Elizabeth Kellerman

MSN, RN

Elizabeth Kellerman, MSN, RN, started nursing in 2007 after graduating from Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, California. While working in a critical care unit at Sutter Mills-Peninsula Hospital she earned her CCRN and TNCC. Her experience and knowledge led her to nursing education where she taught at a community college while working to receive her Master’s in Nurse Education at Western Carolina University. As a nursing instructor, she spent time in many types of care settings including medical-surgical inpatient and community living centers. Her passion for education and training has led her to a position as a content writer at Relias.

Courses Authored

Keeping Adolescents on a Healthy Track

The goal of this educational program is to provide nurses in acute care with information about adolescents.

4.00 Contact Hours

$56.00

Free with Premium Membership

Getting to the Heart of MI — and STEMI

Because coronary artery disease continues to dominate the U.S. healthcare system, nurses in the ED and ICU must develop a wealth of knowledge about the identification of myocardial ischemia and infarction and develop a standard, evidence-based protocol for the care of patients with CAD (O’Gara et al., 2013). With the development of a team approach to the patient with chest pain, time-dependent treatment of myocardial ischemia and infarction based on evidence-based practice reduces morbidity and mortality.

1.70 Contact Hours

$15.00

Free with Premium Membership

A Healthcare Professional's Guide to Diabetes

The purpose of this course is to communicate current information about diabetes, including new developments and changes from previous practice standards.

4.00 Contact Hours

$56.00

Free with Premium Membership

Right Versus Left Ventricular Infarctions

Reviews delivering appropriate evidence-based nursing care specific to patients with either right ventricular or left ventricular infarctions.

2.00 Contact Hours

$32.00

Free with Premium Membership

Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting in Pennsylvania

The goal of this course is to provide an overview of the requirements and procedures for reporting cases of child abuse in Pennsylvania.

2.00 Contact Hours

$32.00

Free with Standard Membership

Genetic Testing for Personalized Nutrition

This course provides information about genetic testing and how to use it to inform nutritional planning.

2.00 Contact Hours

$20.00

Free with Premium Membership

Endoscopy

Endoscopies are minimally invasive procedures performed to diagnose and treat abnormalities of the internal structures of the body. These procedures are extensively used to investigate symptoms of GI dysfunction and treat biopsy-proven diseases of the GI tract occurring in the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, and large intestine. This educational activity will discuss the importance of procedures that have become commonplace in our modern medical environment as technology has advanced to meet recognized needs. The goal of this educational program is to provide nurses in acute and outpatient settings with knowledge about endoscopies.

1.00 Contact Hours

$12.00

Free with Standard Membership

Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Update

The goal of this module is to provide nurses with knowledge of immunizations.

1.00 Contact Hours

$20.00

Free with Standard Membership

Interviewing for Career Advancement

The goal of this continuing education program is to enhance nurses’ ability to prepare for and participate in job interviews.

1.00 Contact Hours

$20.00

Free with Standard Membership

Integrating Care for Patients with Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders

This course focuses on the co-occurrence of psychiatric and substance use disorders and ways to integrate treatment.

1.00 Contact Hours

$20.00

Free with Standard Membership

Improving Patient Education for Poor Readers

This course will nurses with information necessary to assess their patients’ reading abilities and devise appropriate written teaching materials.

1.00 Contact Hours

$20.00

Free with Standard Membership

Inevitable Menopause

The goal of this program is to update nurses’ knowledge about the physiology of menopause, and the risks and benefits of menopause therapies.

1.00 Contact Hours

$20.00

Free with Standard Membership

Exercise for Health and Fitness

Beneficial elements of regular exercise and safety guidelines are presented to empower people to implement exercise into their daily habits.

1.00 Contact Hours

$20.00

Free with Standard Membership

Understanding the Challenges of Prostate Cancer

The goal of this course is to increase nurses’ knowledge about the screening methods and treatment options associated with prostate cancer.

1.00 Contact Hours

$20.00

Free with Standard Membership

Silent Suffering in Men: Detecting Prostatitis

The goal of this course is to inform providers and nurses with knowledge of prostatitis.

1.00 Contact Hours

$20.00

Free with Standard Membership

Divorce: When It’s Not Happily Ever After

Divorce is a major life event that can compromise emotional and physical health. The stress of divorce and the associated loss heightens the risk for mental health problems. Addressing individual needs of children who are in the middle of a divorce will promote their wellbeing. This module provides healthcare providers with information about the psychological dynamics of divorce and the effects on adults and children.

1.00 Contact Hours

$20.00

Free with Standard Membership

Anticoagulant Overdoses: National Patient Safety Goals

This module will provide nurses with information about anticoagulants and The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals.

1.00 Contact Hours

$20.00

Free with Standard Membership

Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Requires Healthcare Team Spirit

This course provides clinicians with information about the use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and strategies for its application.

1.00 Contact Hours

$20.00

Free with Standard Membership

Pacemakers: What You Need To Know

To give nurses information about pacemaker insertion, how they function, and elements of patient education after insertion of a pacemaker.

1.00 Contact Hours

$20.00

Free with Standard Membership

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Living with a Chronic Disease

Discusses the development of RA, current treatment approaches and therapeutic interventions that can help people with RA better manage their disease.

1.00 Contact Hours

$15.00

Free with Standard Membership