Start this course! Course Description Communication is at the heart of safety. Without excellent communication skills, an organization can suffer, and patient safety can be greatly affected. Overall, a lot is still to be learned about healthcare professionals and their willingness to...
Start this course! Course Description The American population has become more diverse in composition than ever. The 2010 census showed just over one-third of the United States population identified themselves as members of a minority group. From 2010-2020, the overall population grew 7...
Start this course! Course Description The prescription painkiller epidemic involving opioid use is a serious concern. It is affecting patient care and safety, the delivery of healthcare and healthcare costs across the United States. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
Start this course! Course Description This course consists of the materials and information necessary to protect yourself and those around you from being exposed to blood or blood-containing items that you may come into contact with throughout the course of your job. This training...
The NE1 Wound Assessment Tool has been developed to help clinical staff assess and document wounds. The Tool encourages a consistent, useful, and thorough approach to this critical step in the treatment process. #Courses #Across-the-Continuum-of-Care #Pain-Management #Skin-and-Wound-Care...
This course focuses on increasing compliance and improving outcomes in wound care by emphasizing the importance of standardization of wound treatment and dressing protocols. #Courses #Correctional-Facilities #Infection-Prevention #Skin-and-Wound-Care #RN-LPN #Hospital #Nursing-Home...
While developing a treatment plan for wounds, you should assess not only the wound, but the entire patient. The factors that affect wound healing need to be included in the overall treatment plan. #Courses #Correctional-Facilities #Skin-and-Wound-Care #RN-LPN #Hospital #Nursing-Home ...
Restraints are a concern in healthcare today due to the danger they pose to those restrained. It is recognized that restraint use needs to be decreased. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has set standards indicating the need to decrease restraints and seclusion. This course gives an...
Tracheostomies are a common procedure in healthcare today with over 100,000 tracheostomies performed every year in the United States. This makes tracheostomies and tracheostomy tube care a critical component of nursing care. This course will discuss the reason tracheostomies are performed,...
This article will increase the healthcare providers knowledge about catheter associated urinary tract infections and prevention strategies in the residential setting. #Courses #Continence-and-Incontinence #Correctional-Facilities #Infection-Prevention #RN-LPN #Nursing-Home
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