2020 Comprehensive Nursing Update Course (Viewing Only)
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2020 Comprehensive Nursing Update Course (Viewing Only)

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Contact Hours Awarded: 30 Hours

In this course we will cover a variety of nursing topics which are listed in the course outline below. This course is appropriate for both RNs and LPNs. Upon completion of this single module you will receive a certificate for 30 contact hours. To begin, click enroll. If on mobile you will need to scroll down to find the enroll button.

Conditions of completion:

  1. Read the materials and attest that you have learned the material.
  2. Receive certificate.

More Course Information

This course will require the average learner 1,500 minutes to complete and awards 30 contact hours of nursing continuing education.

Course outline:

1.)Issues faced by modern day nurses

2.) Nursing documentation: how to guard your license

3.) Influenza: recognition, treatment, and reg flags

4.) Measles: The forgotten virus is making a comeback

5.) Childhood asthma: prevention, recognition, and treatment

6.) Fluid resuscitation in sepsis: how much and what kind

7.) The one hour sepsis bundle: how to act in 60 minutes

8.) Chest tubes 101

9.) Drains: everything you need to know

10.) Care of the aortic stenosis patient undergoing transaortic valve replacement (TAVR)

11.) Liver transplant: beyond the basics

12.) References (bibliography)

Upon completion of the course, the learner shall be able to:

  • List and describe three issues faced by modern day nurses.
  • List three best practices and three practices to avoid for proper nursing documentation.
  • Identify the signs and symptoms of seasonal influenza infection, including red flags which indicate serious infections.
  • Understand the importance of patient education and proper vaccination in the prevention of spread of the measles virus.
  • Identify the basics of diagnosis and treatment of asthma in children.
  • Identify the importance of fluid resuscitation in sepsis and list three measurements or end-goals that may be utilized to guide fluid resuscitation.
  • List four strategies that can be utilized to increase adherence to the one hour treatment window for sepsis patients.
  • Identify the proper care and monitoring required for patients with chest tubes, including basic troubleshooting for chest tubes.

Course offering: #16

Expiration: December 21, 2021

Nursing CE Central is an approved provider of continuing education per the KBN.

Course Content

Total learning: 1 lesson Time: 15 days

Instructor

Meghan Jenkins, MSN, APRN

Meghan is an acute care nurse practitioner with an extensive work history within the Intervention Radiology department. She is a graduate of Middle State University and is currently practicing with an interventional radiology group in Nashville, TN.