Improving surgical outcomes and reducing healthcare associated infections (HAIs) is a primary focus for operating room staff. With a collaborative effort to reduce surgical site infections (SSIs), staff can improve patient safety and reduce costs. This educational activity is intended for nurses...
The goal of this program is to define and discuss current and forthcoming HIPAA initiatives regarding resident privacy and data security. The program provides a detailed review of the reforms that have been identified for implementation, and provides information to help long term care workers...
In end-of-life care, the caregivers will need effective communication, cultural competence and the inclusion of family and loved ones. These can all be crucial factors in easing a person's fears and distress during the final phase of life. This program discusses several issues involved in end-of...
The goal of this program is to define and discuss the Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals for 2019, including the problems and concerns that have led to its implementation. The program provides a detailed review of the various patient safety goals that have been identified for...
This course is part of the EMPOWER Program designed to help improve the safety and savings in your OR. Speak Your Truth: Create a Safer Patient Environment through Communication and Team Building explores reasons why people are afraid to tell the truth, especially about the way a patient is...
The goal of this program is to define and discuss quality assurance and performance improvement. The course provides the healthcare professional with the tools necessary to understand QAPI, describe QAPI and its value to long term care, apply QAPI to the resident assessment, and recognize...
Why do we need to change the culture in health care? What role does communication play in cultural change? We continue the Speak Your Truth series with Speak Your Truth II: Understanding Communications in a Culture of Change and further investigate effective communication strategies in the OR to...
As nursing assistants, you have the most direct contact with residents, and therefore, learn a lot of personal information about each of them. Residents' personal information is private or confidential, and should only be used in the treatment of that resident. This lesson will provide the...
El objetivo de este programa es definir y discutir el aseguramiento de calidad y la mejora del rendimiento. El curso proporciona a los profesionales de salud las herramientas necesarias para entender QAPI, describir QAPI y su valor para la atención a largo plazo, aplicar QAPI a la evaluación del...
The objective for this course is to provide an overview of patient safety in terms appropriate for the health care professional. At the conclusion of this course participants will be able to define patient safety, recognize national patient safety goals, discuss patient safety challenges, and...