Start this course! Course Description It is every caregiver’s responsibility to contribute to a culture of patient or resident safety by practicing proper hand hygiene at all times as well as helping others to be compliant. This course will provide an overview of basic principles of...
Start this course! Course Description Vascular access in the neonatal and pediatric population can be physically and emotionally challenging. Significant advances in medical and surgical care for neonates and pediatric patients with previously fatal illnesses and conditions have...
Start this course! Course Description The goal of this program is to define HIPAA and provide an overview of its guidelines and requirements, including those resulting from enactment of the HITECH Act of 2009 and the act's Final Rule announced in...
Course Description The goal of this program is to define and discuss the Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals for 2021. The program provides a detailed review of the various patient safety goals that have been identified for implementation, plus the Elements of Performance that...
Course Description This activity was developed for nurses and other healthcare professionals who need to know the basics of using an electrocardiograph (ECG) and the underlying theories related to electrocardiography, including waveform interpretation. Learning Objectives Upon...
Course Description This course is designed to assist a therapist to decide what type of resident is appropriate for a skin protection cushion. Take an in-depth look into cushion properties such as method of pressure redistribution, cushion geometry, and medium and consider the benefits and...
Course Description This course is designed to assist the generalist therapist to have a better understanding of the changing body of an elderly client and the increased risk of sitting in an abnormal posture. It discusses health issues related to prolonged sitting in an abnormal posture. The...
Course Description During this course we will take an in depth look at the three layers of skin, their function and age-related changes that occur at each layer that make our elderly resident more susceptible to skin breakdown. We will explore common areas of skin breakdown and understand...
Course Description Dive into the three extrinsic factors of wound development to gain a deeper understanding of what they are, how they are created, and how they contribute to the development of a pressure injury. Learn methods to fight against pressure, shear and microclimate to protect the...
Course Description Upgrade your terminology and understand why seating specialists refer to a postural abnormality as reducible versus non-reducible. Understand when to correct or accommodate for each of the postural abnormalities and delve deeper into methods to correct or accommodate for...
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