Nurse

Topics covered in Nursing CE CEU Courses include:
• Domestic and Community Violence
• Medical Errors
• HIV/AIDS
• Substance Abuse and Addiction
• Child Maltreatment
• Pain Management
• Palliative Care
• Infection Control
• Suicide and Suicide Prevention
• Recognizing Impairment in the Workplace 
• Nursing Evidenced-Based Practice
• Bioterrorism
• Organ and Tissue Donation and Recovery
• Human Trafficking
• Geriatrics
• Florida Laws and Rules 
• Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma
• Mental Health for Veterans
• End of Life Care and Pain Management 
• Iowa Mandatory Reporter: Child and Adult Dependent Abuse
• Forensic Evidence Collection for Sexual Assault Victims (Texas)
• Introduction to Pharmacology
• Ohio Nurse Practice Act
• Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics

Target Audience: Registered Nurses

After completing the Nursing CE Domestic and Community Violence Course, learners should be able to:
• Describe the various types of violence including domestic, workplace, and community in relation to statistics, types, risk factors, and characteristics of vulnerable persons and perpetrators.
• Discuss the signs and symptoms of domestic abuse and neglect associated with various age groups including the cycle of violence between intimate partners.
• Differentiate the types of workplace environment violence including lateral and vertical violence, risk factors and interventions that can be taken to decrease or minimize the opportunity and incidence.

Target Audience: Registered Nurses

After completing the Nursing CE Medical Errors Course, learners should be able to:
• Understand the nurseÕs role and responsibilities in preventing medical errors.
• Identify common medication errors.
• Utilize root cause analysis (RCA) in the identification of medical errors.
• Define a sentinel event.

Target Audience: Registered Nurses

After completing this online CE course, nurses will better be able to:

• Describe the statistical prevalence of suicide and suicide attempts
• Outline definitions relevant to suicides such as mean and method
• Discuss individuals at-risk for suicides by describing warning signs
• Outline the factors that attribute to suicide risks such as risk factors, protective factors, environmental factors, health factors, and historical factors
• Discuss special considerations of suicide for Veterans
• Identify the symptoms and treatment options for Veteran’s mental health disorders
• Identify common symptoms of depression
• Describe the processes of assessments for suicide risks, suicidal thoughts, and suicidal intent
• Discuss preparatory behaviors in individuals at-risk for suicide
• Discuss the risk factors for individuals with previous suicide attempts
• Identify indications for urgent and immediate action when suicide crisis presents
• Describe common treatment for depression and brain stimulation theory
• Discuss the role of nursing in suicide assessment and prevention measures

Target Audience: Registered Nurses

After completing the Recognizing Impairment in the Workplace Course, learners should be able to:

• Define Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and addiction
• Identify risk factors for SUD
• Describe specific behavior changes and physical signs associated with SUD
• Recognize specific signs of diversion for nurses
• Verbalize SUD reporting responsibilities of the nurse
• Describe the nurses’ role in investigation and intervention
• Describe discipline vs. non-discipline approaches to SUD
• Discuss treatment options leading to recovery
• Describe possible return to work requirements for nurses with SUD

Target Audience: Registered Nurses

After completing this course, nurses will better be able to:

• Define evidence-based practice.
• Recall the PICOT question format to following the evidence-based practice process.
• Apply a PICOT to a clinical question relevant to your practicing environment.
• Identify the levels of evidence for literature appraisal.
• Discuss with peers and leadership colleagues the purpose of EBP is to improve patient outcomes.

Target Audience: Registered Nurses

After completing the Nursing CE HIV/AIDS Course, learners should be able to:
• Explain the nursing care priorities for clients in the various stages of HIV infection.
• Recall the medication groups used in the treatment of HIV.
• Plan care for clients in all stages of the HIV/AIDS disease process.

Target Audience: Registered Nurses

After completing the Nursing CE Substance Abuse and Addiction Course, learners should be able to:
• Define substance use disorders.
• Identify risk factors for substance abuse and addiction.
• Identify commonly abused substances and the effects.
• Understand patient-centered care techniques for affected patients.

Target Audience: Registered Nurses

After completing the Nursing CE Child Maltreatment Course, learners should be able to:
• Report suspected child abuse according to mandatory reporting guidelines.
• Identify and define types of abuse.
• Understand risk factors for abuse victims and perpetrators of abuse.
• Demonstrate protective factors for child abuse.

Target Audience: Registered Nurses

After completing this online CE course, nurses will better be able to:

• Define acts of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction
• Identify appropriate personal protective equipment required for acts of terrorism
• Discuss common symptoms and treatment for exposure to chemical, biological, radioactive, and
  nuclear agents
• Describe syndromic surveillance and reporting procedures for acts of terrorism that involve biological
  agents
• Discuss the information available on, and the use of the Health Alert Network.

Target Audience: Registered Nurses