Nurses

The participant will enhance his or her understanding of diseases, chronic illnesses, and mental issues that affect the older adult and discuss ways to promote healthy aging.

Upon completion of this course, the participant will have a better understanding of hearing loss and how it affects the individual as well as treatment options to enhance quality of living of the hearing impaired individual.

Health care providers will increase their understanding of a variety of common autoimmune disorders including skills needed for patient care.

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to understand Fibromyalgia Syndrome, the symptoms, treatment and nursing care.

Upon completion of this course, the participant will have a better understanding of the disease (juvenile rheumatoid arthritis), the effects of the disease, how it is diagnosed and treated, and how children can be affected emotionally by this chronic disease.

This course will increase learners’ knowledge and skills related to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

To enhance the participant's understanding of rheumatoid arthritis.

The nurse will enhance her understanding of cardiac arrhythmias, cause(s), and treatment.

The nurse will better understand atrial fibrillation and how it can be treated and managed.

The healthcare practitioner will enhance her knowledge of coronary heart disease and its impact on the individual.

The healthcare practitioner will enhance her understanding of heart failure.

Upon completion of this course the participant will understand Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS) and associated symptoms, causes and treatments.

The health care professional will enhance her/his understanding of the symptoms that lead to a diagnosis of Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS), as well as treatment and nursing management.

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to understand Parkinson’s disease, diagnosis and treatment.

Healthcare professionals will review and learn new information about caring for the stroke patient.

Nurses will gain knowledge and skills related to the documentation of information in the patient’s medical record.

The purpose of this course is to increase the knowledge of the health care professional of antipsychotic medications and implications of their use in the elderly population.

Nurses working with older adults will review and update their knowledge of adverse drug reactions and compliance/prescription issues that may affect the elderly.

Nurses working with older adults will review and update their knowledge of how medications can affect the elderly.

Nurses and other caregivers working with older adults will review and update their knowledge of medications commonly misused by the elderly and potential problems that can occur.

To familiarize the healthcare professional with some commonly used medication infusions.

Healthcare professionals will gain knowledge regarding basic principles of pharmacology to include pharmacokinetic processes, several drug classes, and some of the commonly used drugs within those classes.

Nurses will learn of the dangers of medication errors and how to prevent them.

The purpose of this course is to develop a guide for nurses in the understanding and delivery of compassionate nursing care at end-of-life.

To aid the learner in recognizing and understanding the signs and symptoms of the active dying process and the corresponding care interventions.