Course Library
Thousands of continuing-education and in-service courses for healthcare teams — CNAs, LVNs, RNs and all staff — each awarding verifiable CE credit, with more added continually.
Safety & Emergency
All the Kings Men - Management's Role in Fall Prevention
Falls management is not just a frontline staff issue — it requires commitment and leadership from management at every level. This…
Beyond Compliance - Electrical Safety
Healthcare facilities contain large amounts of electrical equipment, making awareness of electrical hazards essential for all sta…
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 wor…
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 d…
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 …
CNA Skills Group
A complete library of core CNA skills — bathing, perineal and catheter care, oral and denture care, grooming, transfers and posit…
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 res…
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 contai…
Disaster Preparedness: Part 1 - Evaluating
Disaster drills are effective training tools that allow healthcare facilities to test policies and procedures against simulated s…
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…
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.
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 …
Managing Persistent Pain, Improving Quality of Life
Persistent (chronic) pain is categorized into two main types: nociceptive pain and neuropathic pain. Nociceptive pain results fro…
Meeting Patient Safety Goals - Patient Identification
The Joint Commission establishes National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) to address critical areas of patient safety. These evidenc…
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-j…
Sleep Disturbances in the Elderly
Normal aging brings changes to sleep architecture including decreased total sleep time, reduced deep sleep (stages 3-4), more fre…
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…
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.
Medication Management
Epidurals - Management of Pain
Epidural analgesia involves the administration of analgesic medications into the epidural space to provide regional pain relief. …
Improving Patient Compliance
Approximately 125,000 people in the United States with treatable ailments die each year because they do not take their medication…
Managing Asthma Exacerbations
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by reversible airflow obstruction, bronchial hyperresponsiv…
The Importance of Foot Care for the Diabetic
Foot problems are one of the most serious and common complications of diabetes. About one in five people with diabetes enters the…
Type 1 Diabetes in Adults - Management
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Unlike Type 2 diabetes, Ty…
Type 1 Diabetes in Adults - Pathophysiology & Diagnosis
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system destroys the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancr…
Type 1 Diabetes in Adults - Preventing
Type 1 diabetes, previously called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) or juvenile-onset diabetes, develops when the body'…