NursingCE CME Courses

Coronavirus Infectious Disease 2019 (or COVID-19) is all over the news. But what do we really know? The purpose of this activity is to provide nurses with the best and most up to date science currently available regarding the pathophysiology, symptomatology, and management of COVID-19 as of mid-March 2020.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the basic pathophysiology of COVID-19, as well as risk factors, signs, and symptoms.
• Describe the current diagnostic process for COVID-19.
• Review the acute management and isolation precautions currently being recommended for those with known or suspected COVID-19.
• Discuss the top ten ways in which nurses can help their communities cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Recognize the daily strategies nurses can use to boost their own immunity in light of this most recent pandemic.

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

• Understand the concept of pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics.
• Analyze the relevance of the four aspects of pharmacokinetics that include absorption distribution
  metabolism and excretion.
• Discuss the various routes of administration and the related effect on the pharmacokinetics of a drug.
• Analyze the various chemical changes that take place in the body as a result of the pharmacodynamics of
  the drug.
• Discuss drug-drug and drug-food interactions and their relationship to the development of adverse effects and toxicity.
• Explore precipitating factors related to the occurrence of side and adverse effects.
• Analyze the etiology of hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylaxis, and which actions are taken to manage them.
• Differentiate between drug tolerance, cumulative effects of drugs, and drug toxicity.
• Review precautions that should be taken when giving a medication and contraindications that can make
  administering a drug dangerous or detrimental to the patient.

Target Audience: Registered Nurses

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