Nursing Case Manager CE

Signs and symptoms of asthma, the underlying disease process, home response to an asthma attack, the step approach to the treatment of an asthma attack, common medications and treatment variations for special populations such as children, pregnant women, and surgical patients.

Childhood obesity prevalence, consequences, contributing factors; assessment, prevention, interventions; ethical issues.

Causes and forms of COPD; treatment, acute exacerbations, pulmonary rehabilitation, effects of smoking, and telephone Q and A.

Prevalence, pathophysiology, medical evaluation, acute treatment and long-term management, and prevention.

A detailed clinical look at type 2 diabetes, including insulin resistance, examination and diagnosis, laboratory tests, treatment options, pharmacology, education for lifestyle changes, complications, prevention, and telephone nursing.

Palliative and hospice care at the end of life, comfort measures, communication, support, special needs.

Meets the requirement for 7 hours of HIV/AIDS training for licensure of healthcare professionals in Washington State.

Nursing practice standards for RNs and LPNs in Ohio; promotion of client safety, applying the nursing process, and roles of the Ohio Board of Nursing and the Ohio Nurses Association. Course is approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing and meets requirements for CE on the Ohio Nurse Practice Act.

Pain management: its nature, sources, assessment, interventions, documentation. Ethical/legal issues; effects upon various groups of people.

This course fulfills the 2-hour Florida requirement for reporting and prevention of medical errors, covering types of medical errors, risk factors, reporting, improving outcomes and public education.

Epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment of prostate cancer; approaches to screening and prevention; interventions and evaluation for patients and their significant others.

Acute strokes, including their anatomy, pathophysiology, medical evaluation, acute treatment, and post-treatment care. Answers to potential telephone questions are provided at the end of the course.

Phases of healing, cleansing wounds, caring for acute wounds, signs and symptoms of infected wounds, advising patients with wound care questions by telephone.