment counselors can influence positive behavior change by developing a therapeutic relationship that respects and builds...

Healing to Wellness Courts are special dockets within the overall tribal court case process. Special procedures need to be instituted to identify eligible participants as soon as possible after their arrest or triggering event,...

The Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) was created to help communities understand and improve the interactions between criminal justice systems and people with mental and substance use disorders. This CE course lists data points ...

The transition to adulthood can be especially challenging for young people who experience an emerging serious mental illness such as first-episode psychosis and who have a co-occurring substance use condition, and research shows...

For some women, learning to breastfeed can be frustrating and uncomfortable. This CE course describes the best breastfeeding holds for newborns and how they work, answers common questions about medications and birth control while breastfeeding...

Suicidal thoughts and behaviors affect people of every race, ethnicity, age, culture, and faith. This CE course identifies a set of suicide prevention competencies - the recommended attitudes, approaches, and skills for support...

Needs assessments and other research have shown that not all state Medicaid programs offer the full continuum of services needed by individuals with a SUD. This CE course provides information about the preventive, treatment, an...

American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) health leaders and tribal leaders are concerned about the growing problem of dementia, a health condition that has a heavy impact on families and communities. This CE course offers eigh...

The needs and growth of the older population with serious mental illnesses (SMIs) exceeds the number of behavioral health providers that are trained in geriatric care and the workforce that works most frequently with geriatric p...

Following incarceration, individuals with OUD enter back into the environment where their substance use originated. Unfortunately, this puts the individual at high risk for relapse and their tolerance for opioids is reduced whi...

Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death worldwide and people with mental illness are disproportionately affected with high smoking prevalence. This CE course reviews the determinants of tobacco use among smok...

Falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among adults age 65 and older in the United States. This CE course provides a framework for managing older patients' fall risk by offering practical suggestions to inco...

A psychiatric or mental health advance directive (PAD) is a legal tool that allows a person with mental illness to state their preferences for treatment in advance of a crisis. This CE course provides background and practical i...

A diagnosis of dementia can be frightening for those affected by the syndrome, their family members, and caretakers. This CE course provides a general overview of various types of dementia, describes how the disorders are diagn...

The safe and effective use of antipsychotic medications for children and adolescents in the United States is a critical issue in mental and substance use treatment. This CE course provides a centralized resource that articulate...

People with cancer often need to follow diets that are different from what you think of as healthy. This CE course describes common types of eating problems, along with ways to manage them.

Author: National Canc...

Frontotemporal disorders lead to dementias that affect personality, behavior, language, and movement. This CE course explains what is known about the different types of disorders and how they are diagnosed, as well as describin...

Persons with chronic Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are at increased risk for cirrhosis and liver cancer and require medical care. This CE course summarizes and consolidates previously published recommendations from the Advi...

Lewy Body dementia (LBD) is a complex and challenging brain disorder. This CE course explains what is known about the different types of LBD and how they are diagnosed. Most importantly, it describes how to treat and manage th...

Hallucinogens and dissociative drugs can disrupt a person's ability to think and communicate rationally, or even to recognize reality, sometimes resulting in bizarre or dangerous behavior. This CE course compiles scientific inf...

Safety and health programs foster a proactive approach to finding and fixing workplace hazards before they can cause injury or illness. This CE course describes new OSHA recommended practices and reviews what has been learned f...

Pregnant women living in or traveling to areas with local mosquito-borne Zika virus transmission are at risk for Zika virus infection, which can lead to severe fetal and infant brain abnormalities and microcephaly. This CE cour...

This course was developed as a Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale Training overview. The course briefly looks at the background of the BPRS, along with the items that are rated, and the scoring and guidelines for each category.

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Healthcare and social service workers face significant risks of job-related violence. This CE course provides guidelines that reflect the variations that exist in different settings and incorporates the latest and most effectiv...

This course was developed from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services caregiver's guide which shows how to help someone brush, floss, and have a healthy mouth. It also presents an overview of physical, mental, and behavioral challenges commo...

Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs) are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD), causing substantial distress for both people with dementia and their caregivers, and contributing to early institutionalization. This CE course explore...

Recent data indicate that Hispanics or Latinos are disproportionately affected by HIV infection. This short CE course looks at the HIV care outcomes among Hispanics or Latinos with diagnosed HIV infection in the United States. ...

Heroin is a highly addictive opioid drug, and its use has repercussions that extend far beyond the individual user. This short CE course explains the effects heroin has on the body, the link between heroin use and prescription ...

The importance of consistent and complete medical documentation in the medical record cannot be overemphasized. Without such documentation, accurate coding cannot be achieved. This CE course provides medical coding guidelines ...

Given the important role that medication can play in treating substance use disorders (SUDs), it is critical that Medicaid programs develop clinically effective and cost-effective delivery and financing approaches to providing t...

Alcohol, illicit drug, and tobacco use is more common among young adults than in any other age group. This CE course aims to increase awareness of the wide range of issues faced by young adults enrolled in colleges due to under...

For patients with PTSD to derive the greatest benefit from available evidence-based psychotherapies and psychiatric medications they must be able to fully engage in their treatment. This CE course describes factors that make pa...

Children differ from adults physically, developmentally, and socially, which results in a need for disaster response services designed specifically for children of particular age groups. This CE course discusses the challenges ...

Considering that Vietnam Veterans constitute the largest living cohort of United States Veterans and are the modal users of US Department of Veterans Affairs services, understanding how the Vietnam Veteran generation is faring t...

Cigarette smoking is very common among people with substance use problems. This CE course is meant to help implement a tobacco cessation program for clients in SUD treatment and beyond.

Author: Substance Abuse a...

In recent years, the increasing suicide rates among Veterans and active duty military members has brought predictors of suicide with specific relevance to these populations to the forefront of the research in this area. This CE...

Health care clinicians often interact with homeless patients who have acute and urgent needs that take priority over general preventive measures. This CE course addresses screening methods relevant to populations experiencing homelessness, various pro...

As a result of scientific research, we know that addiction is a medical disorder that affects the brain and changes behavior. This CE course provides scientific information about the disorder of drug addiction, including the ma...

This course examines: the guidelines for achieving optimal health with diet, exercise, and body composition; osteopenia and osteoporosis; how to maintain bone health; the characterization and statistics of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eatin...

Many individuals who develop substance use disorders (SUD) are also diagnosed with mental disorders, and vice versa. This CE course provides information on the state of the science in the comorbidity of substance use disorders ...

Effective prevention and treatment strategies exist for opioid misuse and use disorder but are highly underutilized across the United States. This CE course addresses overcoming the misunderstandings and other barriers that pre...

PTSD is unique among mental health disorders in that sleep problems represent two of the diagnostic criteria. This CE course explores how, although sleep problems are symptoms of PTSD, the evidence suggests that they tend to be...

Agitation is an acute behavioral emergency requiring immediate intervention. Verbal de-escalation is usually the key to engaging the patient and helping them become an active partner in their evaluation and treatment. This CE ...

This course addresses abuse and neglect by looking at: the legal definition; federal law related to child abuse. Assessing the signs and symptoms; what is known about chronic neglect; ways to work with families experiencing chronic neglect, including ...

Because drug abuse and addiction have so many dimensions and disrupt so many aspects of an individual's life, treatment is not simple. This CE course addresses addiction to a wide variety of drugs, including nicotine, alcohol, ...

First responders are usually the first on the scene to face challenging, dangerous, and draining situations, as well the the first to reach out to disaster survivors and provide emotional and physical support. This CE course di...

Opioid overdose continues to be a major public health problem in the United States. This CE course discusses opioid use disorders, steps for first responders, information for prescribers, and safety advice for patients and fami...

Changes in marijuana policies across states legalizing marijuana for medical and/or recreational use suggest that marijuana is gaining greater acceptance in our society. This CE course covers what is particularly important for ...

Even the most skilled, responsible, and dedicated healthcare worker is susceptible to substance abuse. This CE course looks at the policies and standards in place by very reputable cooperatives such as the American Medical Asso...

The suicide of a student can leave a school faced with grieving students, distressed parents and school staff, media attention, and a community struggling to understand what happened and why. This CE course provides guidance an...

As tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of mortality in the United States, differential rates of smoking and use of other tobacco products is a significant contributor to health disparities among some of the most vulnera...

Healthcare-associated infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients worldwide. This CE course explains how to improve personnel safety in the healthcare environment through appropriate...

For children and youth who experience child abuse or neglect and associated trauma, brain development may be interrupted, leading to functional impairments. This CE course summarizes what healthcare professionals can do to prom...

The crisis of prescription opioid related harms has focused attention toward identifying and treating high-risk populations. This CE course reviews the epidemiology and clinical management of comorbid chronic pain and prescript...

Though many cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention efforts have focused on reducing exposure to traditional risk factors, there is increasing recognition of the importance of psychological risk factors. This CE course looks at...

American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adolescents and young adults have alarmingly high suicide rates and are at greater risk for suicide contagion and cluster formation than other age demographics. This CE course provides ...

In the United States and other industrialized countries, rates of disease and mortality are high among those experiencing homelessness and youth represent one of the largest sub-groups of the overall homeless populations. This ...

Youth in alternative school settings may be at particularly high risk for teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and associated sexual risk behaviors. This CE course examines the strategies for delivering adole...

Evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs), such as Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Processing Therapy, are generally the first-line interventions for PTSD. Unfortunately, many Veterans still have diagnosable PTSD following EBPs or...

The nation's opioid epidemic continues to compromise the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. This CE course provides comprehensive, national guidance for the optimal management of pregnant and paren...

Investigators have suggested that aspects of the intra-individual environment, such as psychiatric symptoms, may impact physiology directly and be as important as the external environment, if not more so, in predicting subsequen...

Suicide in the United States is continuing to increase. This CE course provides a snapshot of recent efforts to implement the goals and objectives of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and makes suggestions for increa...

This CEU course explores the trends of tobacco use in the United States, with special focus on American Indians / Alaska Natives, military veterans, middle and high school students, and tobacco use in movies.

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The purpose of the part 2 regulations is to ensure that a patient is not made more vulnerable by reason of the availability of their patient record than an individual with a substance use disorder who does not seek treatment. T...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an irreversible, progressive brain disease. This CEU course includes methods for reaching the goals of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer's disease and related dementia, enhancing care qua...

Research in the area of illicit substance use remains preoccupied with describing and analyzing the risks of people who use drugs (PWUD), however, more recently there has been a drive to use a strengths-based or resilience appro...

People who inject drugs (PWID) often have poor health and lack access to health care. This CEU course examines whether PWID engage in self-treatment through nonmedical prescription opioid use (NMPOU). Further, whether a histor...

The guidelines presented in this course provide healthcare providers with a framework by which to evaluate, treat, and manage the individual needs and preferences of patients with chronic pain who are on or being considered for ...

This CEU course focuses on how mass violence affects the behavioral health of adult and young survivors or witnesses of a mass violence incident. The phases of response experienced by survivors, as well as immediate and long-te...

Human trafficking, also known as modern day slavery, is a crime that involves the exploitation of a person for the purpose of compelled labor or a commercial sex act. This CE course details a series of coordinated actions to st...

The choice of medication used in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction is based on safety and efficacy, patient preferences, and treatment goals. This CE course examines the pharmacology and clinical applicat...

This CEU course provides recommendations for the management of depression in federal inmates.

Article Author: Federal Bureau of Prisons

Exam writer: Patricia Hocking-Walker, M.S. (Psychology)

This CE course addresses the public policy recommendations for reducing the human and economic costs associated with severe mental illness by building and invigorating a robust, interconnected, evidence-based system of care that...

Opioid use disorder is increasing at alarming rates for both men and women in the United States, but the prevalence of prescription opioid and heroin use among women is substantial. This CEU course provides an understanding of ...

This CEU course provides recommendations for the medical management of federal inmates with varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles), as well as for the prevention and control measures.

Article Author: ...

This CEU course provides recommendations for the medical management and treatment of transgender federal inmates.

Article Author: Federal Bureau of Prisons

Exam writer: Patricia Hocking-Walker, M.S. (Psyc...

Some medical problems are more prevalent and often more severe in people addicted to opioids than in the general population. This CEU course identifies medical problems commonly encountered in people addicted to opioids, discus...

Technology-based therapeutic tools are becoming widely used in behavioral health services. This CE course provides counselor-client dialog to facilitate learning, along with comments from the point of view of an experienced clinician about the strateg...

This CEU course provides recommendations for the medical management of inmates with hypertension.

Article Author: Federal Bureau of Prisons

Exam writer: Patricia Hocking-Walker, M.S. (Psychology)

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As lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals become more accepted and visible, they are seeking culturally sensitive, if not culturally specific, substance abuse treatment services. This CE course discusses adm...

Bridging the gap between rural and urban behavioral health services involves addressing many complex barriers and developing creative solutions to complex challenges that are often unique to rural areas. This CE course looks at...

This course provides detailed information on: sexual harassment in the workplace; prevention of sexual harassment; employer responsibilities, liability, and obligations; employee responsibilities; types of sexual harassment claims; behavior that is con...

This CEU course provides recommended procedures for detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of scabies in the correctional setting.

Article Author: Federal Bureau of Prisons

Exam writer: Patricia ...

This CEU course provides recommendations for the identification and management of foodborne illness outbreaks among prison populations and for the assessment and nutritional augmentation of inmates who are in a malnourished stat...

This course provides a thorough discussion of trauma-informed prevention and treatment objectives along with practical counselor strategies. Specific treatment issues related to working with trauma survivors in a clinical setting are discussed as well...

This course provides basic information on sources and impacts of trauma and describes how behavioral health, human services, and other systems are becoming "trauma-informed." This course also focuses on how people come to recognize the impac...

Extracted from a guide created by the National Center on Trauma-Informed Care as a technical assistance document to help make trauma-informed peer support available to women who receive or have received services in behavioral health or other human serv...

This course covers various treatment approaches designed specifically to treat trauma-related symptoms, trauma-related disorders, and specific disorders of traumatic stress. To do this, trauma-specific treatment models, providing a brief overview of i...

Being of low socioeconomic status (SES), in the United States and around the world, may affect how people understand disaster risk, prepare for disasters, and respond to warnings and evacuation orders. This CEU course focuses o...

This CEU course provides recommended standards for the medical management of withdrawal from addictive substances for federal inmates.

Article Author: Federal Bureau of Prisons

Exam writer: Patricia Hocki...

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a serious preventable public health problem that affects millions of Americans and occurs across the lifespan. This CE course discusses strategies based on the best available evidence to help ...

Often, the lack of stability in a child's living situation, physical distance from friends and family, and emotional vulnerability put them at risk for traffickers who are actively seeking children and teens to exploit. This CE...

This CEU course provides recommendations for treatment of inmates in federal facilities who are diagnosed with chronic psychotic disorders.

Article Author: Federal Bureau of Prisons

Exam writer: Patricia ...

Women who inject drugs have substantially different needs and face higher risks of disease and violence than do men who inject drugs. This CE course seeks to illuminate the many reasons a focus on drug-injecting women is import...

Breastfeeding helps to establish a secure and loving relationship between the mother and her infant and offers many other positive benefits. This CEU course provides information on the benefits of breastfeeding, factors affecti...

This CEU course provides guidance on the screening, evaluation, and treatment of federal inmates with HIV infection, with a focus on primary care.

Article Author: Federal Bureau of Prisons

Exam writer: Pa...

Opioids are commonly prescribed for pain. This CEU course provides recommendations that address when to initiate or continue opioids for chronic pain, assesses risk and harm of opioid use, and opioid selection, dosage, duration...

Although breastfeeding is a natural process, many moms need help. This CEU course covers the importance of breastfeeding, along with learning how and common challenges of breastfeeding.

Article Author: The Offic...

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem in the healthcare and community setting - leading to increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. This CEU course provides guidance on the appropriate use of antimicrobials...

Youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system, especially those in residential facilities, have higher rates of suicide than their non-system-involved peers. This short CE course provides guidance on developing a...

This CE course addresses the potential interaction among substance abuse, recovery issues, and the coming out process; the family dynamics that are important in working with LGBT individuals; the clinical issues and concerns spe...

Research has shown that breastfeeding is recognized as the best source of nutrition for most infants. This CEU course provides guidance for public health professionals on how to select strategies to support breastfeeding mother...

Jails and prisons house significantly greater proportions of individuals with mental, substance use, and co-occurring disorders than are found in the general public. This short CEU course provides examples of the implementation...

This CEU course provides specific recommendations for medically managing BOP inmates who have experienced potential exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) through var...

Misuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs is a problem throughout the United States. This CEU course provides information about discrete steps to help with conceptualizing and planning a prevention event by defining the essen...

This short CEU course summarizes best practices and expert consensus on culturally appropriate approaches, treatment modalities, and effective tools in working with Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) ...

For substance abuse treatment providers to deliver skilled care to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) clients, they need to be aware of issues specific to the LGBT community. This CE course provides an overview of t...

A core group of basic- and extended-care services is essential to the effectiveness of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction. This CE course describes the phase-treatment approach and duration, approaches to ...

Childhood maltreatment represents a significant risk factor for psychopathology. This advanced CE course provides the neuroendocrine findings for the association between maltreatment and atypical development of the hypothalamic...

This short CE course provides recommendations for systems and practitioners in juvenile justice, law enforcement, mental health, substance abuse, child welfare, and education to work collaboratively to successfully prevent suici...

This CEU course provides the most current Federal Bureau of Prisons recommendations for the management of bipolar disorders in the federal inmate population.

Article Author: The Federal Bureau of Prisons

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This CE course describes screening and assessment procedures and important considerations that might be made during and shortly after admission to an OTP, as well as assessment techniques and considerations that are important to...

This CE course focuses on: healthy and empowered individuals, families, and communities; clinical and community preventive services; treatment and support services; surveillance, research, and evaluation; and the national strategy for suicide p...

This short CEU course focuses on the neurological and psychiatric effects of marijuana, other cannabinoids, and the endocannabinoid system. Both the adverse and the potential therapeutic effects of the cannabinoid system are di...

Having a competent and confident clinical workforce is critical to reducing the rate of suicide. This CE course provides guidelines for a template to construct a solid training program in suicide prevention, including risk asse...

This CEU course provides the most current Federal Bureau of Prisons recommendations for the treatment of chronic HCV infection in the federal inmate population.

Article Author: The Federal Bureau of Prisons

This CE course explains the neurobiological basis for substance use disorders and provides the biological, psychological, and social frameworks for improving diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of alcohol and drug misuse. Evid...

This CEU course provides guidance on the prevention and treatment of common types of wounds, including pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, venous insufficiency ulcers, and arterial insufficiency ulcers. The focus of this cou...

Anxiety disorders constitute a sizable worldwide health burden with profound social and economic consequences. This advanced CE course examines the interaction between anxiety and cognition focusing on the translational threat ...

This short CEU course provides an overview of the use of Cannabis and its components as a treatment for people with cancer-related symptoms caused by the disease itself or its treatments.

Article Author: Donald A...

This CE course provides insight for health care professionals on understanding and treating tuberculosis. Included in the topics of focus: background information about the disease; detecting TB infections; treating latent TB vs. active TB disease; and...

This advanced CE course offers an alternative perspective on the concept of stress, and provides a clearer understanding of the mechanisms of action of bodymind therapeutic and educational systems (BTES). The concept of the Preparatory Set (PS...

Misuse of prescription opioids, central nervous system depressants, and stimulants is a serious public health problem in the United States. This short CEU course discusses the scope of prescription drug misuse, the adverse heal...

Tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control is a high public priority for correctional systems, since TB outbreaks continue to occur in U.S. jails and prisons. This CEU course provides the Federal Bureau of Prisons clinical practi...

Recently, a differential recruitment of brain areas throughout the distributed neural system for face perception has been found in social phobic patients as compared to healthy control subjects. This advanced CE course explores...

Domestic violence, as a learned behavior, is supported by a system of beliefs and attitudes and requires a variety of approaches to prevent, reduce, and eliminate it. This CEU course provides standards that are designed to addr...

The high rate of fatal suicidal behavior in men is an urgent issue as highlighted in the public eye via news sources and media outlets. This advanced CE course addresses this issue while attempting to understand the neural subs...

Behavioral health screening is an important step for health care provider organizations to increase access to quality behavioral health care. This CEU course provides steps and examples that organizations can follow to build ef...

The pattern of initiating heroin use has changed over the past decade and when pregnant women use opioids, their infants may be affected. This CE course provides background information on the treatment of pregnant women with op...

Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a novel form of therapy that focuses on resolving the symptoms of chronic stress and post-traumatic stress. This advanced CE course demonstrates how the methods of SE help restore functionality to t...

This course describes the core elements of screening, brief intervention, brief treatment, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) programs and provides general administrative and managerial information relevant to implementing SBIRT services, including; SBI...

This CEU course provides background on key developments in parity, explains what MHPAEA and the ACA require, discusses the impact of recent parity policy changes, and offers an overview of enforcement activities. Also included ...

This CE course provides evidence-based recommendations for prescribing psychotherapeutic medication to treat severe mental illness, specifically bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and schizophrenia, and to inform and s...

The majority of individuals with serious mental illness experience the first signs of illness during adolescence or early adulthood and there are often long delays between symptom onset and the receipt of evidence-based interventions. ...

Mental health issues in our communities, particularly for youth, are complex and challenging. This CEU course provides information regarding mental health and mental illness and how communities can improve prevention of mental ...

Synthetic cannabinoids are functionally similar to THC and bind to the same cannabinoid receptors in the brain and peripheral organs. This advanced CEU course provides detailed information about how the synthetic cannabinoids o...

This course focuses on how hospital leaders and other hospital staff can better identify, report, monitor, and prevent medical errors in patients with limited English proficiency. In addition, a training module that teaches a set of team behaviors and...

Note: This course was extracted from SAMHSA's (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Treatment Improvement Protocol Manual #59 Improving Cultural Competence. Please refer to the original manual for references and appendices.

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Most women are served in co-ed settings, yet the design of behavioral health services rarely takes sex and gender differences into account. This CE course provides principles and practices that co-ed centers can use to assess and improve their program...

Sleep has been ascribed a critical role in cognitive functioning. This advanced CEU course provides evidence linking sleep to mechanisms of protein synthesis-dependent synaptic plasticity and synaptic scaling. How disruption o...

Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) duration plays a prominent role in promoting healthy brain and cognitive development in human children. This advanced CEU course examines whether and how the duration of EBF impacts the neural proc...

This course provides information on: engaging clients; familiarizing clients and their families with treatment and evaluation processes; endorsing collaboration in interviews, assessments, and treatment planning; integrating culturally relevant informa...

Note: This course was extracted from SAMHSA's (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Treatment Improvement Protocol Manual #59 Improving Cultural Competence. Please refer to the original manual for references and appendices.

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This course provides introductory information about spice and bath salts for behavior health professionals who treat people with mental illness, substance use disorders, or both. It is not meant to present comprehensive information about spice or bath...

The epidemic of smoking-caused disease in the twentieth century ranks among the greatest public health catastrophes. This CEU course provides data on the numerous health effects resulting from smoking and exposure to second-han...

Anxiety disorders represent a common but often debilitating form of psychopathology in both children and adults. This advanced CEU course presents a model of the influence of attachment relationships on the development of stres...

Suicide is a significant public health problem in the United States, with the rates of suicide within some populations being particularly high. This CEU course provides information about suicide clusters and responses in tribal...

This course defines cultural competence, presents a rationale for pursuing it, and describes the process of becoming culturally competent and responsive to client needs. In addition, it highlights the consensus panel's core assumptions and introduces ...

Note: This course was extracted from SAMHSA's (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Treatment Improvement Protocol Manual #59 Improving Cultural Competence. Please refer to the original manual for references and appendices.

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This course covers several important aspects for Behavioral Health Responders and Administration including the causes and signs of compassion fatigue and tips for preventing it from happening. It provides information that can help supervisors ease the ...

Numerous factors associated with homelessness may increase the risk of developing severe opioid use disorders and make treatment more difficult. This CE course discusses optimal care for people with opioid use disorders who are...

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have lifelong effects on individual functioning in areas such as learning, relationships, and independence in daily life. This CE course provides information and tools to support healthcare prof...

This CEU course provides information on typical brain development and the potential effects of abuse and neglect on that development. The information in this course is designed to help professionals understand the emotional, me...

This course delivers background information about depression and offers ideas that providers can use daily when helping mothers, and their families, who may be suffering from depression. This course also includes useful resources and handouts for moth...

This course provides a brief introduction to pathological gambling, gambling disorder, and problem gambling. Resources for additional information are also provided.

Course Objectives

1. Differentiate between pathological gambling, gambling...

CE Course Overview

This course is intended to give an overview of the most commonly abused drugs. It begins with an explanation of the Controlled Substances Act, how it is used, and the substances listed on the five Schedules. It covers the five ...

This CE course provides the latest research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by exploring the DSM-5 changes, implementing evidence-based treatment, group versus individual therapy, child and adolescent trauma, utilizing t...

Sensitivity to diversity will promote a workplace at lower risk for disruptive behavior and contribute greatly to the environment of care. This CEU course focuses on identifying negative, potentially disruptive situations invol...

This CEU course provides healthcare professionals with the information and resources they need to ensure that LGBT people have access to truly patient-centered care.

Article Author: Tari Hanneman, MPA

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The design of environments in which people with dementia live should be understandable, reinforce personal identity, and maintain their ability. This CEU course explores the view of people with dementia, family carers, and prof...

This CEU course explores the potential of preprinted physician orders to improve interdisciplinary integration in care, promote accurate communication, and reduce variation by combining pertinent reminders, safety alerts, and &q...

This CEU course describes and quantifies the sexual and physical health outcomes among LGBTQ youth, YMSM, and YWSW engaged in survival sex; assesses how many are using and abusing alcohol and drugs; and details youths' access to...

This course focuses on key workforce development activities, such as: recruiting, hiring, and retaining trauma-informed staff; training behavioral health service providers on the principles of and evidence-based and emerging best practices relevant to,...

This course explores several main elements that influence why people respond differently to trauma; the contextual and systemic dynamics that influence individual and community perceptions of trauma and its impact; types of trauma; objective and subjec...

This course examines common experiences survivors may encounter immediately following or long after a traumatic experience. This course begins with an overview of common responses, emphasizing that traumatic stress reactions are normal reactions to ab...

This CE course provides gender-specific factors that significantly influence treatment retention of women, and includes women's treatment issues and needs, parenting issues and treatment needs, and co-occurring disorders that ar...

Statistics on the incidence and prevalence of sex crimes, as well as trend data, can provide important insight into the nature and extent of sexual violence that practitioners can use to design and deliver more effective prevent...

This course describes the screening and assessment process for trauma as it pertains to: barriers and challenges; timing; the environment; misdiagnosis and under-diagnosis; cross cultural screening and assessment; choosing instruments for the purpose, ...

This course provides an overview of developmental, generational, and inter-generational issues, as well as suggestions for specific peer support strategies for working with women across the lifespan.

Course Objectives

1. Discuss development...

Statistics on the incidence and prevalence of sex crimes, as well as trend data, can provide important insight into the nature and extent of sexual violence that practitioners can use to design and deliver more effective prevent...

This short CEU course provides information on oral health for those working with HIV and AIDS patients.

Article Author: Susa Coffey, M.D., et al.

Exam writer: Patricia Hocking-Walker, M.S. (Psychology)

This brief CEU course provides the results of a study of the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among youth transferred to adult criminal court compared with those processed in juvenile court.

Article Author: Ja...

This course describes the behavioral health services offered under the Medicaid program and the various types of Medicaid authorities that provide the basis for components of state behavioral health programs. As looked at in this course, behavioral he...

This short CEU course describes healthy relationship programs' current approaches to addressing intimate partner violence (IPV) and teen dating violence (TDV).

Article Author: Kate Krieger, et al.; The Office of ...

Child abuse and neglect is highly prevalent and is associated with several risk factors. This CEU course provides a select group of strategies based on the best available evidence to help prevent child abuse and neglect. The s...

One act of alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP) prevention can positively impact the life of the mother and the life of the unborn child. One change in how services are provided can multiply that impact many times over. This CE cou...

This CE course equips those who provide services to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and who need or are in substance abuse or mental illness treatment with guidelines to support their care. This course also di...

This CE course assists clinicians with the implementation of technology-assisted care (TAC); highlights the importance of using technology-based assessments and interventions in behavioral health treatment services; and discusse...

The fields of substance abuse treatment and family therapy share many common assumptions, approaches, and techniques, but differ in significant philosophical and practical ways that affect treatment approaches and goals. This C...

This CEU course explores common complaints, such as diarrhea, fatigue, fever, lymphadenopathy, and vaginitis / vaginosis, among other conditions, within the HIV / AIDS population.

Article Author: Susa Coffey, M.D...

Questions may arise about the increase of domestic violence during the holiday season and how to appropriately meet the needs of survivors and advocates working in shelters through the holiday season. This CEU course examines s...

Regardless of setting or level of care, the goals of detoxification are to provide safe and humane withdrawal from substances and to foster the patient's entry into long-term treatment and recovery. This CE course provides the ...

This course provides: an HIV overview; the HIV life cycle; the stages of HIV infection; HIV testing; FDA-approved HIV medicines; HIV/AIDS clinical trials; HIV prevention; mother-to-child transmission of HIV; HIV treatment; HIV drug resistance; HIV and ...

This course provides laws and regulations of: vicarious employer liability for unlawful harassment by supervisors; the vicarious liability rule applies to unlawful harassment on all covered bases; who qualifies as a supervisor; harassment by supervisor...

This CEU course provides: the history of Alzheimer's care facilities; a model of residential care; case studies; and design considerations for Alzheimer's disease relating to way-finding and orientation, safety and security, ent...

Everyone has a role to play in the privacy and security of electronic health information. This CE course helps health care providers better understand how to integrate federal health information privacy and security requirement...

Drug addiction is a brain disease that affects behavior and recovery from drug addiction and requires effective treatment, followed by management of the problem over time. This CEU course describes the treatment principles and ...

The worldwide HIV epidemic continues to afflict young women; at the same time, the number of women who acquire HIV infection at birth is slowly rising. This CEU course provides the epidemiology and natural history of HIV infect...

Sexual violence is a serious public health problem that affects millions of people each year. This CE course provides a select group of strategies based on best available evidence on prevention activities with the greatest pote...

Fathers today are spending more time with their children, taking more responsibility for child care tasks, and sharing in more parenting decision. This CEU course describes developments in the field of parenting programs for me...

People with developmental disabilities are at increased risk for developing mental health problems across the lifespan, and treatment professionals often find it difficult to determine whether the behavior they are looking at is...

Suicide is a leading cause of death among people who abuse alcohol and drugs. This CE course presents the "what" and "why" of working with clients with substance use disorders who have suicidal thoughts and/...

The problems that children develop due to child abuse and neglect have negative impacts that ripple across the lifespan, affecting children's chances to succeed in school, work, and relationships. This CEU course focuses on pro...

The short- and long-term health implications for patients, in combination with increased mortality rates, make recognizing and effectively responding to sexual violence against older adults an important responsibility of all hea...

Violence during pregnancy is a critical concern because it is often frequent and severe in nature. This short CEU course provides research findings concerning violence against pregnant and postpartum women.

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Although healthcare providers for women living with HIV focus primarily on the physical manifestations of the condition, this CE course examines the understanding of the psychosocial, cultural, mental health, and substance abuse...

Studies of pregnancy in the HAART era indicate that pregnancy is common after a diagnosis of HIV and live birth rates are significantly increased when compared with the pre-HAART period; abortion is less common; and HIV infected...

This course was developed from the Institute For Healthcare Improvement guide which help organizations reduce health-care-associated infections, including infections due to antibiotic-resistant organisms, by improving hand hygiene practices and use of ...

This CEU course discusses the timing and spacing of vaccines; adverse reactions following vaccination; contraindications and precautions to vaccination; invalid contraindications to vaccination; screening for contraindications a...

This CEU course provides health care professionals working with the HIV-infected population information on adverse reactions to HIV medications; drug-drug interactions with HIV-related medications; and antiretroviral medications...

Individuals affected by a disaster or traumatic incident, whether survivors, witnesses, or responders to such events, may struggle with or face new challenges in the weeks and months following the event. This CE course is desig...

This CEU course provides health care professionals working with the HIV-infected population information on the initial and interim history, physical examination, and laboratory tests; HIV classification; CD4 and viral load monit...

A review of Florida Laws and Rules this CE course includes content on Florida Law and Rules Chapters 456 and 464 of the Florida Statutes and the rules in Title 64B9 of the Florida Administrative Code. This CE course is approved by the Florida Board of ...

The guidance offered in this course is intended to help close many of the gaps in emergency planning and preparedness for vulnerable older adults. In particular, this CEU course seeks to give public health officials, the Aging ...

Course Description

Behavioral health professionals have a responsibility to be aware of the complex relationship between mental illness and substance abuse or dependence, known as dual diagnoses or co-occurring disorders. Topics include character...

This CE course explores novel practices that hold promise for increasing the quality, quantity, and accessibility of mental health services in rural long-term care. Also examined is how collaboration among rural health and huma...

This CE course provides a summary of each elder abuse theory and its possible application. In addition, the theoretical directions suggested are intended to spur the critique of existing theories and facilitate the development ...

This CEU course provides information to support sexual assault services programs in strengthening their organizational and individual responses to survivors of sexual violence through the use of a trauma-informed approach by dis...

This CE course provides advocates working in community-based sexual assault programs with an understanding of sexual violence in the military and to offer resources to support their collaborative efforts with military personnel in respo...

This CE course: defines the nature and scope of child sexual abuse and exploitation; acknowledges the need to build on the foundation of existing research, advocacy, and treatment; discusses the value of a National Plan; encoura...

This CE course introduces some of the problems facing Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans and can help healthcare and social service professionals understand these veterans' needs. Topics relating to returning OEF and OIF v...

This CE course discusses the safety guidelines for chronic opioid therapy (COT) for patients with chronic non-cancer pain by examining: prescribing; management of patients with COT; tapering and discontinuation; treatment of withdrawal symptoms; and re...

This CE course provides insight for health care professionals on understanding and treating common STDs among those experiencing homelessness. Included in the topics of focus: an overview of the common sexually transmitted pathogens and the diseases t...

The intent of this CE course is to: reduce current unwarranted practice variations and provide facilities with a structured framework to help improve patient outcomes (prevent suicide and other forms of suicidal self-directed violent behavior);...

CE Course Overview

This CE video course is intended for Leaders, Managers, Supervisors, Human Resource Professionals and those who want to accomplish goals they can't do alone. The course covers a language and process for making strong commitment...

Medical errors continue to be a major public health issue. This paper attempts to bridge a possible disconnect between behavioral science and the management of medical care.

CE Course Objectives

1. Discuss the relevance of Organizational b...

This 1 hour video CEU course based on The Thin Book of Trust: An Essential Primer for Building Trust at Work describes a proven framework and language for building, maintaining and, when necessary restoring trust in the workplace ...

CE Course Objectives

This manual, Protecting Children in Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders, provides a basis for understanding parental substance use disorder and its relationship to child maltreatment. The manual encourages enhanced c...

This intermediate level continuing education course describes how supporting mothers and babies who are breastfeeding will increase the public health impact of everyone's efforts, reduce inequities in the quality of health care that mothers and babies ...

The guideline is relevant to all healthcare professionals providing or directing treatment services to patients recovering from a stroke, in any healthcare setting (primary care, specialty care, and long-term care) and in community pr...

This course summarizes key issues and changes in the 2010 American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC). Its focus is on resuscitation science and new recommendations to the...

This toolkit was prepared for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) in collaboration with Education Development Center, Inc. This t...

Biology of Aging describes some of the National Institute of Aging's exciting findings about the basic biology of aging and points to directions for future investigation.

CEU Course Objectives

1. Describe biological fact...

Illinois Specific Approvals: Counselor I or II, Preventionist I or II, CARS I or II, MISA I or II or III, PCGC II, CCJP II, CAAP I, CRSS I or II, MAATP I or II, RDDP, NCRS I or II, CFPP II, ATE

This course is intended to promote the earl...

Individuals with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (COD) are common in behavioral health and primary health settings. These individuals frequently benefit from pharmacologic interventions, whether for mental disorders, substance use disor...

This course is intended to provide in general medical settings the screening tools and procedures necessary to conduct screening, brief intervention, and/or treatment referral for patients who may have or be at risk of developing a substance use disord...

This basic course is intended to provide participants with information about the personal, social and economic costs of Alzheimer's Disease now and in the coming half-century, and why we should support research on finding a cure.

CE Course Object...

This course covers recent scientific research on Alzheimer's disease, including biomarkers that have been identified, modifiable and genetic risk factors, drug research, studies on the effects of different kinds of care, and discoveries from basic scie...

This course covers OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.1030 regarding healthcare worker exposure to bloodborne pathogens. It gives an overview of the standard, and addresses specifics on what employers are required to do when an incident occurs, protective measu...

CE Course Overview

This course is a support guide for caregivers of Alzheimer's patients. It offers "best practices" for people who have taken on the role of caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease. It includes ways to minmize stres...

This primer was originally written for attorney's as a way to advise their clients on how to address sexual harassment in the workplace. This is an extremely useful tool and full of valuable information for any business. Covered topics include: recentl...

Illinois Specific Approvals: Counselor I, Preventionist I, CARS I, MISA I, PCGC II, CCJP II, CAAP I, CRSS II, MAATP I, NCRS I, CFPP II

This course is based on The Controlled Substances Act and taken from the larger manual Drugs of Abuse....

This course is taken from a community planning guide developed by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control and the Centers for Disease Control and prevention. It's an effective and comprehensive program based upon a multitude of approaches...

This course contains 56 regulatory rights of medium- and long-term care residents under federal law. The format begins with a commonly asked question regarding resident rights and then answers the question based on federal law.

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This course was developed from information provided by the National Institute of Mental Health to give a brief overview of the symptoms, development, treatment, and directions in research for schizophrenia. The information will be useful for ...

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This course, a chapter extracted from Detoxification and Substance Abuse Treatment. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 45. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Se...

Course Description

This course is based on a chapter that has been excerpted from Treatment Improvement Protocol Manual #53: Addressing viral Hepatitis in People with Substance Use Disorders. This chapter specifically addresses the treatment re...

This course is based on a chapter taken from TIP manual #53: Addressing Virual Hepatitis in People with Substance Use Disorders by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration. This chapter covers a basic overview of Viral Hepatitis A,...

This course gives a brief overview of how psychotherapeutic medications are used as treatment for mental illnesses. It covers specific medications for treating schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, and ADHD. In addition to des...

This course provides information that clinical practitioners need when deciding whether to introduce drug testing in their practices. It offers guidance on implementing drug testing, and describes some of the ways that drug testing can contribute to as...

This course provides guidelines to help reduce the number and severity of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in facilities. The recommendations in these guidelines are based on a review of existing practices and programs, State OSHA programs, as we...

This course describes what an evidence-based practice (EBP) for treating older adults with depression is. It also presents factors to consider when choosing an EBP; identifies which EBPs are available for older adults with depression; ...

This course discusses the four Promoting Excellence demonstration projects that have translated theory into reality. Efforts go directly to the questions of whether and how palliative care services can be integrated upstream in the continuum ...

This course is intended to help health care clinics implement a Chronic Care Model to improve support for patients with chronic illnesses. Evidence shows using this model as the basis for patient care can greatly improve the care provided. The course p...

This course provides an overview of current health issues among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations. It is intended to create awareness among prevention specialists and healthcare providers of the needs, experiences, and health s...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of disability worldwide. It is caused by a bump or blow to the head that affects how the brain normally works (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 2008). Because nurses ar...

This public domain document includes an entire curriuclum for use by nurse educators to assist in properly teaching nurses new to the field safe patient handling and movement. Feel free to download this entire document to use in your ...

This course was developed using an excellent paper written by Dr. Donald Meichenbaum, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo, Canada and Research Director of the Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Tr...

This course is a fusing together of a short AHRQ Medical Errors Tip Prevention pamphlet and a more involved paper detailing the scope, definition, investigation process and laws surrounding Medical Errors. The paper focuses on Florid...

This course by the National Institute on Aging is a thoughtful collection of facts, suggestions and guidelines for caregivers of people facing death. Equally informative for family members and professional health care givers, many end...

This course is based on meeting the needs of hospitalized individuals with Alzheimer's disease. The main focus is effective communication with these patients as well as personal care techniques and suggestions for working with behaviors and environmen...

Besides the difficult task of raising children—often while working full-time, many caregivers deal with added stressors such as mental health problems, substance abuse, and a history of trauma. The aim of this course is to build a responsive ...

Includes Alzheimers, Dementia, and Other Mental Disorders

BBS Approved for Aging

This course material focuses on mental disorders (Alzheimers, Dementia, Depression) in older adults by reviewing the normal developmental m...

Older adult roundtables, established by the Center for Mental Health Services with the assistance of the Geriatric Mental Health Foundation and the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign, were convened in Washington, D.C. They rev...

This course explores the different ways in which men react to and heal from grief and sadness. The course weaves in the complex web of biology and environment to illuminate how and why men may respond differently than women, as well ...

The Action Steps for Improving Women's Mental Health represent a collaborative effort of women's health experts across multiple agencies and offices. Its purpose is to spur positive changes. The hope is that policy planners, healthca...

Research indicates that, as of 2016, over 1.2 million women in the United States were incarcerated in prison or jail, on probation, or on parole. Research also indicates that when women are released from jail or prison, they are often ill-prepared to r...

The current opioid epidemic is one of the largest drug epidemics recorded in U.S. history. In 2017, the opioid epidemic in the U.S. has declared a national public health emergency due to the amount of related overdose deaths involving opioids and the i...

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Substance use disorders and mental disorders are detrimental to the health of individuals and to society as a whole. The tendency of the aforementioned disorders to co-occur can make the damage they cause more extensive and the...

Vaping among youth presents a variety of dangers. Research indicates that vaping various products may lead to addiction, increased blood pressure, altered brain development, and cognitive impairment. Thus, health care professionals should work to preve...

Suicide, suicide attempts, self-harm, and suicidal ideation are significant public health concerns in young people. Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 24 in the United States, and suicide attemp...

Research indicates that there has been a recent rise in behavioral health crises in the U.S. As a result, there has been a push within the current health care system to adopt new methods and strategies to address such crises. With that in mind, this co...

Due to recent shifts in both the cultural and health care landscape, health care professionals are being asked to work with parents, caregivers, and children to prevent child abuse and neglect, and promote child and family well-being. Therefore, health...

Research presented by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) suggests that serious emotional disturbances (SED), serious mental illnesses (SMI), and co-occurring disorders are on the rise among youth patient populations....

Research presented by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) suggests that the prevalence of stimulant use disorder is on the rise, and becoming a public health crisis similar to the opioid epidemic. Therefore, health ca...

This short CE course is designed to encourage health care facilities to consider how to better prepare for an active shooter incident. It focuses on planning for an active shooter incident, identifying pre-attack behaviors, applying the "Run, Hid...

Preterm births can impact preterm babies, as well as the parents of preterm babies. The question is, what is the impact of preterm births? This course will answer that very question, while providing insight into preterm births in order to build awarene...

Research presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that millions of Americans, across the country, are suffering from depression and/or anxiety. Therefore, it should be no surprise to health care professionals that thei...

Health care-related laws and regulations are essential to the administration of ethically driven health care that is both safe and effective. Therefore, each state has developed specific laws to help guide nurses administering care to patients. Due to ...

The number of individuals with diagnosed autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is on the rise. As a result, it has become essential for health care professionals to possess insight into ASD to best serve patients. This course will review information regarding...

Evidence suggests the use of e-cigarette is on the rise. As a result, health care professionals should be aware of the effects of e-cigarettes on biological systems such as the cardiovascular system. With that in mind, this course reviews information r...

Traumatic brain injuries can be extremely dangerous to the health and overall well-being of patients. Thus, health care professionals should possess insight into traumatic brain injury (TBI) to best serve patients. This course will provide insight into...

Research indicates the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be on the rise. Thus, it is essential for health care professionals to possess insight into ADHD to best serve patients. This course will review information regard...

It is often essential for health care professionals to understand how to treat and manage wounds while administering health care to patients. This course provides insight into the treatment, management and prevention of wounds in order to promote the e...

This course provides information, recommendations, and resources to assist health care professionals in properly storing and handling vaccine supplies.

CEU Course Objectives Review CDC recommendations for vaccines. Identify CDC best practic...

This course reviews the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Clinical Guidance for Management of Diabetes which provides recommendations for the medical management of Federal inmates with diabetes mellitus, as well as inmates at risk for developing diabetes...

Influenza may lead to severe illness, hospitalization and even death. Fortunately, influenza may be prevented via vaccination. This CEU reviews recommendations and clinical evidence related to influenza vaccination in order to improve upon patient care...

The hospital environment contains hazards such as bacteria, viruses, and chemicals that may be inhaled by personnel and cause injury or illness. As a result, health care professionals should possess an understanding of how to protect themselves from su...

Stroke is one of leading causes of death and significant disability worldwide. Therefore, health care professionals should possess an understand of how to effectively manage stroke patients. This CEU reviews newly identified stroke risk factors in orde...

National data reveals that in the past 17 years, the use of opioids during pregnancy has dramatically increased. As a result, health care professionals have experienced an increase in the number of pregnant women with opioid use disorders that require ...

Culturally competent health care systems have been shown to improve upon patients' quality of care and treatment outcomes. As a result, health care professionals are being asked to improve upon their cultural competence. This CEU will highlight the imp...

Impaired health care professionals pose a significant risk to patient safety. As a result, health care professionals must identify impairment in the workplace. This course will provide healthcare professionals with insight on how to effectively identif...

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health problem that affects millions of Americans each year. IPV can lead to abuse, psychological aggression and physical harm. Fortunately, IPV can be prevented. This CEU will provide nurses with a d...

Sudden cardiac arrest accounts for millions of deaths worldwide each year. It can strike without warning and can leave individuals on the brink of death within minutes of onset. Sudden cardiac arrest's lethality is quick and devastating. Fortunately, t...

Opioids are commonly prescribed for chronic pain. In recent years opioid use has skyrocketed in the United States. It has been estimated that well over 200 million opioid prescriptions have been written each year since 2011. With opioid use reaching ep...

Medical errors, adverse events, contribute significantly to morbidity and mortality. They are usually unanticipated and, more often than not, preventable. Nurses should be increasingly sensitive to the issue of medical errors, alert to circumstances ...

Our Nation's health care facilities are entrusted with providing expert medical care in safe and secure environments for patients, staff, and visitors. Many emergencies occur with little to no warning, therefore, it is critical for health care facilit...

Approximately 36.7 million people across the planet are living with HIV and AIDS. To combat this overwhelming, global problem, clinicians have been working tirelessly to develop new treatment strategies. HIV/AIDS clinical care has improved dramatically...

Many intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors are still under threat of ongoing abuse or stalking, which not only directly impacts their physical and psychological safety, but impacts treatment options as well. The goals of this CEU course are to rev...

This course focuses on guiding leaders in end-of-life and palliative care regarding the trends within the published scientific literature and the sources of private- and public-sector support for this research. The purpose of this course is to present...

This course was developed from the National Institutes of Health AIDSinfo fact sheet which provides: an HIV overview; the HIV life cycle; the stages of HIV infection; HIV testing; FDA-approved HIV medicines; HIV/AIDS clinical trials; HIV prevention; mo...

Nurses should remain informed about scope of practice, standards of practice, and conceptual framework aspects of their fields and specialties of nursing. Ambulatory care is a specialty area which has its own scope and standards of practice and concept...

The goal of this continuing education module is to provide social workers, athletic trainers, audiologists, certified medical assistants, certified nursing assistants, dietitians, EMTs/paramedics, health educators, massage therapists, nurses, occupatio...

This course provides objective analysis of data to address healthcare provider mental health needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This course provides objective analysis about challenges with the COVID19 vaccine and its acceptance by healthcare workers.

This course is designed to inform Texas LVNs, RNs, and APRNs of ethics and jurisprudence requirements for practice and preparation for license renewal. This course will also satisfy the Texas BON requirement for two topic-specific contact hours of cont...

Ethical decision-making in healthcare occurs on a regular basis, often without so much as a passing thought. Healthcare professionals are held to high standards of moral character and an expectation to be patient advocates. This innate drive to do &ldq...

Virtually all healthcare professionals help patients who are experiencing pain; physicians, nurses, therapists, psychologists, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, radiologic technologists, and social workers each play a specific role in pain managemen...

Weight loss does not have to be dramatic to be beneficial, just a 5% weight loss can have a profound impact on health. But do primary care providers know how to deliver obesity counseling? Do they know what works to achieve and maintain the 5% weight l...

The healthcare management industry is in a constant state of change. Among the changes are the roles and functions of utilization management (UM), which has evolved as a system to evaluate medical necessity and appropriateness of care related to optima...

Neuropsychiatric disorders have surpassed cardiovascular conditions worldwide in causing disability and premature death. As healthcare professionals, nurses often encounter people with mental illness. This module discusses the etiology of severe mental...

Stress can indirectly contribute to a wide array of maladies associated with either a hyper- or hypoactive state of immunity. Susceptibility to the common cold is increased, autoimmune symptoms are heightened, and allergies can be worsened by exams, di...

Children frequently develop respiratory infections. This course will inform physicians and nursing professionals about viral and bacterial respiratory infections that affect children, so they can recognize the diseases and provide the most effective ca...

Pediatric ambulatory care consists of well-child and preventive care and treating and managing acute and chronic health conditions. Nurses provide holistic care to the pediatric patient by synthesizing their nursing assessments with caregiver concerns....

From the earliest beginnings of the nursing profession, nurses have carefully recorded their observations of patients and their interventions to help patients recover from illness and achieve optimal health. In the beginnings of the profession, the pri...

Adult learners do not learn in the same manner as children do in grade school. When preceptoring nurses in the ambulatory care setting, preceptors should be familiar with the principles of adult learners. Understanding different adult learning theories...

As the older adult population increases, healthcare providers across disciplines will be caring for more acutely ill older adult patients. Many will have infectious diseases because older adults are at an increased risk for acquiring infectious disease...

Hospitals and providers currently receive reimbursement by meeting criteria established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Quality measures and length of stay data are measures that affect hospital reimbursement. Yet the pat...

Nurses encounter victims of domestic violence or intimate partner violence regardless of where they work. Those who practice in offices, hospitals, clinics, homes, or facilities must be aware that living with domestic violence may be part of a person&r...

Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic diseases among children and adolescents, and seizures are a frequent school health emergency. Effective rescue therapies are now available for use outside of the hospital setting to treat seizure clusters, whi...

This web activity provides an overview of dystonias including physiology, classification, genetics,and treatment options.

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This online educational activity is designed to provide expert interpretation of new and emerging data on the treatment of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) and important aspects of clinical presentation. The nuances of diagnosis, cu...

Engaged nurses are empowered to pursue individual professional growth and drive collective efforts that result in the quality of nursing care at the unit level. Nurses are now facing a critical time in healthcare, marked by increased complexity. A peer...

Efforts to reduce costs in healthcare encompass a host of strategies, including evidence-based clinical guidelines for high-quality care. Additionally, the use of a lower level of care and outpatient services can result in shorter inpatient acute care ...

Data analysis is a process of capturing data, synthesizing its parts, and interpreting the meaning. It must also be presented in a way that is quick and easy for the target audience to understand and facilitates timely and effective decision-making abo...

Preceptors are role models for professionalism and best practices in the clinical setting, socializing nurses into the workgroup while educating and orienting. Besides working with new graduates, preceptors are assigned to healthcare providers who chan...

Up to 14% of patients with metastases will develop a malignant wound. A malignant wound may result from a primary cutaneous malignancy or metastasis of existing cancer or be a malignant transformation of an existing wound. Malignant transformation of a...

A ‘culture of safety’ is an often-heard term in clinical settings. Most patients require complex care, with many interprofessional teams working together. Large patient volumes, an expectation for rapid delivery of care, the consumer’...

Most people go through life without noticing insects unless they are irritated, bitten, or stung by one of them. Yet insects are the dominant and most successful animal life form on earth. They represent more than half of all known living organisms. Th...

Quality outcomes have expanded into new processes incorporating evidence-based knowledge into professional practice. Healthcare reimbursement is significantly impacted by quality outcomes. Nurses can provide essential leadership in quality outcomes.

Effective patient education is a key to improvement of health outcomes but has limited coverage in healthcare literature. Multiple factors influence health information dissemination, starting from interprofessional communication to patient-centered com...

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the leading endocrine disorder of women in their child-bearing years. However, providers are not necessarily aware of multiple long-term health risks related to obesity, insulin resistance, infertility, and cardiov...

In just over a year’s time, COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has changed Americans’ way of life and how healthcare is delivered in the U.S. Guidelines governing preventive measures, including how we interact...

Drug-induced kidney and liver injury is a major problem throughout the world. Some of the most commonly prescribed drugs are involved in the pathogenesis of kidney and liver toxicity, including antibiotics, acetaminophen (Tylenol®), non-steroidal a...

The presence of mercury in the food chain from environmental pollution is the most significant pathway for mercury exposure throughout the U.S. and the entire world. Methyl mercury can cause serious morbidities, particularly in children. It is importan...

Nurses have regular and frequent exposure to pregnant and postpartum women and may greatly influence their decision to breastfeed and facilitate successful breastfeeding following initiation. This course will provide breastfeeding basics and the necess...

Restless leg syndrome (RLS) includes symptoms of abnormal sensations, some of which can be painful. Abnormal sensations are paresthesias and when they cause discomfort, they are dysesthesias. Symptoms cause an irresistible urge to move, but movement pr...

Team-based healthcare is provided by two or more people who represent different professions with the common goal of improving the well-being of a patient. Outcomes such as relief of pain, improved access to healthcare services, early recognition of tre...

Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and death in the U.S. Stroke is the result of a blocked or ruptured blood vessel that deprives brain cells of oxygen, resulting in tissue death within minutes. Brain cells die every minute during a stro...

Over the last several decades, advances in non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphoma management—including non–chemotherapy-based targeted therapies and new cytogenetic and molecular prognostic testing—have significantly improved patient survival. F...

Are you prepared to provide nutritional care for an adolescent who follows a vegetarian, vegan, or plant-based diet? Scientific evidence suggests a positive relationship between plant-based eating patterns and reduced risk of disease. Strict forms of v...

You probably are aware that malnutrition can increase morbidity and mortality, but did you know that malnutrition can increase readmissions, medical costs, and even falls? Poor nutrition status is associated with increased length of hospital stay, elev...

Emotional intelligence (EI) is a relatively new concept in nursing, introduced by Daniel Goleman in 1995. Research studies indicate that EI is an important part of successful nursing practice. Irrespective of the underlying theories used to assess EI, ...

This online educational activity is designed to provide expert interpretation of current and emerging data on the diagnosis and treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The importance of early diagnosis and treatment, availability of carrier testing...

Many patients with cancer experience pain at some point. Interprofessional collaboration by the healthcare team helps alleviate suffering by increasing knowledge about cancer pain and the application of effective pain management interventions. Multimod...

This course reviews the causes, diagnosis, consequences, and management of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Discussion includes that of the spectrum of birth defects related to prenatal alcohol consumption, the effects of FASD, and how nurses h...

Pancreatic cancer remains the third leading cause of death in the U.S. It is on the rise to becoming the second leading cause by 2030. Pancreatic cancer remains difficult to diagnose and treat, because no clear early warning signs and symptoms exist. F...

Non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors occur with greater frequency in adolescents and young adults. However, clinicians often overlook that adults also engage in these behaviors. Treating non-suicidal self-injurious behavior is critical, as it is assoc...

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 o...

Human trafficking is a significant issue in the U.S. and worldwide. Human trafficking victims are often concealed by their traffickers; however, studies show that many victims interact with healthcare professionals while they are being victimized. This...

The U.S. Census estimates that Mexican-Americans represent 17.8% of the U.S. population, with over 33.6 million Americans listed as being of Mexican descent. Mexican-Americans comprise 64.3% of all Latinos in the U.S. Mexican-Americans demonstrate wide...

Medication reconciliation is a comprehensive review of a patient’s active medications during care transitions. It is a strategy that enables healthcare providers to make better prescribing decisions for patients. The Joint Commission (TJC) added ...

Visitation policies have been in place since hospitals came into existence and have changed throughout the years. As healthcare has become more technical and complex, the role of family members at the bedside has also changed. Visitors can provide meas...

Hypotension (systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg) is often considered the defining hallmark of shock, but it can also be a late or deceptive sign. Therefore, other signs and symptoms must be identified early to detect and respond to a patient&rsqu...

We’ve all seen the headlines and heard reports of errors in surgical procedures. These events are shocking and undermine confidence in the healthcare system. Wrong-site surgeries include incorrect site, wrong patient, and wrong procedure, and ret...

According to a 2019 national survey, approximately 5.5 million Americans aged 12 years and older used cocaine in the past year. Once used in the medical field as an anesthetic, cocaine is now a schedule II substance due to its abuse potential. Cocaine ...

Stroke remains a major neurological problem in the U.S., affecting millions of people and their families. Stroke is the fifth-leading cause of death and the primary cause of serious disability. About 795,000 people experience a new or recurrent stroke ...

Enterococci species are (bacteria) normally present in the human intestines and in the female genital tract. They can also be isolated from the environment. Enterococci that develop drug resistance can be very harmful due to limited treatment options. ...

Human trafficking is a significant issue in the U.S. and worldwide. Human trafficking victims are often concealed by their traffickers; however, studies show that many victims interact with healthcare professionals while they are being victimized. This...

As many as one in four people with cancer will experience depression during or after their treatment course. The effects of depression can impact the patient’s psychosocial well-being and disease outcomes. Depression is associated with poor treat...

Oncology emergencies are dangerous complications resulting from cancer. Conditions covered in this course include the more common emergencies, such as sepsis and tumor lysis syndrome, with mention of more rare conditions, such as superior vena cava syn...

A cerebral aneurysm is best described as a weakened part of a blood vessel in the brain that bulges outward. These aneurysms may be small and asymptomatic, or they can be large, cause warning signs that something is wrong, and then rupture, causing dea...

Von Willebrand disease (vWD) is the most common inherited genetic bleeding disorder, yet it is not well known or understood among the public or healthcare providers. Von Willebrand factor (vWF) is a protein that is essential for platelet aggregation an...

Legionnaires’ disease first appeared in July 1976, when an outbreak of a (then unknown) lung infection was found among attendees of the 58th annual convention of the American Legion held in Philadelphia. Legionella is naturally found in...

Pediatric patients with congenital and acquired conditions may require a tracheostomy tube. To care for a child with a tracheostomy tube, healthcare professionals must understand the reason the child requires a tracheostomy, the functional status of th...

Evidence-based practice allows nurses to use credible research to improve patient outcomes. By providing care in accordance with these practices, patients receive the best management and treatment options available. This learning activity reviews the e...

Working cross-culturally requires you to appreciate the impact cultural differences have on interpersonal communication. Transcultural healthcare workers are sensitive to these differences and strive to determine the most appropriate and effective ways...

Scleroderma is a complex autoimmune connective tissue disorder. This course outlines the pathological processes associated with scleroderma, types of the disease, and recommendations for diagnosis, treatment, and patient teaching.

From accepting an order over the telephone to handing off a patient to another department, every healthcare professional faces situations each day involving potential miscommunication. Healthcare professionals must understand and adopt safety practices...

Healthcare professionals are increasingly recognizing the long-term effects of trauma on health. Experiencing trauma can affect an individual’s attitudes toward medical care. It is critical that healthcare professionals understand the relationshi...

Networking is one of the most important career-building tools available to any professional, including nurses. So, whether a nurse is hunting for a job, seeking a promotion, running for office, starting a business, seeking consultative work, pursuing h...

Intestinal failure in infants is most frequently caused by short bowel syndrome (SBS). Although lifesaving, surgeries required to correct gastrointestinal complications such as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and other congenital conditions may lead to...

Whether at the surgical site or on the hands of the healthcare provider, human skin is inherently laden with resident and transient flora. This course addresses ways to reduce pathogens on the skin of caregivers and surgical patients to reduce the risk...

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 ea...

Vaccine-preventable diseases strike millions of adults annually. While most children and adolescents remain up to date on immunizations, adults often do not recognize the need for routine vaccination. This course addresses various vaccine formulations ...

This Community Practice Connections™ program provides an in-depth review of topics covered in a July 2020 virtual symposium. This unique and engaging multimedia activity is ideal for the community-based clinician and focuses on the practical aspe...

Concussions are head injuries that are caused by a traumatic, biomechanical force. The symptoms of concussion are primarily the result of functional disturbances, not structural injuries, and may include headache, dizziness, changes in mood or behavior...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common GI complaints that healthcare providers encounter. The backflow of the acidic gastric or duodenal contents into the esophagus can result in heartburn. Healthcare professionals play an imp...

Asthma is a common chronic health condition that affects patients of all ages. It can significantly impair the quality of life of people who have the disease because of its effect on a basic life function: the act of breathing. Management of asthma is ...

Globally, millions have become infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and have a great risk of morbidity and mortality from opportunistic infections associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Although the incidence of opportun...

Acute pulmonary edema develops rapidly with a clinical picture that includes air hunger, tachypnea, and a productive cough with copious pink, frothy sputum, leading to an impending sense of doom and panic. The patient feels as if they are “drowni...

Today, nurses at all levels are expected to learn new skills and take on new responsibilities. Knowing how to coach (and be coached) is central to helping nurses develop the skills they need to succeed.   There are key components in coaching: 1)...

Poor medication adherence has been called America’s other drug problem. This issue attracts attention, resulting in major reports and literature such as the World Health Organization’s Adherence to Long-Term Therapies. Roughly 50% of patien...

The goal of this course is to provide up-to-date information to nurses about the signs and symptoms of shingles, treatment moalities, interventions, and patient education issues.   After taking this course, you should be able to: Identify the...

Every interaction with a healthcare professional, including what is communicated and what is observed, affects patients’ experience of care. Effectively communicating with patients, families, and colleagues is the foundation for a therapeutic and...

Contemporary healthcare requires efficient and effective interaction and teamwork by groups of diverse professional healthcare providers. Interprofessional (IP) education aims to  improve collaborative practice in which healthcare decisions are ma...

This course will cover the 2021 National Patient Safety Goals for allied health staff in the hospital setting.   © Joint Commission Resources: National Patient Safety Goals. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthc...

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...

Trauma patients are at increased risk for hypothermia, which in turn increases their mortality risk. Nurses caring for these patients must be well-informed about hypothermia so that they may intervene appropriately. This module will explore the risk fa...

Diabetes mellitus can cause serious lower extremity complications that threaten life and limb. Peripheral neuropathy and vascular disease can lead to ulcers, arthropathy, and infections that cause pain, impair mobility, and may even lead to amputation....

This course will cover the 2021 National Patient Safety Goals for nursing staff in the hospital setting.

This course will cover the 2021 National Patient Safety Goals for nursing staff in the hospital setting.

Nurses and social workers interact with families. Often patients are unable or unwilling to share information practitioners need to deliver quality care. Family members can be a good source of data. Nurses can provide them all with enhanced communicati...

Nursing competency develops over time — the product of lessons learned from wide-ranging experiences. As the profession evolves, competency in a rapidly changing healthcare environment remains a key component of excellent nursing care. Competency...

The latest statistics regarding the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic in the U.S. illustrate that there has been a decrease in the number of new HIV diagnoses from 2014 to 2018 by 7% (CDC, 2020). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

In the past, patients with diabetes typically received one or two daily fixed insulin injections in doses that only physicians understood and adjusted. Current practice, though, has transitioned to helping patients proactively replicate the pancreas&rs...

With increasing numbers of individuals suffering from gout, clinicians must understand the risk factors, testing, and treatment to successfully help patients effectively manage their disease. This course provides an overview of gout, including prevalen...

The perioperative nurse plays a primary role in the operative process. Knowledge of procedures, appropriate patient assessment, and care management guidelines will positively impact patient outcomes. Patients consider anesthesia to be a major risk of s...

For many of us, social media is a fun way to stay in touch with friends and family. We share photos and stories with people across town and around the world. However, nurses need to be cautious as they engage in social media as it can affect their care...

As a healthcare professional, you play an important role in recognizing and reporting suspected child abuse. Part of this role involves collecting concise, complete, and consistent information to understand the scope and degree of abuse. You also have ...

Since 2000, the epidemiology of Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile infection (CDI) has changed with significant increases in incidence and severity. Recently overall incidence of CDI and healthcare-associated CDI h...

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that occurs during times of the year when hours of sunlight are limited. To have a seasonal designation, people with SAD must meet criteria for diagnosis of clinical or major depression in addit...

Bed bugs are a pervasive nuisance in the U.S. and across the globe. The prototypical arthropod species Cimex lectularius looks similar to miniature cockroaches and feeds on the blood of humans and some animals. Bed bugs tend to live in areas ...

Each year, consumption of food contaminated with microbial pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and their toxins) causes an estimated 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations, and 3,000 deaths. Many of these instances are preventable. ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact more people across the globe, the healthcare and scientific communities are learning more about the coronavirus that is causing it.* This nursing CE course, based on information available in mid-2020, focuse...

Relias continues to offer nurses and healthcare providers free education resources to help them navigate the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In our Fall 2020 update, you’ll read research and information covering a variety of topics related the impa...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death caused by chronic disease in American adults, and stroke is the fifth most common cause of death in that category (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2020a). Elevated blood cholesterol causes n...

Healthcare professionals need to be informed about the pathogens found swimming in public pools.   With Cryptosporidium, one fecal accident can pollute all the water in a pool and swallowing a few mouthfuls of water can result in an infecti...

The American Nurses Association (ANA) published the “ANA’s First Position on Education for Nursing” in 1965, advising the BSN as the “entry to practice” level of education. Extensive research has been published since that ...

The group of infants categorized as “late-preterm” are a growing public health concern. Although they may look like term newborns in appearance and weight, they have a greater risk for respiratory problems, temperature instability, hyperbil...

Drowning is the leading cause of death due to injury in children between the ages of one and four in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2019). It is estimated that five times that many children are treated for non-fata...

“You are what you eat” is taking on new meaning as we gain an understanding of epigenetics and nutrigenomics. Nutrients can alter gene expression in ways that have a significant impact on the development of chronic disease. Given the influe...

In recent years, research and clinical practice have demonstrated that complex inter-relationships exist between hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, obesity, and hypertension. A consensus has emerged within the medical field to identify th...

Traditionally, advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) focused solely on ensuring the return of spontaneous circulation with medications and electrical defibrillation. It did not focus on the long-term effects of cardiac arrest, such as the actions of fre...

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 5 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease; by 2050, up to 14 million will have the disease (Alzheimer’s Association, n.d.-a). Earlier recognition and formal support as well a...

Urinalysis is one of the most economical, simple, and frequent lab tests requested. The specimen is obtained, transported, and examined easily in the clinical lab. Microscopic analysis reveals structures, cells, and artifacts that give valuable informa...

The purpose of this course is to inform nurses about the potential dangers of restraints and ways to reduce their use. The course includes an overview of regulations and standards of care for the use of restraints but emphasizes alternatives.

Swallowing is a complex process that requires the coordinated action of muscles in the tongue, pharynx, and esophagus. Many conditions and interventions can disrupt this process and increase the risk for aspiration. Dangerous complications of aspiratio...

A key element of the Future of Nursing (FON) report focuses on the need to double the number of doctorate-prepared nurses by 2020. The recommendation stems from a need to increase the number of nurses eligible for roles as faculty and researchers. Atta...

Screening newborns is critical, because some babies are born with potentially life-threatening diseases that may not be obvious at birth. Nurses who care for newborns should know which conditions their state regularly screens for at birth and the speci...

“Rapid response teams” (RRTs) and “medical emergency teams” are the most common terms used to describe the concept of early intervention before cardiac arrest occurs. These teams have various combinations of members, including a...

Surgical patients are at increased risk of imbalance of fluid and electrolytes because of preoperative fluid and food restrictions and because of intraoperative fluid and blood loss. This module provides up-to-date information to help ensure perioperat...

Cats, dogs, and other animals can transmit a wide variety of diseases to humans, ranging from trivial infections to life-threatening diseases. In the U.S., casual contact and bites from animals cause millions of human infections every year. Animals can...

Furthering education improves one’s sense of personal fulfillment and achievement. Research studies indicate baccalaureate-prepared nurses positively impact patient outcomes and are more likely to be hired when compared to nurses without a Bachel...

Many common medications, including salicylates, quinines, and the aminoglycoside antibiotics can cause ototoxicity or ear poisoning. The onset of toxicity is not as dramatic as anaphylactic shock nor is it visible like a vibrant red rash. But the impac...

Have you ever thought about your Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)? Perhaps you are contemplating enrolling in nursing school or you are already a practicing nurse. This course will help you discover how you can begin your educational journey to ach...

</p>This course explores the role of the nurse informatician (commonly referred to as a nurse informaticist) and how it has evolved over time. It explains legislation that has spurred the adoption of electronic health records and the training of ...

The 2010 Institute of Medicine’s recommendation to increase the percentage of baccalaureate prepared nurses to 80% by 2020 resulted in an expansion of BSN programs. There are over 600 online RN-BSN programs today. Online nursing programs provide ...

The use of herbal medicines to aid in healing maladies has been documented since 2500 B.C. and continues to be used today. The use of herbal medicines is considered part of the branch of medicine known as “complementary and alternative medicines&...

Case management is an area of practice that offers nurses an opportunity to build on their clinical knowledge, as well as their communication and nursing process skills to function in an expanded and more autonomous role than direct patient care. Nurse...

Illinois law prohibits sexual harassment. Although it may sound like a simple concept, sexual harassment can be difficult for individuals to truly comprehend. Employees need to know what behavior is considered “sexual harassment” and what t...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) falls third behind stroke and myocardial infarction as the most common acute cardiovascular syndrome (Konstantinides, et al., 2019). It is also one of the main causes of mortality in hospitalized patients even though diagnostic ...

Pneumonia that develops in non-hospitalized patients is the most common infectious cause of death in the U.S. and ranks second among reasons for hospitalization. Persons over the age of 65 are at particularly high risk for pneumonia and about 85% of al...

Animals have been used as a means of therapeutic intervention for years and the healthcare field is rich in anecdotal stories about the human-animal bond. This bond shows potential in improving psychological health and well-being, including quality of ...

Sex is an activity of daily living (ADL), yet many clinicians do not feel comfortable or capable of addressing it in practice. This course will identify evidence-based strategies for starting the conversation, along with resources for education and int...

Executive function impairment may result from a variety of medical conditions, including traumatic brain injury, stroke, and dementia. The ability of patients to achieve goals, including rehabilitation goals, may be compromised by executive function im...

Recommendations for prevention and treatment of food allergies have changed dramatically over the past ten years. Treatments have become more individualized, dependent not only on the patient but also the food allergy. Prevalence of food allergies has ...

Needlestick injuries continue to pose a threat to all healthcare professionals (HCPs) involved in patient care. Despite the preventative processes health care institutions have put into place to prevent needlestick injuries, HCPs still face this threat...

As people age, there is an increased risk of developing sarcopenia, a condition characterized by losses of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and functional ability. Sarcopenia can lead to an increased risk of falls. Healthcare professionals may encounter...

Communicating with patients and managing their pain while they are in the hospital ultimately affects their experience of care. Pain is a multifaceted and personal experience. Levels of perceived pain control and overall satisfaction as well as the int...

The number of sexual assaults among women on college campuses is now estimated at 1 in 5. The potential consequences of sexual assault include a host of individual, social, and academic problems. Individuals may exhibit symptoms of depression, anxiety,...

Patients with chronic, progressive pulmonary diseases are a challenging patient population, as they often present with unrelieved symptoms that affect their quality of life. Palliative care is no longer considered end-of-life care. This comprehensive c...

This course will cover the 2019 National Patient Safety Goals for nursing staff in the hospital setting.   © Joint Commission Resources: (National Patient Safety Goals). Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare ...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the accumulation of fat within the cells and tissue of the liver in the absence of excessive alcohol consumption, is the most common liver disease in the U.S. Its incidence is on the rise and often goes undiagn...

Low back pain is a common complaint that will present in a variety of practice settings including the Emergency Department, primary care office, urgent care, and rehabilitation facility. While most cases of acute low back pain are benign, self-limited,...

Working in the healthcare field requires outstanding communication skills. Effectively communicating with the patient, family, and colleagues is the foundation for a therapeutic and positive patient experience. The patient’s experience of care is...

The complexity of the anatomy of the brain can make CT scans difficult to understand. However, understanding the cross-sectional anatomy of the normal, injured, or diseased brain can help improve awareness of common brain injuries that can be diagnosed...

This module features an overview of disaster management in EDs, including the definition of the four stages of disaster management and the appropriate triage of patients. Preparation of ED personnel, such as RNs, EMTs, physicians, pharmacists, and tech...

With the passage of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, the healthcare system underwent a transformation from the pay-for-service to pay-for-performance model. The ACA established the hospital value-based purchasing program, or simply VBP. The VBP is an i...

Improved preparation for discharge, care coordination, and transition of care can result in reduced adverse events and readmissions, greater adherence to the plan of care, and better patient experience, leading to increased Hospital Consumer Assessment...

OASIS stands for Outcome and Assessment Information Set. It is a data set of around 100 items that is used to assess home care patients. The Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services’ Conditions of Participation for home health agencies re...

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have lasting negative effects on adult health, in the form of risk-taking behaviors, and chronic disease. More than half of the U.S. population has experienced at least one adverse childhood event and 14.3% have exp...

Pay for performance will continue to be the predominate future model for healthcare reimbursement. Understanding practices to improve performance is essential. HCAHPS is a core component of value-based purchasing’s pay-for-performance model that ...

Creating a clean and therapeutic environment requires the healthcare team to understand the perspective of the patient and family and to take action to support healing. The environment of care was addressed even by Florence Nightingale and is even more...

The care experience involves every interaction the patient encounters from initial entry into the healthcare system through discharge to home. A better patient-care experience leads to increased ratings on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare...

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are one of the most common hospital-acquired infections in the U.S. The Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services discontinued reimbursing hospitals for the additional costs associated with t...

This continuing education course provides a broad range of critical care-related topics for nurses practicing in this specialty.

Apnea, as defined by the American Academy of Pediatrics and researchers, is “the cessation of breathing for over 15-20 seconds and is accompanied by oxygen desaturation (SpO2 less than or equal to 80% for ≥ 4 seconds) and/or bradycardia (...

Healthcare has become increasingly complex within an environment of rapid change. Healthcare providers are faced with the challenges of adapting quickly and responding to the unprecedented demands for strategic planning. In turbulent environments with ...

Up to 25% of people with cancer experience clinical depression, which can affect their disease outcome, compliance with treatment, and quality of life. Despite this, depression is known to be underdiagnosed and undertreated in people with cancer. Sever...

What would you do if potentially half of your hospitalized clients, and 5% or more of your ambulatory clients, had a condition that was compromising their health, yet it was undiagnosed and untreated? An estimated 30% to 60% of those hospitalized have ...

Adopting an interprofessional approach has more to do with teaching professions how to learn from and with each other than simply encouraging professions to talk to each other. It takes a team of healthcare personnel to provide quality, comprehensive c...

Pediatric abusive head trauma, or shaken baby syndrome, is a severe form of child abuse that most often involves infants. The term “shaken baby syndrome” has been used for decades to describe abusive head trauma inflicted on infants and you...

Neonatal abstinence syndrome is composed of a spectrum of similar physiological signs and symptoms resulting from drug withdrawal, regardless of the agent. It is characterized by central nervous system hyperirritability, GI dysfunction, and autonomic d...

Regardless of your primary practice setting, you may come in contact with inmates requiring healthcare services. Do you know when you are allowed to disclose protected health information to law enforcement? This module will describe laws, ethics, and i...

The demand for home health services continues to rise as the population ages and more healthcare is delivered outside of acute-care hospital settings. The demand for providers of home health services, especially RNs, continues to increase as well. In a...

In recent years, healthcare professionals have made significant progress in the prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of many perinatal infections. Conditions that were once common, such as congenital rubella syndrome, have been eliminated through...

The government and healthcare facilities should continue to improve their approach to all-hazards preparedness, including preparedness for terrorist attacks with chemical, biological, or radioactive weapons. The healthcare team’s knowledge and ab...

Sight is a precious gift. Yet, many Americans find their sight threatened by age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma. Nurses have a responsibility to their patients to provide resources that can help reduce the prevalence of these conditions in o...

An estimated 276,480 new cases of breast cancer in women will be diagnosed in the United States in 2020. For women who choose or need to have a mastectomy, oncologic breast reconstruction improves satisfaction and psychological outcomes (quality of lif...

Nursing informatics supports nurses, patients, the interprofessional healthcare team, and other stakeholders in their decision-making in all healthcare settings to achieve desired outcomes. This course provides a better understanding of how nursing inf...

Hyperbilirubinemia, a common disorder occurring in both term and preterm infants, generally is a benign, self-limiting process. However, if not properly diagnosed and treated, it can result in permanent neurologic damage. To prevent devastating consequ...

The government and healthcare facilities should continue to improve their approach to all-hazards preparedness, including preparedness for terrorist attacks with chemical, biological, or radioactive weapons. The healthcare team’s knowledge and ab...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was once primarily associated with the survivors of war but is now recognized as affecting people who have experienced diverse types of psychological traumas. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center...

Biological warfare remains a concern in the United States, which suffered anthrax attacks in 2001. This module gives an overview of anthrax and plague, including their history, natural causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.

Prepare for the Wound Care Nursing (CWCN) exam with Nurse.com’s CWCN® certification test prep course. This wound care nurse certification online review course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and features the latest best...

ECG rhythm recognition and analysis continues to be a major nursing responsibility in the acute care setting, yet has expanded beyond into other clinical settings. Since the advent of bedside monitoring and coronary care units in the 1960s, the ability...

Cataracts develop as part of the aging process. By age 80, more than half of all Americans either have a cataract or have had cataract surgery. Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness worldwide and an important cause of blindness and visual impair...

This course describes the initial treatment of a burn patient and how to manage, evaluate, and prepare the patient for transfer to a burn center following an ABCDE model (airway, breathing, circulation, disability, and exposure and examination).

No single event created bioethics. Instead, a cascade of events created the discipline and changed healthcare decision making. This course provides an overview of the history of bioethics as it applies to healthcare and nursing in the U.S. Describing t...

Prepare for the Vascular Access (VA-BC) exam with Nurse.com’s VA-BC® certification test prep course. This vascular access board certification review course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and features the latest best pr...

Shock is a clinical syndrome marked by the inability of the body to meet its own oxygen needs. Shock can originate from a wide range of causes including overwhelming infections, myocardial infarctions, and traumatic injuries. Early recognition and inte...

Diabetes increases the risk for several chronic and acute complications. Early detection and treatment are essential to managing these complications. This course will focus on diabetes, kidney disease, nephropathy and other co-morbid conditions in pers...

Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and death in the U.S. Stroke is the result of a blocked or ruptured blood vessel that deprives brain cells of oxygen, resulting in tissue death within minutes. Brain cells die every minute during a stro...

Radiation emergencies are high-hazard, low-frequency events and are one of the least understood and most frightening. EMS and ED staff believe they are not prepared to deal with radiological incidents. A mass-casualty incident from radiation is likely ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most commonly diagnosed GI disorder in the United States. It can limit activities of daily living, productivity, socialization, and travel, significantly decreasing quality of life. It is well accepted that food pl...

Human milk is the optimal nutrition for all infants. A serious effect of breastfeeding is the reduction in the risk of death in infancy. Nurses play an important role in lactation and breastfeeding success. Nurses have frequent, regular exposure to pre...

Prepare for the Urology Nursing (CURN) exam with Nurse.com’s CURN® certification test prep course. This CURN urology certification for nurses course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and features the latest best practices...

About 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disorder. That’s a little more than 1 person out of 100 (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 2016). Up to 60% of this population is unaware of their condition (Ame...

This course has been approved for 2 hours by the Commission on Case Manager Certification for 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. Pediatric abusive head trauma, or shaken baby syndrome, is a severe form of child abuse that most often involves infants. The t...

Healthcare facilities should be prepared for terrorist attacks with chemical weapons. The healthcare team’s ability to recognize and respond to chemical attacks is critical to preparedness efforts. This course gives an overview of chemical agents...

The increased emphasis on management of pain to improve quality of life and functionality of people with chronic pain has contributed to a significant increase in the number of opioid prescriptions being written. With increased availability of prescrip...

Diabetes is a chronic condition that has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. Every healthcare professional needs to be aware of current diabetes practices. The purpose of this course is to communicate current information about diabetes, including...

Prepare for the Twelve Lead ECG and Rhythm Strip Interpretation exam with Nurse.com’s certification test prep course. This Twelve Lead ECG and Rhythm Strip Interpretation course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and features ...

Historically, there have been multiple paths to Registered Nurse licensure in the United States, with all applicants taking the same exam regardless of education level. Nurses trained in hospitals and army bases have worked alongside those taught in co...

Biological warfare remains a concern in the U.S., which suffered anthrax attacks in 2001. This module gives an overview of smallpox and botulism, including history, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Measures to prepare for emergency bioterrorism are...

This course has been approved for 6 hours by the Commission on Case Manager Certification for 2017 and 2018.

Transition of care refers to a patient leaving one care setting and moving to another care setting or to home. All patients have care tra...

This course will help advanced practice nurses meet the new ANCC 25-contact hour pharmacology requirement for recertification beginning Jan. 1, 2014.

Written and rigorously peer reviewed by pharmacists and advanced practice nurses, this course fe...

Prepare for the Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN) exam with Nurse.com’s TCRN® certification test prep course. This trauma certification review course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and features the latest best p...

The use of hospice and palliative care services continues to grow in the U.S. However, confusion about what the programs offer remains. This educational activity compares services and reimbursement for hospice and palliative care programs. Nurses shoul...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide has continued to be the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. since 2008. Inpatient medical units are not designed to house patients who are suicidal, and healthcare profession...

About a quarter of a million hospitalized patients receive enteral feedings annually (Boullata et al., 2017) and an estimated 344,000 U.S. patients receive their nutrition via a tube at home (Ireton-Jones, n.d.). Patients with long-term feeding tubes, ...

The nurse who cares for the laboring patient should understand what information is being taught to support a patient and her family's wishes appropriately. This course explains the history of childbirth education, current childbirth options, the birth ...

This course examines and explains the Texas Nursing Practice Act and the Licensure Compact for RNs, with which Texas nurses must be familiar. In addition, it explains important sections of the Texas Administrative Code and the Rules and Regulations Rel...

Prepare for the Transplant Nursing (CTN) exam with Nurse.com’s CTN® certification test prep course. This transplant RN certification test prep course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and features the latest best practice...

Lyme disease is a systemic bacterial infection that can occur in people who sustain a bite from an infected tick (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2019c). Illness caused by the infection ranges in severity from mild and self-limiting t...

The abdominal cavity is relatively unprotected and prone to trauma. Because the abdominal cavity can hold significant amounts of blood without any external signs, abdominal injuries can easily be missed during initial assessment of the patient. Abdomin...

Prepare for the Stroke Certified RN (SCRN) Review exam with Nurse.com’s SCRN® certification test prep course. This online stroke nurse certification test prep course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and features the late...

Testicular cancer strikes at a time when men are at the prime of their lives, between the ages of 20 and 34. It is during this time when many ignore preventive healthcare. Early diagnosis, treatment, education, and follow-up are very important for youn...

A survey of state correctional facilities indicates that there are three times more mentally ill people in jails and prisons than in hospitals, making the correctional setting the de facto mental hospitals of our time. About 25% of jail and p...

This course provides an overview of the use of robotic-assisted laparoscopic/endoscopic methods during surgery. It reviews the eight components necessary for an endoscopic surgical procedure and the endoscopic functions of robotic-assisted technology. ...

Unless immediate action is taken, the epidemic of type 2 diabetes in youth promises to be costly in terms of early health complications and healthcare expenditures. Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in the U.S. among children, and an ...

Prepare for the Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (RN-BC) exam with Nurse.com’s RN-BC® certification test prep course. This psychiatric mental health nursing certification review course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeli...

Lymphedema and wounds associated with it represent a difficult issue to deal with, primarily because the lymphatic system does not neatly fall into any medical specialty. Consequently, few clinicians are well versed in its pathophysiology or treatment....

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) affect an estimated 400,000 patients each year in the United States (AHRQ, 2018). CLABSIs can cause serious infections and lengthen hospital stays, inflate medical costs, and increase the risk of...

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) combines 2 diagnostic techniques: endoscopy and ultrasound. The marriage of these 2 techniques, an imaging of the body’s inner wall layers combined with an endoscope’s maneuverability, enhances the physician&rsqu...

Much of the literature indicates that although most people, given the choice, would prefer to die at home, many will die in institutions. Caring for a patient approaching the end of life continues to challenge the most skilled, educated, and talented p...

The CDC estimates roughly 1.1 million people 13 years of age and older are living with HIV infection in the United States, including nearly 162,500 who are unaware they are infected. Healthcare providers licensed in the District of Columbia must comple...

The Florida Board of Nursing requires a three-contact-hour educational course on controlled substances prescribing for advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) that needs to be fulfilled before each license renewal. This educational activity will add...

Latinos are the largest, most rapid-growing, and youngest minority group in the U.S. The rapid growth and diversity of this population relative to other minority groups are causes for examination of the impact of cancer on Latinos in the U.S. Cancer is...

Dating as a concept has an outdated meaning for today’s young people. Few report dating as it was experienced in previous years; rather, many teens talk about “hooking up, going out, talking, or fooling around.” Dating violence, howev...

This course is designed to help the practicing case manager develop the knowledge to reach an expert level of practice. It offers insight into what is needed to become an expert-level, high-functioning case manager. The purpose of this course is to pro...

Prepare for the Perinatal Nursing Review exam with Nurse.com’s certification test prep course. This online perinatal nursing certification review course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and features the latest best practices...

Compassion fatigue (CF) occurs when a caregiver experiences what experts call "secondary traumatic stress" in reaction to caring for those who are themselves suffering from traumatic events. Although caregivers don't actually experience the e...

This course provides nurses with an overview of fetal cardiac development, the transition of cardiopulmonary circulation that occurs in a neonate post-birth, early presenting congenital heart defects, and the nursing care required for these neonates an...

This course presents an overview of basic concepts of cancer and the nursing care of adult patients receiving chemotherapy. Topics include theories of carcinogenesis, normal and cancer-cell biology, diagnosis and staging of cancer, treatment modalities...

The practices of body arts — tattoos and piercings — have become so common that all healthcare professionals are urged to understand their medical impact. Knowledge of the health risks engendered in tattooing and body piercing practices wil...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer (excluding skin cancer) that women may face in their lifetime. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), about one in eight women (12.8%, or 127.5 per 100,000 women) will develop breast cancer at some poi...

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 elig...

Your patients are coming to you for help with obesity. They are desperate and do not know where to turn. Do you have the skills or the program to help them successfully lose weight and keep it off? While there is no consensus as to what constitutes &ld...

Meditation training has proven to be an effective adjunct therapy for many conditions and can be discussed as an option among healthcare providers. Healthcare programs are incorporating meditation into many clinical practices. Relaxation and meditation...

Over time, hospital clinicians become used to hearing an extensive number of alarms and tend to become desensitized to them, which leads to a lack of or delay in response. This phenomenon is called \\"alarm fatigue.\\" This module provides nu...

As gatekeepers who ensure safe nursing practice, faculty members have a rich history of providing knowledge, teaching essential nursing skills and inspiring students to set high standards for patient care. Today's faculty faces unparalleled challenges ...

Prepare for the Pain Management Nurse Certification (RN-BC) exam with Nurse.com’s RN-BC & NCA® certification test prep course. This online gerontological nursing certification review course is designed to fit your personal schedule and ti...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer (excluding skin cancer) that many women may face in their lifetime. According to the National Cancer Institute, about 1 in 8 women will have a lifetime probability of developing breast cancer. This disease will t...

Anaphylaxis is a severe, potentially fatal whole-body allergic reaction that occurs suddenly when a sensitized person is exposed to an allergy-causing substance. The three main causes of anaphylaxis are foods, insects, and medications, mainly beta-lact...

Islam is the second-largest and fastest-growing religion in the world. Followers of Islam are known as Muslims or Moslems. It’s also acceptable to refer to followers as “Islamic.” Muslim traditions can impact health-related perception...

Prepare for the Ostomy Care Nursing (COCN) exam with Nurse.com’s COCN® certified ostomy nurse training. This online ostomy certification course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and includes the latest certified ostomy nu...

Stroke affects many people’s lives in many ways. To improve the outcomes of patients, nurses should understand the management of patients with stroke, including pathophysiology, treatment options, potential complications, and rehabilitation after...

Shoulder dystocia is defined as a vaginal delivery that requires a series of additional maneuvers to deliver the infant after routine, gentle traction of the head has failed. It is not predictable or preventable, as methods for recognizing fetuses that...

Perioperative and perianesthesia team members can help patients by being knowledgeable of the risks of malignant hyperthermia and its signs and symptoms, by implementing evidence-based care, and by educating patients and families about MH. This module ...

Nearly 70% of adults in the United States are overweight. Of those, more than one-third are obese. Shockingly, 20.6% of adolescents ages 12 to 19 are obese, 17.4% of children ages 6 to 11 are obese, and 9.4% of children ages 2 to 5 are obese. In 2014, ...

Prepare for the Operating Room Nursing (CNOR) exam with Nurse.com’s CNOR® live prep course. This online certified nurse manager leader review course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and includes the latest nurse leadersh...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most commonly treated infections by healthcare professionals. In the United States, they account for over 10 million ambulatory visits a year and are among the most common healthcare-associated infections....

This Nursing CE course provides an overview of the advanced degrees for nursing graduate education and focuses on seeking higher education for the clinical role of the advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) as a nurse practitioner. Barriers, resourc...

More than two decades ago, the Patient Self-Determination Act promised more patient involvement in end-of-life treatment decisions. Unfortunately, studies have shown that current forms of advance directives have not resulted in healthcare providers' co...

In adults, human growth hormone is responsible for tissue repair and maintenance rather than height-associated growth. The aging process is now believed to be the result of declining HGH secretion rather than a cause. As HGH levels diminish with age, t...

Understanding a chest X-ray requires basic anatomical knowledge. Before you can interpret a chest X-ray, you must understand some of the technical details about how the image is reproduced. The chest X-ray shows the lungs, heart, and mediastinum. You a...

There is a growing interest by athletes and other people in the performance-boosting benefits of dietary nitrate in the form of beetroot juice. Continued research supports the rapid advances previously made in the understanding of how dietary nitrate i...

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 c...

Every clinician should be able to understand the values listed on an arterial blood gas report. Correlating the patient’s clinical picture with the ABG results is an example of critical thinking. Clinicians can readily interpret ABGs using the ba...

Prepare for the ANCC Nursing Professional Development board exam with Nurse.com's Nursing Professional Development Certification (NPD-BC) Review course. This NPD® certification review course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline an...

Tick populations are increasing in the United States and their geographic ranges are expanding, largely due to climate change. Since ticks are responsible for nearly 95% of annually reported vector-borne diseases, this increase represents a new and sev...

Shared governance is an organizational model that provides a structure for shared decision making among professionals about practice and clinical outcomes. Shared governance legitimizes nurses' decision-making control over their practice while extendin...

Any occlusion in the pulmonary vasculature, known as a pulmonary embolus (PE), will reduce the amount of oxygen uptake in the blood, negatively affecting systemic tissue oxygenation. Numerous elements may become lodged in the blood vessels of the lungs...

As the nursing workforce increasingly reflects the changing U.S. population, nurses have many opportunities to collaborate and interact with other nurses from around the world. These experiences afford all nurses a chance to gain cultural knowledge and...

The refusal of blood is no longer solely a religious issue. For both religious and secular reasons, many people of all faiths and persuasions are looking for blood transfusion alternatives. Healthcare providers need to assess and treat patients holisti...

Roughly 200,000 Americans are diagnosed with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) each year; yet most of them have no symptoms. In the United States, a ruptured AAA is the 15th leading cause of death in men and the 10th leading cause of death afte...

This course has been approved for 6 hours by the Commission on Case Manager Certification for 2019 and 2020.

One of the primary responsibilities of all nurses is the prevention of infection in the healthcare environment. This course provides the ...

Many people suffer from illnesses that are treated with controlled substances. Severe chronic pain can deeply affect function and quality of life. Clinicians face a difficult task of appropriate management in improving symptoms, function, and quality o...

In the last two decades, there has been a rise in the development of oral chemotherapy drugs, and consequently, it is more common to find oral chemotherapy as the primary treatment for several forms of cancer. This evolution has reduced health care wor...

Pancreatic cancer remains difficult to diagnose and treat because no clear early warning signs and symptoms exist, and many symptoms reported are vague and can be attributed to other, benign causes. Pancreatic cancer remains the fourth leading cause of...

Advancing in the nursing profession, and in some cases even maintaining a current position, may require a return to academic education. Returning to school can be daunting for adult learners. Balancing work, family, and traditional classes feels like a...

Prepare for the Nurse Manager and Leader (CNML) exam with Nurse.com’s CNML® certification test prep course. This online certified nurse manager leader review course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and includes the lates...

Healthcare providers face many difficulties when prescribing controlled substances for chronic pain and other medical conditions. Timely and appropriate treatment of pain can improve function and quality of life for patients. However, commonly prescrib...

Over the course of history in the United States multiple public health programs have been initiated. However, the predominance of quality, coverage, and affordability issues are emerged more strongly in the 21th century. Health policy is an increasingl...

This course introduces the Roma or Romani (previously called “gypsies”). It presents common Romani values, beliefs, and practices related to healthcare. It also provides insight into the promotion of culturally competent care so providers c...

Clostridium difficile, a gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacteria, is the major cause of nosocomial diarrhea. The organism is clearly infectious and is transmitted via the fecal-oral route. The number of cases of nosocomial C. difficile and the...

Prepare for the Nurse Executive (NE-BC) exam with Nurse.com’s NE-BC® certification test prep course. This online Nurse Executive program is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and includes the latest nurse leadership best prac...

Are you considering a PhD degree or professional doctorate (DNP or EdD)? Are you questioning the differences between the two paths? Which path might be best for you? There are different concentrations for each option, and you should know your options b...

Spanking, other physical/corporal punishment, and child abuse are very different. How does a person differentiate among them? More importantly, how does a child perceive the difference? Traditionally, American parents have used spanking and other forms...

Despite an increase in the application of evidence-based treatment modalities and awareness and treatment of cardiovascular risk factors, cardiac arrest remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. (Virani et al., 2020). About 356,000 people in the U...

Prepare for the Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-NIC) exam with Nurse.com’s RNC-NIC® certification test prep course. This online NICU certification review course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and includes the late...

Hypercoagulability disorder is a highly prevalent clinical condition characterized by abnormal blood coagulation, which leads to thrombosis inside the blood vessels. The most common clinical manifestations are deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary e...

Ventilator-associated pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that occurs after intubation and mechanical ventilation. Evolving definitions of VAP and data reporting create variability for statistical comparisons. VAP occurs in 9% to 27% of patients rec...

Prepare for the Newborn Life Support exam with Nurse.com’s newborn life support nursing certification test prep course. This online neonatal resuscitation program is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and includes the latest neon...

Heart failure is a common condition of the heart that is a complex clinical syndrome resulting from a structural or functional cardiac disorder in which the ventricle cannot adequately fill or eject blood. Heart failure is categorized as an end-stage h...

This course provides perioperative healthcare professionals with information about the challenges of and effective strategies for medication and solution labeling in the perioperative setting. It discusses the intent of The Joint Commission’s Nat...

Food wars are every caregiver’s nightmare. It is not unusual for a toddler to exhibit a number of feeding behaviors that parents consider problematic. Food jags, refusal to try new foods, or sensitivity to the sensory properties of food is common...

Procedures to restore blood flow to the myocardium of patients are performed by approaching blockages and lesions through the lumen of coronary arteries. This continuing education course will provide information to facilitate care of patients undergoin...

In 1992, the first successful stem cell transplant was performed using umbilical cord blood instead of bone marrow in a patient with leukemia. Since then, over 100,000 stem cell transplants have been performed using the stem cells from cord blood. Thou...

Because coronary artery disease continues to dominate the U.S. healthcare system, nurses in the ED and ICU must develop a wealth of knowledge about the identification of myocardial ischemia and infarction and develop a standard, evidence-based protocol...

Prepare for the Nephrology Nursing & Dialysis Nursing (CNN/CDN) exam with Nurse.com’s CNN/CDN® certification test prep course. This online certified nephrology nurse review course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and...

Chronic hepatitis C has been the leading cause of many complications associated with the liver, such as cirrhosis and the need for a liver transplant. Historically, treatment was not very effective and was compounded by many adverse effects from the me...

An estimated 1 in 25 patients has a hospital-acquired infection on any given day according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC indicates that of 722,000 healthcare-associated infections, there are about 157,500 associated surgica...

The Institute of Medicine estimates that about 100 million U.S. adults live with common chronic pain conditions. Nerve injury and even psychological factors can alter how a person experiences pain. Unmanaged chronic pain has significant and far-reachin...

This course has been approved for 2 hours by the Commission on Case Manager Certification for 03/01/2016 to 03/01/2019.

About one in five Medicare beneficiaries discharged from the hospital is readmitted within 30 days of discharge at a cost of $...

Low-birthweight babies require specialized care. Improved care for these infants has reduced the number of adverse developmental and behavioral problems, but a significant proportion will still be diagnosed with disabilities severe enough to prevent th...

Preterm birth significantly affects neonatal outcomes and is a leading cause of neonatal mortality. Preventing, identifying, and treating preterm labor and birth is a challenge, as the process is multifactorial and often unique to each person. In addit...

According to an American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology guideline, heart failure is defined as “a complex clinical syndrome that results from any structural or functional impairment of ventricular filling or ejection of bloo...

Each year, thousands of people are subjects in clinical trials, and millions follow the results in the media. The National Institutes of Health lists more than 273,000 active clinical trials in over204 countries categorized by disease condition, drug i...

Prepare for the Maternal Newborn Nursing (RNC-MNN) exam with Nurse.com’s RNC-MNN® certification test prep course. This online RNC-MNN exam review course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and includes the latest best pract...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most common and feared bacterial pathogens found in hospitals. An opportunistic pathogen, it is a major cause of life-threatening infections in immunocompromised patients young and old, particularly those with protr...

Prepare for the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBCLC) exam with Nurse.com’s IBCLC® certification test prep course. This online IBCLC exam review course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and include...

Nurses who become case managers in workers’ compensation come from varied backgrounds. This course informs nurses of the basics of workers’ compensation case management and the role of the case manager.

Recommendations for introducing solid foods to infants frequently change. Many accepted practices, such as offering rice cereal as a first food or delaying introduction of foods that are common allergens, are based on tradition rather than evidence. Ne...

Prepare for the Inpatient Obstetric Nursing (RNC-OB) exam with Nurse.com’s RNC-OB® certification test prep course. This online RNC-OB review course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and includes the latest best practices ...

Patients undergo open heart surgery for a variety of reasons such as coronary artery bypass grafting, valve replacement, and surgical treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF). Due to the surgery, patients may experience one or more of the following in th...

The increasing prevalence of childhood obesity is a major public health concern in the U.S. Approximately one-third of American children are overweight or obese. Obese children are more likely to become obese adults, with an increased risk of developin...

Prepare for the Infusion Nursing (CRNI) exam with Nurse.com’s CRNI® certification test prep course. This online infusion nurse training course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and includes the latest infusion requirement...

The likelihood that a brownie with nuts could be good for your heart seems counterintuitive. However, evidence suggests that both cocoa and tree nuts can indeed help prevent coronary heart disease (CHD), which is the leading cause of death in the Unite...

Nurses need to be aware of endometrial cancer’s risk factors, symptoms, and treatment options so they can educate women of all ages to be aware of early warning signs. Nurses in many specialties have the opportunity to raise awareness about lifes...

Nearly 1 in 5 American children are obese (Hales et al., 2017). Children who are obese often experience bullying, low self-esteem, and depression. Left untreated, children who are obese are likely to become adults who are obese with an increased risk o...

Prepare for the Infection Control Nursing (CIC) exam with Nurse.com’s CIC® certification test prep course. This online infection control nurse certification course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and features the latest...

Nurses have a role in the prevention of pertussis through patient education and immunization programs. Many people who have conscientiously received all the recommended vaccines mistakenly believe that they are protected from whooping cough. Nurses nee...

Prepare for the Hemodynamics Review exam with Nurse.com’s certification test prep course. This online hemodynamic nursing certification review course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and features the latest best practices in...

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is an important pathogen in healthcare facilities and the community and is asymptomatically carried by people who are healthy, have chronic diseases, are hospitalized, or are in long-term care facilities. It ...

The American Nurses Association’s 2016 Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation report revealed that nearly 53% of nurses have worked while suffering from musculoskeletal pain. Nurses ranked 9th among all occupations for the highest incidence rates of muscu...

More than 5-7 million children in the United States live with nocturnal enuresis (NE), resulting in a blow to their self-esteem. They forgo age-appropriate activities, such as overnight camps or sleep overs, and can become increasingly frustrated. They...

Prepare for the Gerontological Nursing (RN-BC) & Nurse Competence in Aging (NCA) exam with Nurse.com’s RN-BC & NCA® certification test prep course. This online gerontological nursing certification review course is designed to fit your...

The goal of this interprofessional continuing education module is to provide an overview of the roles and interactions among a nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist and speech-language pathologist as they address the complex rehabilitation ...

Nursing theory refers to the body of knowledge that supports nursing practice and research. In practical terms, nursing theory is the organized way in which nurses think about what they do and why they do it. Without a theoretical foundation to guide a...

People experiencing situational stress and psychiatric and substance use disorders are seen increasingly in EDs, contributing to the burden on already busy departments. This course informs ED nurses about psychiatric emergencies, including the assessme...

Phobias present diagnostic and treatment challenges for caregivers. For patients, the impact can vary from minimally annoying to downright disabling. Recent estimates reveal that phobias affect 19 million American adults, representing 8.7% of the popul...

The Tourette Association of America estimates that one in every 160 children has been diagnosed with TS, and one out of 100 children has a tic disorder. TS affects boys three to four times as often as girls, and about 86% of those afflicted have been d...

Prepare for the Gastroenterology Nursing (CGRN) exam with Nurse.com’s CGRN® certification test prep course. This online gastroenterology nursing certification course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and features the late...

How much vitamin D do we need to maintain health? This is not an easy question to answer because a debate exists in the scientific evidence about the recommended daily intake. Not long ago, vitamin D was primarily viewed as a nutrient needed for bone h...

Female sexual dysfunction is a multifactorial disorder of sexual function that affects a woman’s quality of life and interpersonal relationships. Female sexual dysfunction can encompass disorders of desire, arousal, or orgasm and can involve sexu...

When a patient with complex chronic and acute medical needs is admitted to the hospital, an interprofessional team of highly trained professionals swings into action. This module highlights the distinctive and overlapping roles and actions of practitio...

Prepare for the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC) exam with Nurse.com’s FNP-BC® certification test prep course. This online family nurse practitioner review course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and features the lates...

The prevalence of obesity in the general population continues to rise at alarming rates regardless of age, gender, or cultural differences. In general, the risk of comorbidities increases as the degree of obesity increases. Numerous health consequences...

Evidence-based practice is a vital part of enhancing critical care nursing practice, which is essential for providing quality care to patients. The first step in the EBP process is cultivating a culture to incorporate EBP in the organization. Establish...

Advances in disease management and illness prevention have contributed significantly to advancing longevity over the past century. Today an estimated 15 percent of the population in the United States is over age 65. This number is expected to more than...

Young children are extremely vulnerable to hazards in their home environment. The dangers vary by age and the stage of development; for example, suffocation, which includes choking and strangulation, is the leading cause of death from unintentional inj...

Patient nonadherence continues to be a challenge for healthcare providers. Nonadherence affects the recommended regimen, health outcomes, and overall healthcare costs. Factors such as noncompliance (lack of understanding and/or forgetfulness), costs, p...

Interoperability is the ability of different information systems and devices that can exchange data and interpret that shared data. For two systems to be interoperable, they must be able to exchange data and subsequently present that data so it can be ...

Worldwide, approximately 20% of the population age 60 and over suffer from psychiatric illnesses and neurological disorders. An estimated 50 million people live with neurocognitive disorders (dementias). The most prevalent neuropsychiatric conditions i...

According to statistics and projections from the National Bureau of Labor and the Health Resources and Services Administration, the need for nurses skilled at providing care to patients in their homes is growing. This is a good time to consider a caree...

The history of diacetylmorphine (heroin) along with current epidemiological data and overdose statistics together illustrate the dangers associated with use and abuse of, dependence on, and addiction to this drug. Characteristics of heroin such as its ...

Methamphetamine is a central nervous system stimulant similar in structure to amphetamine. Methamphetamine is classified as a Schedule II drug, which means it has a high potential for abuse and psychological or physical dependence. Although methampheta...

Sepsis is a complex, multifactorial condition that results in high healthcare costs and significant morbidity and mortality. The definitions of sepsis, septic shock, and organ dysfunction were established in 1991. Over the past 20 years, more research ...

Prepare for the Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist (CDIS) exam with Nurse.com’s CDIS® certification test prep course. This online CDIS certification course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline and features the lat...

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was not a nationally identifiable disease in 2014 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The year 2014 marked the turning point for this disease in the U.S. and identified the first cases of local t...

Major disasters affect everyone, but the older adult population is particularly vulnerable to their devastating effects. Of the people who died in Hurricane Katrina in 2005, 50% were older than age 75. Those who survived experienced stressful and somet...

Prepare for the Certified in Executive Nursing Practice (CENP) exam with Nurse.com’s CENP® certification test prep course. This online CENP certification course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline. Gain the latest best prac...

Use of the interprofessional team approach has led to improved outcomes in some patient populations and disease states. Many different models exist and all can be adapted to fit specific population needs. As healthcare reimbursement continues to evolve...

Multiple myeloma is a hematological cancer that involves a plasma cell, a type of white blood cell. Abnormal plasma cells, called myeloma cells, grow uncontrolled in a manner that produces bulky tumors in the body’s bone marrow. According to the ...

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF), also referred to as necrotizing soft tissue infections in the literature, is a sudden, devastating, life-threatening infection of the subcutaneous tissue that spreads rapidly along the fascial planes causing vascular occlusi...

Prepare for the Bariatric Nursing (CBN) exam with Nurse.com’s CBN® certification review course. This online bariatric certification review course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline. Gain the latest best practices in bariat...

Healthcare providers face many difficulties when prescribing controlled substances for pain control, anxiety disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The pressure to aggressively treat patients’ symptoms, coupled with current publi...

Only 57% of people with diabetes have well-controlled blood glucose levels. For some people with diabetes, help may already be here in the form of the daily or weekly dosed glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonists exenatide (Byetta, Bydureon), liraglu...

A lowering of blood pressure (BP) occurs often among older adults (both healthy and frail) after a meal. In particular, healthcare professionals need to understand the connection between food ingestion and a clinically significant drop in BP, which can...

Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men. An estimated 180,890 new cases of prostate cancer will occur in the U.S. in 2016, as well as 26,120 related deaths, making prostate cancer the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in men ...

Prepare for the Baby Friendly Hospital (BFH) exam with Nurse.com’s BFH® certification review course. This online baby friendly hospital initiative training review course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline. Gain the latest ...

In the clinical setting, a variety of diagnostic tools and laboratory studies are useful in evaluating trauma patients. But in the initial phase of treatment, the most crucial steps involve conducting a thorough physical examination and obtaining a pat...

Prepare for the Ambulatory Perianesthesia & Post Anesthesia Nursing (CAPA/CPAN) exam with Nurse.com’s CAPA/CPAN® certification review course. This perianesthesia nursing online course is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline...

Many states now or will in the future require continuing education specifically addressing controlled substances. Chronic pain is a fairly common disorder for which healthcare providers often prescribe controlled substances, such as opioids. Prescripti...

Accountable care organizations are new models of population-based care delivery. The organization of ACOs can be complex, with a variety or combinations of entities joining together to form a care delivery system to serve a population of patients (e.g....

Adhesions that form in the surgical site create problems ranging from minor discomfort to intense pain. Studies have shown that at the time of the initial surgical procedure, up to 68% of abdominal surgical patients developed some degree of adhesions, ...

The overall incidence of life-threatening invasive fungal infections such as Candida and Aspergillus has increased during the past several decades because, in part, of an increasing population of immunosuppressed and critically ill patients. Patients w...

While generally considered a social phenomenon, cult membership has very real consequences for overall health. This course serves to familiarize nursing professionals with health issues related to cult involvement. It first provides a basic definition ...

Prepare for the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC) exam with Nurse.com’s AGACNP-BC® certification review course. This online adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner certification course for nurses is designed ...

Drug-induced kidney and liver injury is a major problem throughout the world. Some of the most commonly prescribed drugs are involved in the pathogenesis of kidney and liver toxicity, including antibiotics, acetaminophen (Tylenol), NSAIDs (e.g., ibupro...

Time management is a core skill of 21st century nurses. It's the key to improving outcomes, keeping patients safe, and reducing burnout. This module identifies strategies to help nurses be more productive, more efficient, and less stressed. It explores...

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5 of the American Psychiatric Association considers nonsuicidal self-injury as a condition for further study. The manual defines NSSI as “intentional self-inflicted damage to the surface of the body of the so...

Osteoporosis, the most common metabolic bone disorder, is characterized by compromised bone mass and strength that predisposes affected people to an increased risk for fractures. The disease occurs when the rate of bone loss (resorption) is greater tha...

Prepare for the ACS and Acute Adult Cardiopulmonary Management exam with Nurse.com’s certification review course. This online certification course for nurses is designed to fit your personal schedule and timeline. Gain the skills required to beco...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease involving the upper and lower motor neurons that control voluntary movement. When neurons can no longer transmit impulses to the muscles, the muscles begin to atrophy, and w...

For many postoperative patients, patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is the primary source for managing pain. The basic design of PCA includes a computerized pump that can deliver several medications, such as morphine, hydromorphone or fentanyl, accordi...

Course Title: Hospice and Palliative Nursing (CHPN®)

Course Description: Hospice and palliative nursing requires not only caring for patients with progressive illnesses but providing caregiver support. Earn certification to ensure you are wel...

Family history has long been an established risk factor for cancer. Family history influences cancer risk in many ways. Families share genes, but they also tend to share habits and environments that create disease clusters among relatives. A small subs...

Penetrating trauma involves wounding instruments that penetrate the skin and directly injure body tissue. Although there are numerous examples of penetrating trauma — such as a child falling on a pencil that penetrates the globe of the eye or a p...

Hormone replacement therapy has been available to women for decades and has been recommended for symptom prevention and management as well as for prevention of a number of comorbidities. But in 2002, the findings of the Women’s Health Initiative ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, progressive disease of the central nervous system (CNS) caused by damage to the protective myelin sheath covering neurons. It is estimated that there are more than 2.3 million people worldwide with MS. In the Unite...

Despite recent advances in genetics, there has been a lag in the identification of families whose genetic risk may be increased. One remedy is a greater emphasis on genetics in nursing education and practice to enhance knowledge and involvement in gene...

Traditionally, nurses have not been taught the importance of an effective resume, but with recent mergers, downsizing of facilities, and the impact of new healthcare initiatives, the concise, comprehensive resume has become a critical element in findin...

Bone and tissue conditions and disorders are just some of the topics covered in our orthopedic nursing certification review course. This specialized course will take you through pathophysiology and treatment options for prognoses you will encounter.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that nearly 34 million adults in the U.S. smoke, and 16 million have a serious illness attributable to their smoking habit. With nearly half a million U.S. deaths attributed to smoking or e...

In the U.S., more people are infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) than any other sexually transmitted infection. About 79 million Americans are infected, with 14 million new infections annually. Most sexually active people will become infected duri...

Nursing home surveys aim to ensure that nursing homes meet national standards of care. The process is detailed in federal regulations. This module provides an overview of the survey process and explains why facilities receive the scores they do. It off...

Course Title: Pediatric Emergency Nursing (CPEN®)

Course Description: The youngest patients require knowledgeable and skilled nursing care with a gentle approach. Make sure you have the tools to deal with pediatric illnesses and injuries...

This continuing education module takes a public health approach across the continuum of pain care, which can be accomplished without worsening the opioid crisis. The strategy begins with preventing and effectively treating acute pain while avoiding unn...

The Nurses’ Bill of Rights is a statement of professional rights rather than a legal document. It establishes an informal covenant between nurses and their employing institutions to help guide organizational policy and to focus discussions betwee...

An infected mother can transmit the HIV to her baby before or during birth and through breastfeeding. Recommendations for the HIV screening of pregnant women and the management of those found HIV infected have evolved considerably since being introduce...

Course Title: Certified Transport Nursing (CTRN)

Course Description: Certified transport registered nurses (CTRN) are specially trained to provide medical care to injured or ill patients who need transportation to a care facility. Because of...

This course has been approved for 2 hours by the Commission on Case Manager Certification for 2014.

By 2060, 98 million Americans will be age 65 or older. The future increase in the aging population suggests that more elderly and disabled people ...

Simulation is a technique to replace or amplify experiences found in real life. In healthcare, it is used to improve patient safety and enhance care, not only by refining individual skill and decision making, but by honing the performance of clinical t...

Violence in healthcare settings reflects the chaos of a broader work environment. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health defines workplace violence as “violent acts (including physical assaults and threats of assaults) directed...

Course Title: Flight Nursing (CFRN)

Course Description: Certified flight nurses monitor and administer life-sustaining care to patients during air transport. Because of the unpredictability of this type of transportation and the absence of l...

Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States with an estimated 97,220 new cases of colon cancer and 43,030 cases of rectal cancer predicted to occur in 2018. Colorectal cancers develop in the colon or t...

Maxillofacial trauma can result from numerous mechanisms of injury. Traditionally, most facial-related trauma cases were secondary to motor vehicle collisions. But in recent years, safety mechanisms, such as dual front-impact air bags, windshield impro...

An organization promotes a culture of safety by focusing on how and why a problem occurred rather than on the person whose action or inaction caused the error. Experts refer to healthcare organizations that have a passion for patient safety as high-rel...

By 2035, a projected 78 million people will be 65 years and older compared to only 76.7 million under the age of 18. In 2050, those aged 85 and over are projected to account for 4.5 percent of the U.S. population, up from 2.5 percent in 2030. In the U....

Nurses deliver IV therapy to millions of patients in a variety of settings every year. IV therapy and vascular access devices have become so common in nursing care that it’s easy to forget that serious, sometimes life-threatening complications ca...

Hourly rounding is a systematic, nurse-driven evidence-based process designed to anticipate and address the needs of hospital patients. Hospital patients often need assistance with basic tasks, such as using the bathroom, eating, bathing, and ambulatin...

Lean is a process improvement methodology that began in the manufacturing industry and is now being used at some healthcare facilities. Lean focuses on reducing waste in processes, improving efficiency, and focusing on what is valuable to the patient w...

Pinworms are the most prevalent type of parasitic intestinal infection in the United States. Pharmacists will likely encounter this type of infection in their practice and must be able to recommend appropriate therapy and counsel patients accordingly. ...

Today's healthcare workforce is a lively mix of generations. Today's workforce is retiring later, and we now have five distinct generations working together: Veterans (born 1922 to 1946); baby boomers (born 1946 to 1964); and Generations (Gen) X( born ...

Pediatric cardiac arrest is an uncommon event. Although most pediatric patients who suffer cardiac arrest do not go into rhythms that require defibrillation (e.g., ventricular fibrillation, pulseless ventricular tachycardia), those who do benefit from ...

Perimenopause, referred to as “menopausal transition” by the North American Menopause Society, starts with changes in the length and duration of menstruation triggered by endocrine fluctuations. The transition may last for four to eight yea...

The American Nurses Association has long estimated that misuse of chemical substances among nurses parallels that of mainstream society; however, recent statistics from the CDC reveal that mainstream society substance abuse of illicit drugs or misused ...

Pressure injury affects more than 2.5 million hospitalized patients each year in the United States. Studies have revealed that patients who develop pressure injuries are at a higher risk for mortality. The people most affected are older adults and pati...

The demand for ED care is at an all-time high, yet the number of EDs continues to decline nationwide. ED overcrowding is a problem with hospitalwide implications. EDs that are at capacity often have patients who wait hours or even days to be fully admi...

More than 7.2 million persons in the United States have had hip or knee replacement procedures. The number of people having total knee arthroplasty has increased significantly in the past 25 years, driven in part by an increase in the number of aging p...

Creativity is more than just coming up with ideas. It’s the process of developing ideas and transforming them into something useful. All of today’s scientific, technological, and artistic marvels started as someone’s idea. Creativity ...

Home care for children who require long-term tracheostomies and mechanical ventilatory support has become a common alternative to hospitalization. Nurses play a critical role in preparing and supporting the family and other caregivers to provide care. ...

Dying in America continues to be misrepresented and misunderstood. Most people say they would like to die at home, and hospice care can make that wish a reality. This course describes the history of hospice as a social construct in the world at large a...

More than 54.1 million people undergo surgical procedures annually in the United States, and many suffer from avoidable adverse events. This course provides evidence-based practice (EBP) information to promote the management of hypothermia, hypoglycemi...

Early CPR and defibrillation represent definitive interventions in cardiac arrest. Properly performed CPR preserves heart and brain function and extends the period of time the heart is likely to respond to defibrillation. If defibrillation can be provi...