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Exploring Novel Treatments for Rett Syndrome
STATEMENT OF NEED
Rett syndrome is a rare, debilitating neurodevelopmental disorder almost always associated with a spontaneous mutation in the methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2) gene on the X-chromosome. Affected individuals experience loss of purposeful hand skills, abnormalities in gait, loss of spoken language, and stereotypic hand movements, with more severe manifestations including seizures, autistic features, autonomic nervous system dysfunction, breathing abnormalities, sleep dist... |
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Unusual Paraphilias
A paraphilia involves stimulating sexual arousal in someone by an object or fantasy that for most people is commonplace and not sexually related, either directly or symbolically. What you will learn in this course is that there is a clear continuum of unusualness for paraphilias. There are some familiar ones and there are also very many paraphilias reported in the clinical literature which are indeed extremely unusual. This course will include discussions of the eight standard Paraphilic Disor... |
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Understanding Cholesterol Guidelines and Implementing Non-statins in High-Risk Populations: Paired Conversations and Case Vignettes
An interprofessional faculty of primary care and specialty clinicians discuss real-world issues in managing patients with complex and challenging dyslipidemia, including elevated lipoprotein a (Lp(a)). Several paired conversations serve as the foundation for discussions related to recent cholesterol guidelines, patient risk stratification, and recommended goals for patients at risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Two case vignettes provide the basis for robust discussion among the f... |
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Improving Selection and Utilization of Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) for People with Diabetes
Self-monitoring of blood glucose (BG) levels is critical to daily self-management for people with diabetes. Studies have shown that intensive insulin regimens and BG control corresponded with better glycemic control have resulted in a significant decrease in the microvascular complications of diabetes. Because CGM is still an evolving technology, both clinicians and patients would benefit from engaging, interactive, and evidence-based education to improve the utilization of these tools. |
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The IMPACT Initiative Learning Center: Ultrasound Basics
Target Audience
This activity is intended for neurologists, physiatrists, orthopedic surgeons, residents, fellows, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists, and occupational therapists who manage patients with spasticity and movement disorders.
Program Overview
This activity provides an overview of how to identify muscles/other structures with ultrasound and procedural guidance for botulinum neurotoxin injections, including scanning tips and guidance techniques f... |
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The IMPACT Initiative Learning Center: Head and Neck Including the Salivary Gland
Target Audience
This activity is intended for neurologists, physiatrists, orthopedic surgeons, residents, fellows, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists, and occupational therapists who manage patients with spasticity and movement disorders.
Program Overview
This activity provides an update on using ultrasound guidance to optimize procedural guidance for head and neck botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) injection including ultrasound pattern recognition, scanning tips... |
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The IMPACT Initiative Learning Center: Shoulder and Arm
Target Audience
This activity is intended for neurologists, physiatrists, orthopedic surgeons, residents, fellows, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists, and occupational therapists who manage patients with spasticity and movement disorders.
Program Overview
This activity reviews utilization of ultrasound guidance for optimizing botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) injections in the shoulder girdle region including pattern recognition, scanning tips, and needle guidanc... |
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The IMPACT Initiative Learning Center: Hip Girdle and Thigh
Target Audience
This activity is intended for neurologists, physiatrists, orthopedic surgeons, residents, fellows, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists, and occupational therapists who manage patients with spasticity and movement disorders.
Program Overview
This activity reviews use of ultrasound guidance for optimizing botulinum neurotoxin injections in the hip girdle region including pattern recognition, scanning tips, and needle guidance technique.
Lear... |
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The IMPACT Initiative Learning Center: Lower Limb/leg and Calf Region
Target Audience
This activity is intended for neurologists, physiatrists, orthopedic surgeons, residents, fellows, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists, and occupational therapists who manage patients with spasticity and movement disorders.
Program Overview
This activity reviews use of ultrasound guidance for optimizing botulinum neurotoxin injections in the leg and calf region including pattern recognition, scanning tips, and needle guidance techniques
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The IMPACT Initiative Learning Center: Forearm and Hand
Target Audience
This activity is intended for neurologists, physiatrists, orthopedic surgeons, residents, fellows, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists, and occupational therapists who manage patients with spasticity and movement disorders.
Program Overview
This activity reviews use of ultrasound guidance for optimizing botulinum neurotoxin injections in the forearm and hand including pattern recognition, scanning tips, and needle guidance techniques.
Lear... |
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Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts - Neuromodulation
Learning Objectives:
Describe techniques of performing spinal cord stimulation trial and implantation procedures.
Describe indications, contraindications, and mechanism of actional of spinal cord stimulation.
When preparing to take the pain board examination, both for initial certification and for recertification, there is a dearth of comprehensive educational programming. The Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts curriculum has been designed to provide the latest adj... |
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Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts - Introduction to Regenerative Medicine, Osteoarthritis & Cartilage Health Regenerative Medical Therapies
Learning Objectives:
Describe the role of subchondral bone marrow in cartilage health.
Describe the catabolic role of local anesthetics.
Explain the role of chondrocytes in cartilage health.
Describe the catabolic role of corticosteroids.
Describe the role of regenerative medicine for orthopedic conditions.
When preparing to take the pain board examination, both for initial certification and for recertification, there is a dearth of comprehensive educational programming. The Updates ... |
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Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts - "Psychogenic" Pain
Learning Objectives:
Define DSM IV/V diagnoses.
Discuss recording the impact of various factors of pain perception.
Describe psychogenic pain.
When preparing to take the pain board examination, both for initial certification and for recertification, there is a dearth of comprehensive educational programming. The Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts curriculum has been designed to provide the latest adjustments to pain management practices and improve the practitionerâ... |
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Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts - Psychological Assessment of Pain
Learning Objectives:
List the most common assessment tools and procedures.
Define the relationship pain mechanism and assessment of pain.
Define and highlight concerns with treating different patient populations.
When preparing to take the pain board examination, both for initial certification and for recertification, there is a dearth of comprehensive educational programming. The Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts curriculum has been designed to provide the latest ... |
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Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts - Function, Impairment, Disability, & Handicap
Learning Objectives:
Define impairment according to varied sources and discuss related measurement scales.
Define function and functionality and discuss related measurement scales.
Define disability (activity limitation) according to varied sources and discuss related measurement scales.
Briefly discuss physical medicine treatment options related to activity limitations and participation restrictions.
Define handicap (participation restriction) according to varied sources.
When prepa... |
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Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts - Trigger Points & Peripheral Joint Injections
Learning Objectives:
Define the terms tender point and trigger point and identify the treatment solutions for both.
Describe the indications for, contraindications of, and appropriate exercise regimens for peripheral injections in the vicinity of the shoulder, elbow, wrist/hand, hip, knee, ankle/foot.
When preparing to take the pain board examination, both for initial certification and for recertification, there is a dearth of comprehensive educational programming. The Updates on Pain R... |
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Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts - Rehabilitation Medicine Approach to Chronic Pain Management
Learning Objectives:
Describe the role of the following modalities in the treatment of chronic pain: heat, cold, electricity, manual (osteopathic) manipulation and mobilization, massage, traction, splinting/orthotic devices, and exercise.
When preparing to take the pain board examination, both for initial certification and for recertification, there is a dearth of comprehensive educational programming. The Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts curriculum has been designe... |
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Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts - Opioids, REMS, Prescription Writing
Learning Objectives:
Appreciate how the basis of the REMS program has changed with the changing opioid epidemic.
Present a framework for best practices regarding opioid management in pain patients and introduce basic science and clinical research in opioid therapy.
Review the history of the REMS program.
Consider the scope of the opioid epidemic past and present.
When preparing to take the pain board examination, both for initial certification and for recertification, there is a deart... |
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Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts - Steroids, Anti-Depressants, and Anti-Convulsants
Learning Objectives:
Review contraindications to therapy.
Present a framework for best choices based on goals and patient physiology.
Review the pharmacology and physiology of antidepressants.
Review the pharmacology and physiology of steroid medication.
Review the pharmacology and physiology of anticonvulsants.
When preparing to take the pain board examination, both for initial certification and for recertification, there is a dearth of comprehensive educational programming. The Upd... |
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Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts - Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Learning Objectives:
Review and present a construct for nutraceutical medications.
Provide a framework for further exploration for the consultant pain provider for CAM.
Discuss and review different platforms of CAM.
When preparing to take the pain board examination, both for initial certification and for recertification, there is a dearth of comprehensive educational programming. The Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts curriculum has been designed to provide the late... |
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Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts - Hospice and Pain Management in War and Underserved Areas
Learning Objectives:
To review pain management in the palliative care population.
To review effective pain strategies in underserved areas including areas of conflict.
When preparing to take the pain board examination, both for initial certification and for recertification, there is a dearth of comprehensive educational programming. The Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts curriculum has been designed to provide the latest adjustments to pain management practices and i... |
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Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts - Pediatric Pain Management
Learning Objectives:
To review the diagnosis of painful conditions and pediatric patients.
Review and present a paradigm for interventional procedures in pediatric patients.
To form a basis for rationale pharmacologic approaches in pediatric patients.
When preparing to take the pain board examination, both for initial certification and for recertification, there is a dearth of comprehensive educational programming. The Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts curriculum h... |
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Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts - Geriatric Pain Management
Learning Objectives:
Review disease processes and interventions of geriatric pain patients.
Review the assessment of geriatric pain patients.
Review the physiological changes in geriatric patients.
When preparing to take the pain board examination, both for initial certification and for recertification, there is a dearth of comprehensive educational programming. The Updates on Pain Review: Conversations with the Experts curriculum has been designed to provide the latest adjustments to ... |
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Unusual Psychosexual Syndromes, Part 1: Koro, Autoerotic Asphyxia, and Necrophilia
This course presents three of the most unusual human sexual behavior disorders. Each syndrome is a relatively rare, yet extraordinarily intriguing pattern of behavior. These men and women have fashioned highly unorthodox means of gratifying their basic needs for love and attention. These syndromes are typically ignored or receive only mere mentions in most abnormal psychology textbooks. Yet, these individuals could very well appear in mental health professionals’ practices as inpatients or o... |
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Helping Your Young Client Persevere in the Face of Learning Differences
Clinicians and teachers working with students struggling at grade level are committed to raising their students’ achievement potential by creating opportunities to learn. In order to accomplish this, they need to learn new techniques that can help encourage discouraged students – particularly those who have different ways of learning – by supporting and motivating them without enabling self-defeating habits. This course will provide new strategies and techniques for helping students mini... |
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The Use of Humor in Therapy
Should therapists and counselors use humor as a therapeutic technique? If so, should they be formally trained in those procedures before their implementation? This course will review the risks and benefits of using humor in therapy and the relevant historical controversies of this proposal. The paucity of rigorous empirical research on the effectiveness of this form of clinical intervention is exceeded only by the absence of any training for those practitioners interested in applying humor tec... |
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California Dental Practice Act | Board Approved 2023-2024 | Online CE Course
California Dental Practice Act | updated and DBC approved for 2022-24 meets the standards of the Dental Board of California (DBC) for a comprehensive review of the California Dental Practice Act (CDPA) for license renewal. All licensed dental professionals are mandated by the California Code of Regulation 1600 to receive instruction before each license renewal period. The course covers basics about the governing board, statutory mandates about the scope of dental practice for auxiliaries, law... |
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California Dental CE Online | $99 for 25 CEs | MyDentalCE.com | Board Approved Infection Control & Dental Practice Act & Opioid Required course | 2022-24
25 CEs | $99. For California dentists including Cal OSHA Infection Control, California Dental Practice Act (both mandatory & board approved for 2023-2024), board newly approved Opioid Responsibilities, and Bloodborne Pathogens Standard Review. We also can do course substitutions & we offer group discounts. Immediately upon purchase, we send you links to the PDF course files with instructions and all the course download links. The examination links easily accessible in each course. Un... |
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California Dental CE Online | $99 for 25 CEs | MyDentalCE.com | Board Approved Infection Control & Dental Practice Act | 2022-24
25 CEs | $99. For California dentists including Cal OSHA Infection Control, California Dental Practice Act (both mandatory & board approved for 2023-2024), and Bloodborne Pathogens Standard Review and Hazard Communication Standard training. And also includes radiography, oral pathology, risk management & medical error prevention, HIV /AIDS clinical review, HIPAA, patient records--and more. We also can do course substitutions & we offer group discounts. Immediately upon purchase,... |
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California Opioid Prescribers: Responsibilities and Requirements | Board Approved Mandated Course
On January 1, 2023, the Dental Board of California (DBC) and CA Law mandated that all Schedule II Opioid prescribers, including dentists, take a dental board approved course to fulfill the CE mandate. This brand new text-based PDF file self-instruction course is based on explicit content guidelines issued by the DBC and the Calif Code of Regulations. This 2023-2024 DBC approved course covers best practices in pain management, resources for Substance Abuse Disorder, and the regulations, respons... |
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HANDS FREE MASSAGE online training course. Practice Thai Massage without stressing your hands. Preserve your career and your health with this unique course. 8 NCBTMB approved CE hours.
HANDS FREE MASSAGE is based on Thai Massage techniques and is presented on a floor mat. This course teaches how to effectively massage by using forearms, elbows, knees and feet. It is assumed that you are an experienced therapist already.
You will not learn a new modality with this training, but you will learn how to use your body much more effectively. This training can be a massage therapist's career saver, since it allows you to replace your hands as your primary working tool.
You w... |
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COMPLETE THAI MASSAGE multi-media online training course with 30 NCBTMB approved CE credits.
COMPLETE THAI MASSAGE is the most in-depth online training course for Thai Massage on the market. It includes 15 hours of detailed, step by step video training. In addition students receive three free advanced bonus courses with an additional 8 hours of video training for a total of 22 hours of training.
The course also includes illustrated transcripts of the training modules, and an audio-only version for listening on the go.
This course includes all levels, all positions, and all the t... |
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THAI ROCKING MASSAGE, the next step in the evolution of THAI MASSAGE. Online training course with 12 NCBTMB approved CE credits.
THAI ROCKING MASSAGE is based on traditional Thai Massage, but it adds more motion based techniques. This adaptation results in several major benefits:
1. It is easier on the hands of the therapist
2. It avoids direct pressure techniques and replaces them with more round, flowing techniques. This makes the massage experience less painful and more pleasant for the client.
3. Rocking techniques often affect the entire body instead of one localized area, making this style more effective with... |
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HEAVENLY HEAD MASSAGE online multi-media training course with 12 NCBTMB approved CE credits.
HEAVENLY HEAD MASSAGE is highly specialized bodywork focusing exclusively on the upper body: upper chest, neck, head and face. This modality consists of several elements:
1. It will train you to develop a truly heavenly touch and enable you to put your clients into a blissful trance.
2. Besides head massage, it also contains highly in-depth training for neck therapy which will enable you to give full one hour neck therapy sessions.
3. You will learn how to give a blissfully relaxing f... |
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THAI FOOT MASSAGE, a complete online training system for learning all aspects of authentic Thai foot massage, Thai reflexology, and foot therapy for many conditions. 10 NCBTMB approved CE hours.
THAI FOOT MASSAGE is a complete online training system for foot massage as it is practiced and taught in Thailand.
There are three parts to this training:
1. Foot massage as part of traditional Thai Massage
2. Thai Reflexology, which is a stand-alone massage system
3. Foot therapy for specific foot conditions
This course is not a theoretical presentation about Thai foot massage - it is real hands-on training presented on video, audio, and text media and has helped many students to le... |
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THAI MASSAGE SHOULDER THERAPY, an online training course covering over 80 shoulder massage techniques, 10 CE credit hours.
THAI MASSAGE SHOULDER THERAPY is the most in depth online shoulder training course on the market. There are 5 hours of video training with detailed, step by step instructions for 80 shoulder massage techniques.
THAI MASSAGE SHOULDER THERAPY will enable you to become a highly specialized shoulder massage expert. The techniques come primarily from the Thai Massage system and are demonstrated on a floor mat. However many of them can be done on a massage table as well. This system is not limite... |
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THAI BACK MASSAGE online training course with 22 NCBTMB approved CE hours.
Thai Back Massage is an online training course with the most in depth training for therapeutic Thai back massage on the market.
The training is all hands on, presented just like in a class room, with highly detailed explanations and close ups of all techniques.
Thai Back Massage is taught by Shama Kern, founder and director of Thai Healing Massage Academy. Shama has been practicing and teaching therapeutic Thai Massage for 20 years.
The course consists of 24 video modules, each appro... |
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THAI MASSAGE FOR SCIATICA online training course with 8 NCBTMB approved CE hours.
Thai Massage For Sciatica is an online training course. It is a highly detailed and specialized training program which teaches you all you need to know to work on the sciatica issues of your clients. You will learn the symptoms and causes of sciatica, the anatomy of sciatica work, the most effective Thai Massage techniques for sciatica, and a good selection of self-help exercises.
Thai Massage For Sciatica is taught by Shama Kern, founder and director of Thai Healing Massage Academy. Shama ... |
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CCRN® Exam Review (Adult) (eLearning)
This two-day course provides the critical care nurse with a review of AACN’s 2020 core curriculum. The agenda combines central knowledge-based lectures for nurses working in the ICU with an essential review of nursing care and interventions according to the AACN exam blueprint for the critical care provider. This review is not an introduction to the ICU, but a comprehensive update for the professional at the bedside and preparing for the certification examination.
Program Learning Outcom... |
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Neonatal Intensive Care Exam Review (eLearning)
This course is designed for the neonatal intensive care nurse preparing to take the certification exam. The course begins with a review of the test plan, practice requirements and test-taking strategies as well as how to avoid common mistakes and pitfalls made during study preparation and answering test questions. The remainder of the course will focus on core components of the test plan that are essential for caring for the high-risk newborn along with opportunities for the learner to practic... |
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CNRN® Q & A
Designed with You in Mind
Reinforce your CNRN Exam test preparation with 200 multiple-choice questions based on the actual exam and complete rationale for each answer. Practice taking an exam and apply test-taking strategies to quickly determine which areas require further study. The answers, rationale and testable nursing actions, organized by system, follow the current CNRN Exam Blueprint.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. What is CNRN?
3. Benefits of Certification
4. Eligibil... |
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Medical Surgical Q & A
Designed with You in Mind
Reinforce your Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam test preparation with 200 multiple-choice questions based on the actual exam and complete rationale for each answer. Practice taking an exam and apply test-taking strategies to quickly determine which areas require further study. The answers and rationale, organized by system, follow ANCC and MSNCB exam blueprint.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. What is Medical-Surgical Nursing?
3. Benefits of Certification
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PCCN® Q & A
Designed with You in Mind
Reinforce your PCCN Exam test preparation with 200 multiple-choice questions based on the actual exam and complete rationale for each answer. Practice taking an exam and apply test-taking strategies to quickly determine which areas require further study. The answers, rationale and testable nursing actions, organized by system, follow the current 2013 PCCN Exam Blueprint.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. What is PCCN?
3. Benefits of Certification
4. Eli... |
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CCRN® Exam Review (Pediatric) (DVD-ROM)
Critical care nurses are seeing patients with more severe and complex healthcare needs, which requires nurses to be more proficient and clinically competent. Nursing certification is considered the standard by which regulatory agencies and the public recognize quality nursing care.
The purpose of this review is to assist the participant in preparing for the Pediatric CCRN Exam. This course preparation will use a systems approach to review the essential aspects of nursing care in the Pediatr... |
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CCRN® Exam Review (Pediatric) (eLearning)
Critical care nurses are seeing patients with more severe and complex healthcare needs, which requires nurses to be more proficient and clinically competent. Nursing certification is considered the standard by which regulatory agencies and the public recognize quality nursing care.
The purpose of this review is to assist the participant in preparing for the Pediatric CCRN Exam. This course preparation will use a systems approach to review the essential aspects of nursing care in the Pediatr... |
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Conquering Lab Interpretation (eLearning)
No matter what your area of expertise, no field in medicine spends enough time training you for lab interpretation. Join us as we conquer the interpretation of lab findings to help you gain the clues you need to provide better care to your patients. What we understand, we can then use to set up the plan of the day, to progress the patient towards good outcomes and to predict the next step in the treatment goal. Data collection and understanding are important steps in the development of critica... |
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Conquering Lab Interpretation (DVD-ROM)
No matter what your area of expertise, no field in medicine spends enough time training you for lab interpretation. Join us as we conquer the interpretation of lab findings to help you gain the clues you need to provide better care to your patients. What we understand, we can then use to set up the plan of the day, to progress the patient towards good outcomes and to predict the next step in the treatment goal. Data collection and understanding are important steps in the development of critica... |
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Everything Cardiac (DVD-ROM)
This program provides a clinically applicable review of cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology, cardiac assessment, cardiovascular pharmacology and interventions based on current guidelines for the most common cardiac disorders seen in clinical practice. Content includes a review of cardiac physiology that can be applied in daily practice, the physiological basis for cardiovascular drug therapy and the pathophysiology, diagnosis and guideline-based treatment strategies for heart failure... |
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Inpatient Obstetric Nursing Exam Review (DVD-ROM)
Presented in lecture format, this course reviews topics for the National Certification Corporation (NCC) Inpatient Obstetric Nursing Exam. Elements of the exam will be discussed, followed by a review of the content. The major components include disease processes during pregnancy, fetal evaluation, application of fetal monitoring for the laboring client and postpartum and neonatal assessments. Practice questions will enable the participant to increase confidence and experience with test content... |
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Inpatient Obstetric Nursing Exam Review (eLearning)
Presented in lecture format, this course reviews topics for the National Certification Corporation (NCC) Inpatient Obstetric Nursing Exam. Elements of the exam will be discussed, followed by a review of the content. The major components include disease processes during pregnancy, fetal evaluation, application of fetal monitoring for the laboring client and postpartum and neonatal assessments. Practice questions will enable the participant to increase confidence and experience with test content... |
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