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The nurse will enhance her understanding of CMS requirements in preventing pressure ulcers as well as promoting the healing of pressure ulcers that are present.

CE Solutions offers more than 100 nursing hours covering a variety of health care topics. The topics include dementia care, legal aspects of nursing, endocrinology, mental health care, and autoimmune diseases.

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The nine-part certificate program provides an in-depth understanding of the skills and characteristics necessary to be an effective nurse leader. This series is designed to provide nurses at all levels with practical training that can be put to use in any health care environment.

VGMU offers more than 100 nursing hours covering a variety of health care topics. The topics include dementia care, legal aspects of nursing, endocrinology, mental health care, and autoimmune diseases.

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This course is the recorded audio and slides presented by Heather Trumm at the Heartland Conference 2019. Topics covered: the skin, review of the healing process, review the factors that affect the healing process, and discuss the types of wounds and treatment. 

Although ultimately discussion will focus on pressure ulcers, this first part provides foundational knowledge regarding the skin, normal physiology of healing and factors affecting healing and repair. You should complete this series of courses in order: Part 1, followed by Part 2, followed by Part 3.

This course focuses on wound healing and local aspects of wound care.

Nurses will gain knowledge and skills related to the documentation of information in the patient’s medical record.

Upon completion of this series on wound care, the health professional will have an in-depth understanding of wounds, ulcers, complications and current treatments for prevention and healing of a variety of skin issues.

The purpose of this course is to develop a guide for nurses in the understanding and delivery of compassionate nursing care at end-of-life.

This bundle of 4 courses is the recorded audio and slides presented by Heather Trumm and Ronda Buhrmester at the Heartland Conference 2019. Included in your Wound Care 101 education is an optional 30-minute meeting with Ronda Buhrmester and Heather Trumm to discuss any additional wound care questions. Contact Heather at [email protected] to schedule a meeting. 

This course provides information that can be used to establish assessment tools and care plans for patients who are at high risk for skin breakdown. This course was written by Mindy Owen, RN, CRRN, CCM, from information provided by MEDIQfst.

The nursing assistant will have a better understanding of his/her role in observing for and reporting changes in condition to the charge nurse.

The nurse will better understand atrial fibrillation and how it can be treated and managed.

The nursing assistant will gain a better understanding of the types, purpose, complications, and care of feeding tubes and a nursing assistant’s role in care of individuals with feeding tube.

Nurses will gain knowledge and skills related to critical thinking.

Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) will gain knowledge and skills related to critical thinking.

Regulations for long-term care vary from state to state. This course was adapted from best practices developed for long-term care nursing assistants. Please note that the furniture and equipment in your facility may vary as well. Be aware of your facility policies, procedures, and protocols for care of the residents and follow them. If you have questions regarding residents in your care, see the nurse in charge. The resident’s current level of mobility and functioning will depend upon the degree of assistance needed to complete daily tasks. As a nursing assistant, you are key in facilitating each resident meets their highest level of functioning. This course will discuss bathing, grooming, dressing, oral care, and perineal care.

Nurses working with the elderly will review and update their skills for managing urinary incontinence.

The nursing assistant will enhance their knowledge and skills in calculating intake and output and determining percentage of meal completed for their residents.

The certified nursing assistant will enhance his/her understanding of infection control practices when providing perineal care to residents.

Any place of work is susceptible to violence in the workplace. An active shooter is a person actively engaged in killing or attempting to keep people in a confined space or other populated areas. This course guides nurses to respond in an active shooter wherever they are, including a hospital, nursing home, outpatient clinic, or any other health care facility.

The nursing assistant will enhance their understanding of the mechanisms that contribute to the formation of pressure sores, how to prevent them and what to do to care for the individual who develops them.

The nursing assistant will understand skills required to obtain accurate vital sign measurements and to communicate important clinical information to the care team.

To better understand how ethical principles can be applied in the health care setting by the certified nursing assistant.