Course Catalog — Online Continuing Education for Healthcare Teams

Continuing-education courses

Self-paced · certificate of completion on every course

Course	Category	Duration
Beyond Compliance - Preventing Injuries from Healthcare workers frequently focus on the health and safety of their patients and visitors, but they are equally at risk for workplace injuries. Acc…	Safety & Emergency	50 min
Beyond Compliance - Repetitive Motion Injuries Repetitive motion injuries (RMIs) are caused by performing the same activity over and over again, sometimes hundreds of times a day. RMIs affect musc…	Safety & Emergency	50 min
Beyond Compliance - Staying Safe at Work Each year in the United States, nearly one million people become victims of violent crime while on the job. For women, murder is the leading cause of…	Safety & Emergency	50 min
CNA Skills Group A complete library of core CNA skills — bathing, perineal and catheter care, oral and denture care, grooming, transfers and positioning, fall prevent…	Safety & Emergency	6 hr 51 min
Coronary Artery Disease - Medical Management Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. More than 700,000 people die each year as a result of coronary hear…	Safety & Emergency	50 min
Creating and Sustaining a Non-Punitive Culture of An effective patient safety initiative has four key components: committed and involved people, a supportive culture, error containment activities, an…	Safety & Emergency	53 min
Disaster Preparedness: Part 1 - Evaluating Disaster drills are effective training tools that allow healthcare facilities to test policies and procedures against simulated scenarios without con…	Safety & Emergency	50 min
Disaster Preparedness: Part 2 Hospitals and healthcare facilities must be prepared at all times to respond to natural and man-made mass casualty incidents. The attacks of Septembe…	Safety & Emergency	52 min
Fire Safety: R.A.C.E. & P.A.S.S. Orientation in-service: Fire Safety: R.A.C.E. & P.A.S.S.. Watch the video, review the material, then pass the post-test.	Safety & Emergency	30 min
Key Components of a Patient Safety Plan The Institute of Medicine's report 'To Err Is Human' brought national attention to the magnitude and severity of safety problems in healthcare. The r…	Safety & Emergency	52 min
Managing Persistent Pain, Improving Quality of Life Persistent (chronic) pain is categorized into two main types: nociceptive pain and neuropathic pain. Nociceptive pain results from mechanical injury …	Safety & Emergency	53 min
Meeting Patient Safety Goals - Patient Identification The Joint Commission establishes National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) to address critical areas of patient safety. These evidence-based goals provid…	Safety & Emergency	53 min
Safety Matters - On the Job Safety in LTC and RCFs Workplace safety in long-term care and residential care facilities is essential for protecting both staff and residents. On-the-job injuries can resu…	Safety & Emergency	50 min
Sleep Disturbances in the Elderly Normal aging brings changes to sleep architecture including decreased total sleep time, reduced deep sleep (stages 3-4), more frequent awakenings, in…	Safety & Emergency	52 min
Smart Move - Safe Resident Transfers in Nursing Resident transfers are among the most high-risk activities in nursing facilities, contributing to injuries for both residents and staff. Musculoskele…	Safety & Emergency	50 min
What to Do When an Adult is Choking Orientation in-service: What to Do When an Adult is Choking. Watch the video, review the material, then pass the post-test.	Safety & Emergency	25 min
Fact or Fiction - Incontinence and Elders Urinary incontinence (UI) is a prevalent and increasing problem among older adults. Despite advances in treatment, the number of older adults with UI…	Wound & Skin Care	1 hr 22 min
How to Care for Your Ostomy An ostomy is a surgically created opening in the body that allows waste to exit through a stoma on the abdomen. Ostomies may be temporary or permanen…	Wound & Skin Care	50 min
Pressure Ulcer Management Pressure ulcers are staged based on tissue damage depth. Stage 1: intact skin with non-blanchable redness. Stage 2: partial-thickness skin loss invol…	Wound & Skin Care	50 min
Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Pressure ulcers (also called pressure sores or decubitus ulcers) are a serious condition that can affect patients of any age, not only the elderly. T…	Wound & Skin Care	50 min
Pressure Ulcers - How Wounds Heal Wound healing occurs in four overlapping phases: hemostasis (immediate clotting), inflammation (cleaning and defense, days 1-6), proliferation (rebui…	Wound & Skin Care	50 min
Pressure Ulcers and Wound Healing Pressure ulcers form when external pressure exceeds capillary closing pressure (approximately 32 mmHg), cutting off blood supply to tissue. Duration …	Wound & Skin Care	50 min
Pressure Ulcers Identify and Manage Pressure ulcers develop when sustained pressure over bony prominences compromises blood flow to tissue. Common sites include sacrum, heels, ischial t…	Wound & Skin Care	50 min
An Introduction to Financial Exploitation Coming soon Coming soon — this course is in development (v0.5).	Abuse & Neglect Prevention	1 hr
An Introduction to Mandatory Reporting Coming soon Coming soon — this course is in development (v0.5).	Abuse & Neglect Prevention	50 min