Nurses

Health care workers in long-term care are responsible for the health and safety of residents. This course highlights common wandering and elopement behaviors of residents while placing an emphasis on prevention and response measures within the facility.

The participant will enhance their 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.

To enhance the participant's understanding of rheumatoid arthritis.

The purpose of this course is to provide greater understanding of arrhythmias, how and why they develop, symptoms associated with an arrhythmia, and general treatment measures to expect. We will briefly cover EKG changes, medication, treatment, and life support interventions.

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

This course will discuss coronary heart disease at length – including the causes of the disease, risk factors involved, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of coronary heart disease. The course will also touch on how to delay or even prevent CHD and strategies for living and coping with the disease.

Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to pump enough blood, which provides oxygen to the muscles, tissues, and other organs of the body. Because not all individuals will have pulmonary congestion or volume overload, heart failure is the terminology preferred today over congestive heart failure.

Heart failure (HF) is a significant problem in the United States. HF is increasing in incidence and prevalence due to improved survival after cardiovascular events and the increased aging population.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive neurologic disorder that attacks the nerve cells (neurons) responsible for controlling voluntary muscles.

This course explores the main classifications of Parkinson’s disease and management of this debilitating illness. 

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 aging population.

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 aging population and potential problems that can occur.

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.

Health care personnel working in any setting will increase their understanding of and skills for eliminating medical errors.

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

The purpose of this course is to understand the cultural importance of the individual and those directly affected including family and friends in dealing with illness and death. As the U.S. becomes more ethnically and racially diverse and culturally complex, there is a need to understand how to work with individuals who have values, health beliefs, and perspectives that are different from your own or those you are familiar with.

Healthcare providers will place an emphasis on each terminally ill patient’s uniqueness that tends to preserve their sense of dignity.

The purpose of this course is to educate the learner about the concept of hospice and the corresponding philosophies and services it provides.

The participant will explore traumatic brain injury, causes, risk factors, signs and symptoms, and preventive measures.