In hospitals, patients who are immobile and bedridden, have a high risk of hospital acquired conditions including: falls, pressure injuries, increased length of stay and ventilator associated pneumonia. In order to ensure that patients return to their functional mobility status, it is important...
Phlebotomy is one of the most common procedures performed in healthcare today. This course will provide a refresher on phlebotomy for clinical professionals who already hold the appropriate certification to perform venipuncture in their state. This is not meant as initial training for new...
When our patients come to the hospital, their hope is for a return to health. Each year millions of patients check into US hospitals, and unfortunately some of them will get a hospital-acquired infection. This can lead to extra days in the hospital, significant delay in their overall recovery,...
The purpose of this program is to examine some of the pros and cons of receiving hospice care in the patient's home or in a long term care facility. The material is organized around the following categories: Introduction Hospice Care Hospice Care in Long Term Care Home Hospice Care ...
The purpose of this program is to provide an understanding of the different types of hospices nurses there are, what roles they are assigned, and their impact on terminally ill patient care. The material is organized around the following categories: Introduction The Hospice Nurse Roles of...
The purpose of this program is to provide certified nursing assistants with an understanding of the proper procedures needed to provide a tub bath, shower, shampoo and perineal care. The material is organized around the following categories: Introduction Giving a Tub Bath Assisting with a...
The purpose of this program is to provide certified nursing assistants with an understanding of the proper procedures needed to provide a bed bath. The material is organized around the following categories: Introduction Providing a Bed Bath After completing this course, the learner should...
Care providers must often assist persons with impaired mobility to walk, move to wheelchairs, toilets and beds. But to protect yourself and those you are providing care to, the nursing assistant must master the skills needed for transfer and ambulation. The material is organized around the...
The purpose of this program is to provide certified nursing assistants with an understanding of the proper procedures for moving and turning residents both with and without a lift sheet, and the proper procedures for turning a resident away as well as toward you. The material is organized around...
Steam sterilization is the most common form of sterilization used today in both hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers. This course is offered through our partnership with course creator Nancy Chobin RN, AAS, ACSP, CFER, CSPM, who created this module for Sterile Processing University. CBSPD...
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