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Perioperative Series: Emergencies in the OR
ANCC Accreditation Duration: 2.00 Origination: Aug 2022 Expiration: Dec 2025
Launch Course

Perioperative providers can BEST prepare for emergencies in the operating room by knowing the responsibilities of each team member and rehearsing interventions ahead of time. When you are in the moment and your heart is racing, it’s easy to forget how to respond or even where supplies are located. Practicing your responsibilities and team interventions ahead of time will help to prepare you for the unexpected. This course provides you with an opportunity to participate in five emergency scenarios to test your knowledge. Time is of the essence when an emergency happens so you must think and act fast to save the patient!

The goal of this course is to equip nurses and STs with knowledge of the responsibilities of the team during a range of OR emergencies. 

Learning Objectives

Recognize evidence-based strategies for treating and preventing a range of OR emergencies. 

Describe the roles and responsibilities of members of the surgical team when emergencies occur. 

Recall the best practices for improving patient outcomes during an emergency.

Perioperative Specimen Handling
ANCC Accreditation Duration: 1.00 Origination: Jun 2023 Expiration: Dec 2027
Launch Course

Proper surgical specimen handling is essential for patient safety. This course covers best practices for intraoperative personnel to prepare, label, and transfer specimens accurately. Adhering to these protocols ensures that specimens are identified and handled appropriately, minimizing the risk of harm to the patient.

This course provides OR nurses and surgical technologists with knowledge of best practices for specimen handling.

Learning Objectives

Describe the considerations and methods of preparing specimens for various pathologic and examination types. 

Recall care standards for the appropriate handling, labeling, and transportation of specimens. 

Identify common mistakes made during specimen management and prevention methods to avoid these errors.

Postpartum Hemorrhage Management
ANCC Accreditation Duration: 1.50 Origination: Dec 2024 Expiration: Dec 2027
Launch Course

Worldwide, postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) accounts for high rates of maternal morbidity and mortality. Early recognition is key to good outcomes. Recognizing PPH, its stages, and how to measure blood loss is essential since treatment is based on the stages of hemorrhage. Additionally, it is important to understand nursing interventions, treatments for PPH, and teamwork and communication needs to improve perinatal outcomes.

This course aims to enhance the knowledge of acute care nurses about postpartum hemorrhage, including its causes, risk factors, and medical and surgical management.

Learning Objectives

Identify the causes and risk factors for postpartum hemorrhage.

Indicate the stages of postpartum hemorrhage. 

Recall nursing and medical interventions used during the management of postpartum hemorrhage.

Preventing Suicide Among Veteran Populations
ANCC Accreditation Duration: 1.50 Origination: Jun 2023 Expiration: Dec 2026
Launch Course

Veterans are 1.5 times more likely to die by suicide than non-veterans (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs [VA], 2022). This course will explain the specific factors that increase suicide risk in veterans. You will also learn about assessment and intervention approaches used to manage suicide risk in this population.

The goal of this course is to provide knowledge to addictions, behavioral health counseling, case management/care management, marriage and family therapy, nursing, psychology, social work professionals, and physicians in health and human services settings about suicide prevention strategies for veterans.

Learning Objectives

Identify three factors that specifically increase suicide risk in veterans.

Recall screening and assessment strategies to identify veterans at risk for suicide.

Define three effective ways to intervene to reduce suicide risk among veterans.

Psychopharmacology in the Emergency Department
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Duration: 1.00 Origination: Mar 2024 Expiration: Dec 2027
Launch Course

As a healthcare professional transporting patients to the ED, you may serve patients with symptoms indicative of behavioral health disorders, such as depressive, bipolar, and anxiety disorders. In some situations, the ED provider must administer psychiatric medications. However, if possible, it is prudent to defer their use until the patient is admitted to an inpatient mental health facility or seen as an outpatient. In many instances, the reason for presentation in the ED is an adverse reaction to psychiatric medications.

Learning Objectives

Identify some of the most common medications in each major category, their indications, and their usage in treating mental health disorders. 

Recall adverse reactions to psychiatric medications.

Recognizing and Treating Stroke
ANCC Accreditation Duration: 1.00 Origination: Sep 2024 Expiration: Dec 2027
Launch Course

By understanding the causes of stroke and how to treat and prevent it, you can make a significant difference in the lives of those you care for. This course will help you identify the symptoms of a stroke and provide you with the necessary knowledge to provide care during and after the stroke.
 

Learning Objectives

Recall the pathophysiology of a stroke. 

Recognize at least three interventions for someone experiencing a stroke. 

Identify strategies for achieving quality of life after a stroke.

Septic Joint: Diagnosis and Treatment
ANCC Accreditation Duration: 1.00 Origination: May 2023 Expiration: Dec 2026
Launch Course

Septic arthritis is caused by infection and inflammation in the joint and can result in significant damage to the joints. Early recognition and treatment are critical to the preservation of joint function. This course will discuss how to quickly identify and treat septic arthritis.  

The goal of this course is to provide physicians, nursing professionals, and radiologic technologists with information about septic arthritis.

Learning Objectives

Recall how septic arthritis is acquired and its typical presentation.

Identify the laboratory and radiological tests used to make a diagnosis of a septic joint.

Recognize the principles of septic joint treatment.

Shoulder Dystocia in the ED
ACCME and ANCC Accreditation Duration: 0.50 Origination: Mar 2024 Expiration: Dec 2027
Launch Course

Shoulder dystocia is an obstetric emergency. To prepare for this rare occurrence, your healthcare team should be knowledgeable about the risk factors, potential complications, and the management of shoulder dystocia. In addition, emergency professionals should develop strategies to help their healthcare team prepare for this rare event.

Learning Objectives

Identify the risk factors, potential complications, and interventions of shoulder dystocia. 

Recall strategies to prepare your healthcare team for a shoulder dystocia emergency.

Shoulder Dystocia: Management and Prevention
ACCME and ANCC Accreditation Duration: 1.00 Origination: Nov 2024 Expiration: Dec 2027
Launch Course

Nearly half of all cases of shoulder dystocia occur in the absence of risk factors, making them largely unpredictable and unpreventable. Perinatal morbidity and mortality rates associated with shoulder dystocia are high, even when properly managed.

Although shoulder dystocia is considered an obstetric emergency, a well-trained obstetric provider and a team of nursing/resuscitation professionals can usually manage it well for the pregnant person and fetus. 

Learning Objectives

Identify diagnosis criteria, risk factors, and complications associated with shoulder dystocia. 

Recall management and prevention techniques for shoulder dystocia. 

Indicate documentation needed following a birth involving shoulder dystocia.

Shoulder Dystocia: Primary Maneuvers
ACCME and ANCC Accreditation Duration: 0.50 Origination: Mar 2025 Expiration: Dec 2028
Launch Course

A review of clinical judgment related to the use of primary maneuvers for managing shoulder dystocia.

Learning Objectives

Identify the clinical signs of shoulder dystocia and appropriate initial interventions to resolve the complication safely. 

Recall risk factors for shoulder dystocia and appropriate tasks to perform following the emergency.

Stroke: Recognition and Management
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Duration: 1.00 Origination: Jul 2024 Expiration: Dec 2027
Launch Course

This course equips healthcare professionals with essential knowledge and skills to promptly and effectively manage stroke in the acute care setting. Participants will gain insight into how to recognize an acute stroke and the initial steps to take for emergency treatment of stroke. In addition, learners will know the different acute treatment options for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke as well as patient care for acute stroke. 

Learning Objectives

Recall the benchmark diagnosis and treatment times for acute stroke. 

Differentiate the treatment of ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke. 

Indicate interventions in the care of a patient presenting with an acute stroke.

Suicide Prevention in the Acute Setting
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Duration: 1.00 Origination: Jul 2025 Expiration: Dec 2028
Launch Course

This course will provide you with information about the numerous risk and protective factors of suicide. You will learn effective screening approaches you can use to identify elevated risk. You will also learn how to follow a positive screening with an in-depth clinical assessment, including several different models you can use to guide your assessment. The goal of this course is to provide alcohol and drug counseling, marriage and family therapy, counseling, psychology, and social work professionals in health and human services with skills to identify individuals at increased risk of suicide.

Learning Objectives

Recognize risk and protective factors for suicide.

Explain how to effectively screen to identify individuals at risk of suicide.

Summarize the major components of a comprehensive suicide assessment.

Suicide Prevention: At-Risk Populations Assessment, Treatment, and Risk Management (WA)
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Duration: 6.00 Origination: Oct 2023 Expiration: Dec 2026
Launch Course

This multi-lesson module provides suicide training according to the state of Washington requirements. The four lessons cover:

Lesson 1: Assessing and Screening for Suicide Risk: provides skills to identify individuals at increased risk of suicide

Lesson 2: Overview of Evidence-Based, Suicide-Specific Interventions: provides knowledge about evidence-based, suicide-specific interventions

Lesson 3: Community-Based Interventions to Reduce Suicide Risk: provides information about community-based, upstream suicide prevention approaches

Lesson 4: Preventing Suicide Among Veteran Populations: provides skills in assessment and intervention to reduce suicide risk among veterans

Learning Objectives

Recognize three risk and three protective factors for suicide.

Discuss how to effectively screen to identify individuals at risk for suicide.

Identify three components of a comprehensive suicide assessment.

Recall the factors you should consider when determining what interventions may be needed for suicidal individuals.

Describe three evidence-based interventions for treating individuals at risk for suicide or who have made a recent attempt.

Summarize the process for completing a safety plan and reducing access to lethal means. E

Explain what upstream suicide prevention means and why it is important.

Describe how fostering life skills and resilience can help to prevent suicide.

Summarize the impact of connectedness as an upstream suicide prevention approach.

Identify three factors that specifically increase suicide risk in veterans.

Recall screening and assessment strategies to identify veterans at risk for suicide.

Define three effective ways to intervene to reduce suicide risk among veterans.

The Impact of Psychedelics
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Duration: 1.00 Origination: Nov 2023 Expiration: Dec 2026
Launch Course

This course will provide healthcare professionals in the acute care setting with an introduction to the use of psychedelics for the treatment of behavioral health conditions. Healthcare professionals will learn about the types of agents used, their indications, benefits, and their associated risks and side effects.

The goal of this course is to provide health care professionals in the acute care setting with an introductory review of novel therapeutic agents used to treat behavioral health conditions.  

Learning Objectives

Recall how psychedelics are used to treat behavioral health disorders and how they impact symptoms of behavioral health disorder. 

Identify the potential risks and side effects of psychedelics. 

Recognize whether an individual is a good candidate for psychedelic treatment for behavioral health symptoms.