Learn about gestational diabetes in this one contact hour nursing education course for healthcare professionals.

Assessment of pain is now considered the critical 5th vital sign. This comprehensive nursing continuing education course outlines current assessment and management techniques and includes valuable information about different types of pain, addiction issues, and myths about pain management. This four contact hour online nursing education course partially meets the Oregon State Board of Nursing's requirement for education on pain management. This online nursing course also meets the Michigan requirement for pain and symptom management.

This two contact hour nursing continuing education course provides pertinent information about acute pancreatitis; important diagnostic test findings associated with pancreatitis and the expected medical and surgical management of the disease. Improve your knowledge of acute pancreatitis and earn CEUs today.

Acute Respiratory Distress: Update for the New Millennium is a one hour nursing continuing education presentation that educates healthcare providers on ARDS, the course of the disease, its treatment and complications.

This 2 contact hour nursing education course provides specific information about learning to give chemotherapy the right way. Not just for oncology nurses, this course will be of interest to all nurses!

This interactive online nursing continuing education course provides healthcare professionals with information about different age groups and how to identify needs related to these age groups. Earn two nursing CEs and discover how patient care issues vary with age specific needs.

Join our sleuth "Aggie Daley" as she attempts to learn the reasons behind the increase in seizures in a patient on her unit. This 4 hour nursing continuing education course uses a "mystery" format to teach about the critical issue of monitoring drug therapy. So put your detective skills to the test and improve your critical thinking skills while you earn continuing education units (CEUs).

Arthritis: Another Name for Inflammation of the Joints is a fascinating two contact hourss nursing continuing education course that discusses various forms of the disease including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, fibromyalgia and SLE.

This one contact hour nursing continuing education course provides healthcare professionals with information about autism and other types of autism spectrum disorders. After successful completion of this course, the participant will be able to define autism spectrum disorders and identify the factors believed to cause ASDs. Earn a CEU and learn how to recognize and manage autism spectrum disorders.

This nursing continuing education course provides healthcare professionals with an overview of Bipolar Disorder, current treatment standards, and additional clinical information for treating patients with this disease. This course is worth 2 Nursing CEs.

Learn about the wounds of war in this one contact hour nursing education course.

This two contact hour nursing CE course will provide the healthcare professional with the knowledge to safely administer blood and blood products. Update your blood administration knowledge today with this informative nursing continuing education course.

This 2 contact hour nursing CE activity provides an overview of cancer, how cancer develops, and other general facts about cancer.

This nursing CE course presents information for the nurse who may be monitoring patients receiving chemotherapy. It stresses safety issues for the patient and for the nurse.

Learn all about cholesterol, the good and the bad in this one contact hour online nursing education course.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a 2 contact hour nursing CE course that provides an overview of the disease process and current treatment regimens. Review this course today and update your knowledge of the current goals and management strategies for COPD patients.

This two contact hour nursing continuing education course offers basic information about the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States: colorectal cancer. One of the most significant aspects of this disease is that death from colorectal cancer can be prevented! Learn what you can do to promote colorectal health and earn yourself two nursing continuing education credits.

DVT is becoming a growing concern especially among long distance travelers. This 2 contact hour course will provide the learner with basic information regarding DVT, its etiology, treatment, and prevention.

This 2 contact hour nursing CE course provides an overiview of the complex disease of diabetes, including information on type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes.

Explore the pathophysiology of diabetes and learn about hypoglycemia, DKA and HHNKS in this two contact hour nursing education course.

This two contact hour nursing education online course discusses renal disease, its implications and treatments.

Earn three nursing CEs with this interactive nursing continuing education course. This course covers topics surrounding fall assessment and prevention, including the latest guidelines from The Joint Commission.

This continuing education course for nurses will earn you two nursing CEU's and introduce you to forensic nursing. This course offering has an emphasis on evidence collection associated with sexual assault. This course meets the Texas requirement for forensic evidence collection for nurses working in or floating to the emergency department, but is of interest to nurses working in any specialty area.

This one contact hour nursing continuing education (CEU) course explores the pathophysiology, signs and symptoms of and treatment for heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). Earn continuing education credits and review the sequel of events that can result if heparin induced thrombocytopenia progresses or is improperly untreated.

This two hour nursing CE course explores the pathophysiology, monitoring and treatment of increased intracranial pressure. This interactive nursing continuing education course will teach you more about ICP monitoring devices and treatments for ICH.

This one contact hour nursing education course provides information about influenza and the importance of yearly vaccination. Additional information in the appendix includes an update on Swine Flu.

This two contact hour nursing continuing education course provides the novice nurse with basic information about interpreting arterial blood gas results. Earn nursing CEUs and improve your understanding of arterial blood gas reports and what they mean for your patient.

Providing patient care based on individual needs is quickly becoming a new standard of nursing care. Increase your awareness of how cultural differences impact nursing care in this two contact hour continuing nursing education course for nurses in every clinical setting.

This two hour nursing CE course reviews the fundamental concepts of intravenous (IV) therapy needed to provide basic IV care for the adult, hospitalized patient. Earn nursing continuing education credits while updating your IV knowledge and skills.

This online nursing continuing education course offers you two hours of nursing ce's as well as a great opportunity to review the basics of common Chemistry and Renal Studies. Normal and abnormal findings are reviewed and case studies allow the learner to apply what they have learned throughout the course.

Healthcare professionals will gain insight into learning how to manage assaultive behavior in this four contact hour nursing continuing education course.

Managing Hypertension, a three contact hour nurse continuing education course provides detailed information about hypertension and treatment modalities.

This three contact hour nursing education course provides the learner with basic information to successfully assist and help manage the care of an adult patient on mechanical intubation.

This one contact hour nursing education online course provides useful information about migraine head pain and the current treatment modalities available to migraine sufferers.

Narcolepsy, Sleep Apnea, and Restless Leg Syndrome are more common than you think. This nursing education course discusses the causes, potential treatments and nursing interventions to help your patients.

This 3 contact hour nursing course is a guide to chemotherapy and other anti-cancer drugs. Oncology nurses will find this course especially pertinent to their nursing practice.

This one contact hour continuing education course for nurses provides an introduction to pain control and symptom management.

Learn all about Parkinson's disease in this three contact hour nursing education course. The course will provide information about diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, and more!

Pneumonia: Emerging Trends in Diagnosis & Care is a 2 contact hour nursing continuing education course. This course provides an overview of the current state of managing patients with pneumonia.

Restraint use is a controversial and occasionally confusing issue for healthcare providers. Recent legislation has impacted the use of restraints and the documentation associated with restraint use. Additionally, more information about options other than restraints is becoming available. This nurisng education course reviews restraint use and its implications.

This two contact hour continuing education course for nurses provides important information about Rocky Mountain spotted fever and other tick-borne disease.

This 2 contact hour nursing CE about SARS offers a fascinating historical perspective into how the world handled an outbreak. Investigate modes and risk factors of transmission and the learning opportunities that evolved from this pandemic.

Stroke rehabilitation is a nursing continuing education course designed to educate nurses and other healthcare professionals about stroke rehabilitation and how and where it might occur. Earn 2 nursing CE's and improve your knowledge of stroke rehabilitation. This course also discusses the various roles of rehabilitation specialists.

Every year people in the United States die from heat related illness. This one contact hour nursing education course provides the learner with information about the effects of and treatment for exposure to the heat.

This one contact hour nursing education course provides factual information about testicular cancer as it tells the story of Kevin, a young man recently diagnosed with testicular cancer.

This two contact hours nursing continuing education course provides healthcare professionals with information about the three main types of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating. Earn CEUs and learn to recognize the potential signs and symptoms related to an eating disorder and the latest management strategies for eating disorders.

This two contact hour nursing education course provides statistical information and insight into factors that influence the ability of minority women to achieve optimal healthcare.

The Human Genome Project is a two contact hour continuing education course for nurses, and provides healthcare professionals with pertinent information regarding the Human Genome Project, led by the National Institute of Health and the Department of Energy.

This two contact hour continuing education course for nurses provides basic information about the provision of care for victims of orthopedic trauma.

Wound and Skin Care, especially related to pressure ulcer prevention and management, are key areas that nurses focus on. This course outlines standards for wound and skin care, two different ulcer prevention tools and techniques for wound and ulcer management.

Learn about the thyroid gland and associated disorders in this three contact hour nursing education course.

As healthcare is improving, individuals with Down Syndrome (DS) are living longer, and therefore being seen more frequently in healthcare settings. Understanding the patient with DS is an important skill for nurses who may be working with these individuals in a variety of healthcare settings. Earn one nursing continuing education credit and expand your knowledge of Down Syndrome in adults today.

This 4 contact hour nursing continuing education course highlights the current state of the art in assessment and management of stroke patients. Earn continuing education credits and update your knowledge of caring for patients with transient ischemic attacks, ischemic strokes and hemorrhagic strokes. This course will also assist you in understanding the post-discharge options for stroke survivors, and identifying primary and secondary stroke prevention strategies.

Update on Tracheostomy Care presents an overview of the nursing care of patients who have tracheostomies, to provide an update on guidelines for suctioning, and to suggest preventive strategies to lower the risk of complications due to the presence of tracheostomy tubes.

Learn about immunity and the principles behind vaccination in this two contact hour nursing education course.

This course prepares nurses to plan and implement care for patients receiving a selected group of diagnostic tests. Learn about the tests your patients are having, how they impact your patient and what your patient might be experiencing. Also learn about what tests might be ordered with specific medical conditions.

This one contact hour course reviews the process for performing a complete, yet succinct, physical exam for your patients in the acute care setting.

This nursing continuing education online course presents the basics of Cardiovascular Anatomy & Physiology in a clear and concise manner for the healthcare provider. Earn two nursing CEUs and update your cardiovascular assessment skills today.

A complicated series of events occur within the human body to maintain the homestasis needed in the endocrine system. This online nursing education course covers the anatomy and physiology of the organs involved and the hormones that are regulated by them.

This nursing CE course discusses specific cardiovascular history questions and exam techniques for your adult patient. Physical exam techniques such as inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation are highlighted.

Focused Endocrine Assessment is a one contact hour nursing continuing education (CEU) course that describes the various signs and symptoms that might be seen when the healthcare provider conducts an assessment of the endocrine system.

This GI Assessment course reviews the necessary components of a comprehensive GI exam.

This interactive, two contact hour nursing continuing education course describes a focused assessment of the neurologic system. This comprehensive assessment allows the nurse to pinpoint various areas of the brain or nervous system that may be dysfunctional.

Focused Pulmonary Assessment offers the healthcare provider an overview of basic pulmonary assessment including normal and abnormal findings

This one hour nursing continuing education course reviews the anatomy and physiology of the GI track and it's accessory organs. This CE course offers the healthcare professional an overview of basic gastrointestinal assessment including normal and abnormal findings.

The focus of this hematological anatomy, physiology, and assessment course is to teach you about the structures and functions of the hematological system and its associated assessment. The components of our blood act to regulate oxygen carrying capacity to our cells, prevent blood loss, and play a key role in immunity.

This Neurological A & P course is designed to teach nurses and other healthcare professionals about the structures and functions of the central and peripheral nervous systems.

This course overviews the physical assessment and health history process.

The focus of this pulmonary anatomy and physiology course is to teach healthcare professionals about the structures and functions of the respiratory system.

Assessing the skin is an important part of the process of evaluating your patient. Take this interactive, one contact hour nursing continuing education course to help you understand the anatomy and physiology of the skin, and what to look for in an assessment. Earn nursing CEs and learn how to streamline the skin assessment process.

This 1 contact hour course discusses specific renal and urinary history questions and exam techniques for your adult patient. Throughout the course, you will learn how alterations in your renal and urinary assessment findings could indicate potential renal or urinary problems.

This renal and urinary anatomy and physiology course teaches healthcare professionals about the structures and functions of the renal and urinary system.

This 4 contact hour nursing continuing education course discusses bioterrorism as a national security issue. For the purposes of this course, bioterrorism will include more than just biological agents. Discussion will include biological, chemical, radiological, and nuclear weapons. Although this course is designed to meet the Nevada state requirements, healthcare workers outside of Nevada may also find it informative and may earn nursing continuing education credits (CEUs).

Improve your nursing education by reviewing this 2 contact hour nursing CE course. Overview of Bioterrorism reviews the risks of bioterrorism, common agents, basic treatments and systems in place across the country to manage a possible bioterrorism attack.

Age Specific Considerations for CNAs is a 2 credit course for CNAs. This course discusses how different age groups have differing needs in the patient care setting.(These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

An Overview of Alzheimers Disease for CNAs is a 2 credit course that provides an overview of Alzheimer's Disease for CNA staff.

This one contact hour continuing education course for CNAs reviews the causes of high blood pressure and the detrimental effects of hypertension on the body. High blood pressure detection, monitoring and treatment options are also discussed.

CNA HIPAA Overview is a 1 credit course (1 inservice hour) that provides an overview of the HIPAA laws and how they can affect the CNA. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

CNA HIPAA Overview (en Espanol) is a 1 credit course (1 inservice hour) that provides an overview of the HIPAA laws and how they can affect the CNA in Spanish language.

Communication with Cognitively Impaired Clients - A Course for CNAs is a 1 credit course (1 inservice hour) designed for CNAs to better understand and work with cognitively impaired patients. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

Cultural Diversity for CNAs is a one contact hour course that reviews key facts about working in a culturally diverse healthcare environment.

This 2 contact hour Education Course for CNA explores diabetes; how it is diagnosed, the risk factors, current medications and other treatments for the disease.

Domestic Violence for CNAs is a 3 credit course on issues about domestic violence. Specifically this course discusses intimate partner abuse, elder abuse, child abuse.

End-of-Life Care for CNAs is a 2 credit course designed to give CNAs information about how they can assist patients their dying patients and their families. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

HIV for CNAs is a 2 credit (2 inservice hours) course on HIV that is designed to meet the CNA requirements on HIV training. The course reviews HIV, its stages and key treatments, and how CNAs can interact with HIV patients. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

Infection Control for CNAs is a 3 credit course designed to meet the educational needs of CNAs regarding the topics of infection control.

Latex Allergies for CNAs is a 4 credit course that is designed to introduce CNAs to the issues of latex alleries in healthcare workers and in patients. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

This 3 contact hour course (3 inservice credit hours) for CNAs covers basic information about depression, its causes, symptoms and treatments.

Medical Record Documentation and Legal Aspects Appropriate to Nursing Assistants is a 2 credit (2 inservice hours) course for CNAs. This course covers issues related to accurate and appropriate documentation and the standards that apply to documentation. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

Personal Safety for CNAs is a one credit (1 inservice hour) course on how to manage personal safety issues in the healthcare setting. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

Reducing Medical Errors for CNAs is a 2 credit hour course that outlines the systems approach for medical error reduction. It also provides a brief overview of how a Certified Nursing Assistant can impact the system to improve patient care.

Rehab for CNAs present basic rehabilitation issues that are important to CNAs as they care for patients in various stages of rehabilitation.

Resident Rights for CNAs is a 1 contact hour course for for Florida CNAs that discusses the specific rights of residents in long term care facilities.

Restraints and Falls for CNAs is a 2 credit course that discusses both the use of restraints and the risk of falls in your patients. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

Stroke Care for CNAs is a 2 credit courses that provides CNAs with an overview of some of the issues of working with stroke patients. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

Tuberculosis Information for CNAs is a 2 credit course designed to provide an overview of the current state of TB in the U.S., how it is diagnosed and how it is treated. Special mention of two high risk groups- the elderly and those with HIV- are emphasized. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

12 lead ECG interpretation can be a challenge for even the experienced ICU nurse. This 12 lead interpretation course describes a systematic and understandable way to evaluate 12 lead ECGs in order to determine injury, ischemia, or infarction, and the area of the heart affected.

This one contact hour continuing education course for nurses provides essential information about intra abdominal hypertension including pathophysiology, signs, symptoms, and treatment of abdominal compartment syndrome.

Acute Coronary Syndrome is a relatively new term to describe all the diagnoses from angina to sudden cardiac death. This course offers information and guidelines to identify various stages in the syndrome, treatment protocols and important patient education issues.

This two contact hour continuing education course for nurses provides healthcare professionals with information about chest tubes; indications for, management of and more!

This three contact hour nursing education course provides the learner with detailed information about the risks of chronic heart failure, clinical pathways and treatment modalities.

ECG Interpretation has been replaced by a new course called "Telemetry Interpretation." This new course contains the same great material as the ECG Interpretation course, plus additional material on other rhythm disturbances including PEA.

This 2 contact hour nursing continuing education course provides healthcare professionals with information about the history and timeline regarding the development of trauma systems in the United States. Earn 2 nursing CEUs and increase your knowledge of the process that exist in most US facilities to provide medical care for the victims of sudden and unexpected injury or trauma.

This one contact hour nursing education course provides information about the signs, symptoms and treatment for a group of illegal drugs known as club drugs.

This one contact hour nursing education course provides healthcare professionals with information about the dangers of cocaine abuse.

This one contact hour online nursing education course is designed to assist healthcare professionals to identify common products used for inhalant abuse, the associated signs and symptoms of abuse and the treatment that can help prevent serious consequences that can lead to death.

Lethal Arrythmias: Advanced Rhythm Interpretation is an intensive five hour nursing continuing education course. This comprehensive nursing CE course overviews the major lethal ventricular arrhythmias, how to identify them, and the most current and successful treatments. Every critical care nurse should be well versed in identifying their patient's risk factors as well as recognizing the potential for lethal arrhythmias.

Learn about pulmonary artery catheters and hemodynamic values in this two contact hour nursing education course.

This 1 contact hour course for nurses provides information about sickle cell anemia and the multiple complications that can result from the disease.

This 3 contact hour nursing education course explores general principles of youth sports medicine and the ways that nursing can contribute to the field.

This interactive, eight contact hour nursing continuing education course covers the basic rhythms that are seen in many patient care situations. The focus of Telemetry Interpretation is on diagnosing rhythm disturbances in monitored settings, and this nursing CE course will give you the confidence to read and interpret strips with ease!

This nursing continuing education course provides healthcare providers with an overview of cerebral vascular accidents and the use of t-PA (alteplase) in treating stroke patients. With an increased use of this drug, healthcare professionals should increase their knowledge on how to properly care for a patient before, during, and after the administration of t-PA. Earn two nursing CEUs and update your knowledge of this therapy to provide safe and effective patient care.

This 8 contact hours nursing continuing education course describes the physiological stress response and teaches strategies to help manage stress, especially job-related stress, so that you can prioritize and effectively deal with stress management.

Calculations are critical to nurses in every phase of care. Although we tend to rely on machines, the pharmacist, and others, it is the nurses role to be certain the patients receive the proper dose of medication ordered. This first course in a series of two, re-introduces basic concepts that are necessary for proper calculation of dosages.

Part 2 of our 2 part series on nursing calculations concentrates on calculating medication dosages. It reviews conversions and offers tried and true methods to successfully calculate dosages.

Critical Thinking: Staffing in the 21st Century is a fabulous 6 hour nursing continuing education course that exposes nurses to the issues surrounding staffing and provides critical thinking tools that can assist in successfully resolving staffing issues.

Provides guidelines for addressing the challenges of floating including ways to protect yourself from legal liability and how to handle a patient assignment with unfamiliar procedures.

This nursing CE course creates a "toolbox" of strategies and approaches to understanding the LPN and nursing assistant roles and working with these health care workers effectively in the delivery of bedside care.

This three contact hour nursing continuing education course will assist healthcare professionals to develop and apply critical thinking skills in their everyday practice. Learn to look at clinical practice in a new way by utilizing the seven steps of the critical thinking process. This course will earn you continuing education credits and improve your ability to develop and apply critical thinking skills in order to influence decisions that contribute toward positive outcomes for your patients.

This three contact hour nursing education course provides healthcare professionals with essential information about child maltreatment, abuse and neglect

This 2 contact hour nursing continuing education course will assist nurses and other healthcare providers understand elder abuse, identify signs of abuse or situations that place an elder at risk, and confidently report abuse identified among elderly patients or clients.

**Meets Florida domestic violence requirement** Domestic Violence: Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse describes violence among intimate partners, how it may present in the healthcare setting, how you can intervene, and contains tools and techniques that can help you help victims.

This course, approved by the Abuse Education Review Panel of the State of Iowa, offers information about child abuse in general, and specifics related to Iowa.

This 3 hour nursing continuing education credit course meets the Kentucky Nursing requirement for education about domestic violence. The course reviews child abuse, spouse/intimate partner abuse, elder abuse and abuse of other adults unable to care for themselves.

This 3 contact hour nursing education course about child abuse and neglect meets the state of New York coursework requirement regarding the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.
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This one contact hour nursing education course provides important information about a potentially life threatening form of child abuse: shaken baby syndrome.

This one contact hour nursing continuing education course introduces the learner to Alzheimer's Disease, its causes, treatments, and outcomes. Alzheimer's Disease is the most common form of dementia among older people today. Research findings and treatment options for this disease are evolving rapidly. Update your knowledge of this disease now and earn nursing CEUs.

This 4 contact hour nursing education course presents basic palliative care information. The course discusses common characteristics and patterns of homelessness and contains useful information about barriers to end-of-life care. This course meets the West Virginia RN requirement for education on end of life care and partially meets the Oregon State Board of Nursing requirement for pain management/end of life care.

Don't Drink the Water provides nurses with 2 nursing continuing education credits. This course covers the topic of diarrhea and gastrointestinal illness in persons who are traveling to foreign countries, where water and food borne pathogens may cause disease.

This three contact hour continuing nursing education course provides an overview of the 2009 H1N1 Influenza pandemic, including a review of the H1N1 virus, signs and symptoms of H1N1 influenza, current treatment and immunization recommendations and preventative measures.

This four hour nursing continuing education course uses the case study method to compare and contrast the various stages of HIV, the treatments that might be used, and common complications. Earn nursing CEUs and review extensive information about current drug therapy's including combinations and complications.

HIV Infection and AIDS: An Overview is a 2 credit nursing continuing education course. This course meets the Florida state requirements for HIV education, and meets 3 of the required contact hours for Washington. This course provides an up-to-date overview of the AIDS epidemic, current standards in managing HIV, complications and other healthcare related issues.

This one contact hour nursing education course provides healthcare professionals with information about the most commonly transmitted sexual infection in the United States: human papillomavirus (HPV).

This nursing continuing education course will explore the principles and procedures surrounding infection control, needlestick prevention, different types of isolation and more. Additionally, it will provide an understanding of the prevention and reduction of the chances of transmission of disease.

Earn three nursing CEU's with this nursing continuing education course, which reviews historic influenza pandemics. It includes a discussion of causes and management options with influenza, and includes a review of Avian Flu statistics, tools & models to prevent pandemics.

Kentucky HIV Infection and AIDS: An Overview offers 3 nursing CEUs that meets the Kentucky nursing state requirements for HIV education. This comprehensive nursing continuing education course provides an up-to-date overview of the AIDS epidemic, current standards in managing HIV, complications and other healthcare related issues.

Earn nursing CEUs and increase your knowledge of Lyme Disease with this one contact hour nursing continuing education course. This course reviews the incidence, pathophysiology, presentation and management of Lyme Disease as welll as the neurological and cardiac complications of this disease. Prevention strategies are also discussed.

This one contact hour online nursing continuing education course explores information about a growing problem in healthcare: methicillin resistant Staphyloccus aureus.

In an effort to educate healthcare professionals about infection control and barrier precautions, New York State requires registered nurses and certain other healthcare professionals to complete an infection control and barrier precautions course every four years. This three contact hour nursing education course meets the requirements set out by the New York Department of Education.

Tuberculosis: Clearing the Air is designed to educate nurses and other healthcare professionals about Tuberculosis, its implications, complications, treatments, and patient education issues.

This three contact hour nursing education course explores information about the five types of viral hepatitis including an in depth view of hepatitis C.

West Nile Virus: Just the Facts is a two contact hour nursing continuing education course that provides the learner with basic information about West Nile Virus. This interactive CEU discusses the current status, prevention and treatment options for West Nile Virus, and explores patient education issues.

Learn about gestational diabetes in this one contact hour nursing education course for healthcare professionals.

This 4 contact hours nursing continuing education course outlines the process of breastfeeding. This interactive CE course addresses issues and challenges that beastfeeding dyads may encounter, and offers links to tools to assist your breastfeeding patients.

This 2 contact hour continuing education course for nurses describes the syndrome of premature ovarian failure (POF), pathophysiology, treatments and complications. It also addresses fertility issues for women with this syndrome. Update your knowledge and earn CEUs today.

This one contact hour nursing education course provides information about the use of genetic testing and prophylactic mastectomy to treat breast cancer.

This one contact hour nursing continuing education course will bring you up to date on breast cancer prevention and support strategies. Perspectives on Breat Cancer: Prevention Before and Support After offers the healthcare professional an overview of the latest developments in breast cancer prevention and new information on support systems for the breast cancer patient.

The purpose of this nursing continuing education course is to present healthcare providers with one woman's view of how humor and laughter can heal. This CE course will also educate on the current methods available to cancer patients, and how these have changed, along with how the outlook for breast cancer patients has improved. This one contact hour (CEU) provides information on specific procedures and therapies available to breast cancer patients.

This two contact hour course provides the nurse with an overview of the normal placental structure and function as well as an overview of some of the more commonly seen placental and cord anomalies, so that the nursing management of these anomalies will be more thoroughly understood, and better nursing care can be provided.

Postpartum depression is an intensive nursing continuing education course. It offers a general overview of this devastating disorder, including the incidence, signs and symptoms to watch for, risk factors and current treatment modalities. This course willl assist you in identifying high risk patients so that you can intervene in a timely manner, and will earn you two nursing CE credits.

This three contact hour nursing continuing education course provides the learner with an overview of the stages of pregnancy and normal developmental changes in the mother and fetus. Earn CE's with this interactive course and refresh your knowledge about the uncomplicated pregnancy.

The Nurse's Role in Hyperemesis Gravidarum is a one contact hour nursing continuing education course that presents an overview of this disorder and nursing care issues related to it.

This 3 contact hour nursing education course reviews the normal postpartum and normal newborn periods. Earn nursing continuing education credits (CEUs) and update your knowledge of nursing interventions that will facilitate the recovery of the new mother and the adaptation of the newborn’s transition to extrauterine life.

This nursing continuing education course is part 1 of a 3-part series on Medications and the Elderly: The Physiology of Aging concentrates on key aspects of physiologic changes that take place and impact medication management in elderly patients.

This 4 contact hour nursing continuing education course is the 2nd part of a 3-part series about medications and the elderly. This course emphasizes issues about administration and monitoring of medication therapy.

This nursing CEU course is worth 4 contact hours. It discusses the very important issue of medication and discharge planning for the elderly.

The purpose of High-Alert Medications: Safe Practices is to identify several high-alert medications that are considered to present the highest risk to patients and recommend ways to improve safety in administering these medications.

This 2 contact hour nursing continuing education course meets the Florida requirement for prevention of medical errors. Medical Error Reduction identifies common medical errors and provides insight into why errors ocurr.

Medication Safety: Assuring Safe Outcomes is a 6 credit nursing continuing education course. This course reviews the National Patient Safety Goals that relate to medication safety as well as other medication safety issues including allergies, IV therapy and medication issues for the elderly patient.

This 2 contact hour nursing education course presents basic information about the clotting cascade and hones in on safe practices for heparin administration.

This 2 credit nursing CE course focuses on fire safety in the OR. It reflects recent data about how to prevent this potentially deadly occurrence.

Malignant Hyperthermia: A Crisis for Your Patient is a one contact hour continuing education course for nurses. This CEU educates healthcare providers on issues related to the history, prevention, and management of patients at risk for Malignant Hyperthermia.

This one contact hour course outlines the current standards and practices in place that are increasing patient safety in the OR, especially emphasizing the Universal Protocol by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Nursing in the Operating Room is definitely not "the same old thing" everyday. There are specialties within OR nursing that offer different career paths and development. In addition, the technology in the OR setting is changing at an incredibly rapid pace. Use this one hour nursing continuing education course to find out about these new fields and new technology in the OR, and earn a nursing CEU.

This three contact hour continuing education course for nurses provides healthcare professionals with information about the fundamental concepts associated with the safe administration of procedural sedation and analgesia; also known as conscious or moderate sedation.

The Joint Commission issues updated patient safety goals every year. These goals reflect the current standards and recommendations that are associated with providing quality care to all patients. This course outlines Joint Commission goals and action plans to implement the goals in the OR. This three contact hour continuing education course for nurses also addresses critical fire safety issues in the OR.

Healthcare professionals will learn useful information about accidental childhood poisoning in this two contact hour continuing education course for nurses.

Earn nursing CEU's now with this interactive two contact hour nursing continuing education course. Review the signs and symptoms of asthma in children and explore methods used to diagnose and treat asthma.

This 3 contact hour nursing continuing education course introduces you to childhood leukemia and lymphoma. This nursing CE course is not only for oncology or pediatric nurses; general nurses will benefit from this educational offering as well. Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of leukemia, how leukemia is diagnosed, what current treatment options are available, and understand the emotional and psychosocial issues surrounding a childhood cancer diagnosis.

This four contact hour nursing education course provides detailed information about the care and treatment of intraventricular hemorrhage in the premature infant.

Pediatric Psychopharmacology presents healthcare providers with information about the current pharmacological treatment for common pediatric mental health problems. This one contact hour nursing continuing education course contains the current recommended medications, dosage, side effect profiles, and considerations for use. It also presents the current safety considerations for pediatric psychopharmacological management.

This 1 CE nursing education course provides basic information about a very common virus that predominantly affects children: Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV.

This two hour nursing continuing education course on SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) describes the syndrome, course, identified risk factors, possible risk factors, and issues regarding family support and education. Earn CEU's and update your knowledge of SIDS today!

The 2009 Workplace Safety and Patient Care Standards covers relevant issues related to patient safety and patient care from including standards from OSHA and JCAHO, HIPAA guidelines and others. NO contact hours are associated with this course as the content is generally considered required content for many facilities. Although there is nursing specific content within the course, it is general enough for all healthcare providers to benefit from it.

Nurses will find that this 1 credit nursing CE course provides valuable baseline information to aid in developing a positive and effective relationship with a preceptor.

This 5 contact hour course provides the learner with the opportunity to practice advocacy and appropriate assertiveness through the use of case studies and follow up information.

This course demonstrates strategies and techniques that you can use to advocate more successfully for yourself and your patient.

HIPAA administrative simplification became a reality in April of 2003. This online nursing education course offers an overview of HIPAA and how you might see changes related to it in your facility.

This 2 contact hour nursing continuing education course reviews the basics of managed care and specifics about the role of the case manager.

This interactive, four hour continuing education course for nurses and other healthcare professionals provides the learner with a scenario based format to recognize communication issues that lead to negative outcomes. Different communication methods that can impact a conversation and result in positive outcomes are discussed and analyzed.

Evidence-Based Practice is the wave of the future for nursing and all healthcare professionals. No longer can we rely on the way it was done in the past, we are being challenged to find facts to show that we are providing care in the best way possible. This two contact hour nursing continuing education course introduces the concept, and offers different ways to gain and evaluate evidence-based practice, as well as providing examples to help you operationalize it.

This three hour nursing continuing education (CE) course provides an overview of the different types of advance directives that you may see in the course of caring for your patients. It describes not only the types of directives, but when they are used and common misconceptions related to their legality.

Latex Allergy: More Than Skin Deep is an exciting interactive nursing continuing education course, designed to increase your working knowledge of latex allergies, as well as latex risk factors. Earn 3 nursing CEUs as you learn to identifies people most at risk for latex allergy and learn how to minimize your own risk of developing latex allergy.

This one contact hour nursing CE course provides an overview of the requirements for Magnet facilities and the 14 Forces of Magnetism.

Appropriate patient education is one of The Joint Commission's key standards. This one contact hour continuing education course for nurses discusses these standards and how they can be implemented in different patient care settings and situations.

Performance Improvement (PI) is an ongoing process that facilities use to improve the care they give to patients. Performance improvement can seem complicated. However, this two hour nursing CE course breaks PI down into its basic components to assist in its understanding and usability.This outstanding nurse continuing education course gives you the tools you need to evaluate data most effectively.

This 6 contact hour nursing continuing education course reviews the three key standards for high quality nursing practice. Using a case study approach this course presents examples of situations and how the standards are used.

This course has been broken into two courses titled "Professional Documentaion: Safe, Effective, and Legal" and "Professional Communication: Speak Up, Speak Well"

This continuing nursing education course covers the verbal and nonverbal aspects of communication. Legal implications of communication are also discussed.

Nursing Documentation is a critical element of high quality patient care. This 6 contact hour nursing continuing education course reviews standards for professional documentation.

Provides an overview of ecstasy, its use and abuse, signs and symptoms to watch for and situations that may be seen in the hospital setting.

Major Depressive Disorder describes the level of depression that requires treatment. Both symptoms and possible treatments are discussed. Issues with children and the elderly are included.

Earn one nursing continuing education unit (CEU) with this interactive online course that focuses on the crisis of methamphetamine abuse in the U.S. This continuing education course for nurses discusses the history and current situation of methamphetamine abuse, the types of patients seen, and healthcare issues you may be facing when caring for patients exposed to methamphetamine.

Suicide: Assessment and Prevention is a three contact hours nursing continuing education course that provides an overview of the risk factors and assessment of suicidal patients. Earn CEUs and learn how to manage high risk clients effectively.

Insomnia can affect you in many ways. Learn about the reasons for insomnia, current practices and treatments.

**Meets Florida domestic violence requirement** Domestic Violence: Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse describes violence among intimate partners, how it may present in the healthcare setting, how you can intervene, and contains tools and techniques that can help you help victims.

HIV Infection and AIDS: An Overview is a 2 credit nursing continuing education course. This course meets the Florida state requirements for HIV education, and meets 3 of the required contact hours for Washington. This course provides an up-to-date overview of the AIDS epidemic, current standards in managing HIV, complications and other healthcare related issues.

This 2 contact hour nursing continuing education course meets the Florida requirement for prevention of medical errors. Medical Error Reduction identifies common medical errors and provides insight into why errors ocurr.

This course, approved by the Abuse Education Review Panel of the State of Iowa, offers information about child abuse in general, and specifics related to Iowa.

This 3 hour nursing continuing education credit course meets the Kentucky Nursing requirement for education about domestic violence. The course reviews child abuse, spouse/intimate partner abuse, elder abuse and abuse of other adults unable to care for themselves.

Kentucky HIV Infection and AIDS: An Overview offers 3 nursing CEUs that meets the Kentucky nursing state requirements for HIV education. This comprehensive nursing continuing education course provides an up-to-date overview of the AIDS epidemic, current standards in managing HIV, complications and other healthcare related issues.

Assessment of pain is now considered the critical 5th vital sign. This comprehensive nursing continuing education course outlines current assessment and management techniques and includes valuable information about different types of pain, addiction issues, and myths about pain management. This four contact hour online nursing education course partially meets the Oregon State Board of Nursing's requirement for education on pain management. This online nursing course also meets the Michigan requirement for pain and symptom management.

This one contact hour continuing education course for nurses provides an introduction to pain control and symptom management.

This 4 contact hour nursing continuing education course discusses bioterrorism as a national security issue. For the purposes of this course, bioterrorism will include more than just biological agents. Discussion will include biological, chemical, radiological, and nuclear weapons. Although this course is designed to meet the Nevada state requirements, healthcare workers outside of Nevada may also find it informative and may earn nursing continuing education credits (CEUs).

This 3 contact hour nursing education course about child abuse and neglect meets the state of New York coursework requirement regarding the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.
NY Child Abuse is a combination print and online course.
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In an effort to educate healthcare professionals about infection control and barrier precautions, New York State requires registered nurses and certain other healthcare professionals to complete an infection control and barrier precautions course every four years. This three contact hour nursing education course meets the requirements set out by the New York Department of Education.

This course is approved for one (1) nursing continuing education credit (CEU) of Category A (Ohio Nursing Law and Rules) # 14,030-I.This NURSING continuing education activity was approved by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.Approval valid through May 19, 2011.

Assessment of pain is now considered the critical 5th vital sign. This comprehensive nursing continuing education course outlines current assessment and management techniques and includes valuable information about different types of pain, addiction issues, and myths about pain management. This four contact hour online nursing education course partially meets the Oregon State Board of Nursing's requirement for education on pain management. This online nursing course also meets the Michigan requirement for pain and symptom management.

This continuing education course for nurses will earn you two nursing CEU's and introduce you to forensic nursing. This course offering has an emphasis on evidence collection associated with sexual assault. This course meets the Texas requirement for forensic evidence collection for nurses working in or floating to the emergency department, but is of interest to nurses working in any specialty area.

This four hour nursing continuing education course uses the case study method to compare and contrast the various stages of HIV, the treatments that might be used, and common complications. Earn nursing CEUs and review extensive information about current drug therapy's including combinations and complications.

HIV Infection and AIDS: An Overview is a 2 credit nursing continuing education course. This course meets the Florida state requirements for HIV education, and meets 3 of the required contact hours for Washington. This course provides an up-to-date overview of the AIDS epidemic, current standards in managing HIV, complications and other healthcare related issues.

This 4 contact hour nursing education course presents basic palliative care information. The course discusses common characteristics and patterns of homelessness and contains useful information about barriers to end-of-life care. This course meets the West Virginia RN requirement for education on end of life care and partially meets the Oregon State Board of Nursing requirement for pain management/end of life care.