2022 Michigan Renewal Bundle

Course Overview

Course Outline

1. Human Trafficking – Michigan 
2. Michigan Pain and Symptom Management for Nurses 
3. Opioid Abuse 
4. Vaping Induced Lung Injuries 
5. LGBTQ Cultural Competence 
6. Following a DNR: An Ethical Dilemma in Nursing 
7. Effective Communication in Nursing 
8. Flu Treatment, Symptoms, and Red Flags 
9. Nursing Documentation 101 
10. End of Life Process 
11. Alzheimer’s Nursing Care 
12. PTSD in Nursing 
13. Nursing Ethics 
14. Ensuring Patient Confidentiality in Nursing 
15. A Nurse’s Guide: How to Deal with Difficult Patients 
16. How to Reduce New Nurse Turnover 

Accreditation Statement

Nursing CE Central is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

In this course we will discuss the outlined topics in accordance with the requirements of the Michigan Board of Nursing. This course will take the average learner 1,530 minutes to complete.  

Course Objectives

After completing this course, the learner will be able to:

1. State the federal and Michigan laws surrounding human trafficking and the obligations of healthcare workers to report and offer assistance. 
2. Recognize multimodal pain treatment options including pharmacological, non-pharmacological and behavioral modification options.   
3. Understand how to recognize Opiate Use Disorder and what to do with patients who are high risk. 
4. Explain the role of the provider in educating patients on the harmful effects of vaping. 
5. Work within their own organization to begin enacting change to benefit LGBTQ patients. 
6. Identify barriers to effective communication and how to improve communication for successful patient and staff satisfaction outcomes. 
7. Identify signs and symptoms associated with seasonal influenza and understand the limitations of rapid influenza testing. 
8. Identify examples of proper and improper charting in everyday practice. 
9. Identify the phases of dying. 
10. Understand different strategies of caregiving related to Alzheimer’s disease and ways to manage various aspects of behavioral changes of a patient with Alzheimer’s. 
11. Identify signs and symptoms of PTSD in nurses. 
12. Understand how nursing ethics apply to individual, daily practice. 
13. Understand best practices for maintaining patient confidentiality. 
14. Identify and practice the skills necessary in providing care to patients when they become angry. 
15. Understand the rate of new nurse turnover and the impact it has on the field of nursing. 

Target Audience

• Registered Nurses (RN)
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)
• Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN/LVN)

Requirement for Completion

1. Enrollment in the course by the learner
2. Read and learn all course materials
3. Complete the course evaluation
4. Attest and testify learning of the course materials

Accreditations + Approvals

Conflict of Interest Statement

Nursing CE Central nor any of the authors, planners, content experts or any contributors have a commercial interest nor were influenced by commercial interests in the creation of this course, financially or otherwise.