Nursing Webinar CEU Courses

Pain Management is a multifaceted challenge. We use pain scales to try to understand how another person may feel or describe pain. This webinar will begin with an introduction to the importance of appropriately  assessing acute and chronic pain as patients experience it as well as the importance of assessing the effect of pain on function. The differences between medication tolerance, dependency, pseudoaddiction, and substance use disorder will be explored. Are opioids always the answer? Are complementary pain therapies just “nice to try” interventions or underappreciated effective remedies? Join an interesting discussion about managing pain with an overview of a multimodal approach with pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions which will help to answer those questions.

This course prepares the healthcare professional with a basic overview of cannabis as medicine. Contents include a brief history of cannabis use and prohibition,safety-ethical-legal concerns, the human endocannabinoid system, an overview of the cannabis plant components, and cannabis as an evidence-based medicine. Learners will explore ways cannabis can be ingested, dosing approaches, side effects, and medication interactions. Implications for various healthcare professions are explored, and professional guidelines, ethics, and advocacy are highlighted

Perinatal opioid use is a serious public health challenge in the United States which, if untreated, is associated with morbidity and mortality for both mothers and their infants. Maternity care providers are uniquely positioned to assist by facilitating access to treatment and comprehensive care. What does research tell us about optimal screening approaches for prenatal substance use? What kinds of treatment programs are available for pregnant women who struggle with opioid use disorders? Which resources should be provided prenatally to promote the safety of mother and baby? Listen to this webinar to learn more.

Education is a key component of healthcare for which we could all use more time. In the midst of competing demands for planning care, implementing clinical interventions, and documentation, healthcare professionals find themselves trying to carve out quality time for patient education. With the current opioid epidemic, what is critical information professionals need to know to assess the nature of patient’s and client’s opioid use, provide education and/or counseling for opioid use, and refer persons to applicable resources for substance misuse or abuse.

This course prepares the healthcare professional with a basic overview of cannabis as medicine. Contents include a brief history of cannabis use and prohibition,safety-ethical-legal concerns, the human endocannabinoid system, an overview of the cannabis plant components, and cannabis as an evidence-based medicine. Learners will explore ways cannabis can be ingested, dosing approaches, side effects, and medication interactions. Implications for various healthcare professions are explored, and professional guidelines, ethics, and advocacy are highlighted

This program has been approved for 1.0 hours by The Commission for Case Manager Certification from 02/14/2020 to 02/14/2021.

Multidisciplinary. Transdisciplinary. Interprofessional. What are the differences? Why is an interprofessional approach important for the classroom, for the clinical environment, for healthcare consumers/patients? While teamwork has long been advocated as a goal of healthcare delivery, advances in healthcare delivery propelled healthcare professionals to recognize the patient as a pivotal member of the healthcare team and not solely the reason for the healthcare team. With the research showing how interprofessional collaboration improves quality of care, become empowered through this webinar to recognize, explain, or implement interprofessional collaboration. Become enlightened as to where interprofessional care may be headed in the future to merge cost-effective, lean, and evidence-supported care! Enjoy this webinar with virtual enhancements to provide you with an enriched learning experience complete with scenarios on what interprofessional collaboration is and is not.

More than medical knowledge and diagnosis is needed to provide well-rounded care for persons with dementia and their family/social units. Care management, impacts on interpersonal relationships, and patient/caregiver support are all needed to help provide

This program has been approved for 1.0 hours by The Commission for Case Manager Certification from 02/15/2020 to 02/15/2021.

When you think of a valued leader or esteemed mentor, do you only think of someone with a rarely high intelligence quotient (IQ)? Or do you think of someone who seemed to be able to combine knowledge with interpersonal skills to be relatable and influential? Emotional intelligence has been shown to be a predictor of success. Do you know how to use emotional intelligence to positively impact your work environment? Would you like to gain some tips on how to adjust your work environment? Have you ever considered how emotional intelligence could help you take care of yourself so that you could then be a better role model, leader, colleague? Explore some of the secrets of emotional intelligence in regard to self-care and the workplace with this webinar.

Hazardous drugs are medications that can cause cancer, mutate genes, cause fetal defects, or other adverse effects. When drugs such as chemotherapy, antiviral, or other hazardous agents are warranted for patients, healthcare staff preparing, administering, or in the immediate vicinity of these drugs may be exposed. Millions of healthcare personnel may or may not be protected from exposure. Safety standards, appropriate protective equipment/devices, and protective procedures exist to help prevent or minimize exposure. Are you protected?

People who are food insecure- even at marginal food security- are at greater risk for diabetes, heart disease, stroke, obesity, depression, disability, and premature mortality costing the United States $160 billion in direct and indirect healthcare cost. Food insecurity exacerbates poor glycemic control impacting many patients. Shockingly, 1 in 3 critically ill adults do not have enough money for food, medicine, or both in the United States. Screening for food insecurity and helping patients access important community resources is the missing ingredient in effective healthcare.  

It’s no secret that a well-rounded and strategic approach to providing healthcare includes providing treatment for health conditions while trying to prevent health issues that can be avoided. The old adage “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is still just as valid and wise today. The IHI Triple aim addresses care, public health, and cost containment. Many organizations have added a fourth aim to address how to take care of healthcare workers specifically. A fourth aim may be named differently, but the fourth usually focuses on taking care of those who take care of others. Some may refer to the fourth as achieving joy, others as improving work-life balance, still others as overall well-being. Regardless, a quadruple aim and an emphasis on the factors in our environments that can improve health equip us with a strategic focus on improving the health of care organizations, healthcare workers, and the public. 

Healthcare professionals weigh decisions on how to care for patients with pain. With the backdrop of the opioid epidemic and current opioid misuse situations, it may seem that the struggle to determine “the right thing to do” is even more complex. Join a pain management expert for an interesting discussion of how ethics and personal experiences collide in the complex pain management conversation.

Healthcare professionals weigh decisions on how to care for patients with pain. With the backdrop of the opioid epidemic and current opioid misuse situations, it may seem that the struggle to determine “the right thing to do” is even more complex. Join a pain management expert for an interesting discussion of how values-based decision-making and healthcare collaboration influence pain management.

Pain management is a multifaceted challenge. This webinar begins with an introduction to the importance of appropriately assessing acute and chronic pain as patients experience it as well as the importance of assessing the effect of pain on function. Multimodal analgesia, post-medication sedation, and environmental modifications are discussed.

Pain management is a multifaceted challenge. Are complementary pain therapies just “nice to try” interventions or underappreciated effective remedies? Join an interesting discussion about managing pain with an overview of nonpharmacologic interventions.

Perinatal opioid use is a serious public health challenge in the United States which is associated with morbidity and mortality for both mothers and their infants. Emergency and maternity care staff are uniquely positioned to assist by facilitating access to treatment and comprehensive care. What information is available for screening approaches for prenatal substance use? What kinds of treatment programs are available for pregnant women who struggle with opioid use disorders?

Perinatal opioid use is a serious public health challenge in the United States. What interventions can be taken to promote safety of mother and baby? Join the conversation about the need for decreasing stigma and optimizing care for those affected by perinatal opioid use disorder.

How many times have you considered whether a patient truly understood discharge instructions, medication instructions, or overall healthcare information? The US Department of Health and Human Services discusses how those with good general literacy skills can still struggle with health literacy specifically. Join the conversation about the seriousness of health literacy and how things may feel for those who struggle with health literacy.

The US Department of Health and Human Services discusses how those with literacy proficiency can still struggle with health literacy. When a patient or client struggles with both basic literacy and health literacy, much support is needed to help facilitate understanding of health information. Combine the concerns around opioid misuse with concerns related to health literacy, and one can see how the healthcare team has an important job to tackle to address concerns and support patients and clients.

Are you considering a PhD degree or professional doctorate (DNP or EdD)? Are you questioning the differences between the two paths? Which path might be best for you? There are different concentrations for each option, and you should know your options before selecting one path over the other. We need nurses who have these experiences. Come listen to and learn from nurses who hold these degrees to help you understand more about the educational options and impact of each.

Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) are a concerning, expensive, and serious hospital-acquired infection problem. Complete this webinar to learn about the incidence and state of SSIs in the US and how interventions to decrease SSIs are affecting outcomes. Are SSI’s preventable or just an unfortunate occurrence in healthcare?

This webinar explores the current scope of WPV in healthcare and the consequences of WPV to nurses and other health care workers.