HCAHPS & Customer Service Practices- 4 Contact Hours
Nurses spend more time with patients while they are in the hospital than with any other professionals in the hospital. Nurses and their interactions with patients are central to shaping and improving the patient’s experience.
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A Comprehensive Look at Elder Care- 4 Contact Hours
The world’s population is aging rapidly at an unprecedented rate, the proportion of people aged over 60 years will double from about 11% to 22% between 2000 and 2050.
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Teacher nurseskardex
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Dehydration and Electrolyte Imbalance in Children- 3 Contact Hours
In the United States, diarrhea remains one of the most common illnesses of children, severe diarrhea in children can lead to extreme electrolyte imbalance.
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Teacher nurseskardex
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Meeting the Spiritual Needs of Patients-2 Contact Hours
Although spiritual care is highlighted as one of the pillars of caring, several health-care providers never receive formal training on how to communicate about spirituality with patients and families.
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Teacher nurseskardex
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Infantile Botulism- what does honey has to do with it?- 2 Contact Hours
Clostridium botulinum, is a spore-forming, anaerobic, gram-positive bacilli, a toxin commonly found in soil and honey products, is the main source of infantile botulism, which happens rarely about 71 times yearly in the US.
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Teacher nurseskardex
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome-2 Contact Hours
Every year in the United States, approximately 3,700 infants die suddenly of no immediately apparent cause. These deaths are categorized as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome(SIDS).
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Teacher nurseskardex
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Nurses self health, work life balance, and wellness – 2 Contact Hours
Maintaining a work-life balance is ever more important now in all areas of nursing, as the duties of the nurse has evolved, requiring nurses to work more extended hours, caring for heavier patient loads.
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Teacher nurseskardex
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“Keep it Pumping” Right Side vs Left Side Heart Failure- 2 Contact Hours
Heart failure is common in adults, accounting for substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide. Its prevalence is increasing because of the aging of the population and improved treatment of acute cardiovascular events.
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Teacher nurseskardex
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Stones in the Body-Gallstones- 2 Contact Hours
Gallstones are very common in the US, it affects about 10 to 15 percent of the population, which is almost 25 million people.
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Teacher nurseskardex
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Sepsis Care: No time for delay – 2 Contact Hours
Sepsis is an extreme response to infection that can cause tissue damage, organ failure, and death if not treated promptly and appropriately. The risk of death from sepsis is as high as 30%, from severe sepsis as high as 50%, and from septic shock as high as 80%.
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Teacher nurseskardex
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