Course Description

This course is designed to provide greater understanding of the importance of nursing legal documentation. Discussion will include legal protection, regulatory standards and how nursing documentation is used for reimbursement purposes. Societal factors, charting tips and the legal aspects of documentation will be discussed. Examples of charting do’s and don’ts including the rationale for avoiding the use of inappropriate abbreviations and JCAHO recommendations will be presented.

Course Description

This course is designed to give an overview of skin and wound care. Focus will be placed on how pressure ulcers occur (including the four stages of skin breakdown) and which patient populations are a greatest risk. Nursing assessment and documentation of skin breakdown will be presented as well as care and management of the patient who requires a “Wound Vac” machine to assist with healing.

Course Description

This course is designed to give an overview of West Nile Virus. Focus will be placed on the history of West Nile Virus as well as describing the prevalence in the United States. Risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, signs and symptoms and treatment options for West Nile Virus as well as the viral encephalitis that West Nile Virus can cause.

Course Description:

This course is designed to gain a better understanding of the care and management of the patient with fluid and electrolyte disorders/imbalances. Focus will be placed on the composition of body fluids, fluid compartments and factors that affect movement of water and solutes. The regulation of vascular volume and extracellular fluid osmolality will also be presented. Nursing assessment as well as laboratory assessment for patients with fluid and electrolyte imbalance (sodium, potassium, calcium phosphorus and magnesium) will also be explored. Common clinical conditions associated with fluid and electrolyte disorders will be the final focus of this course.

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This course is designed to provide information regarding the care and management of the patient with Hepatitis. Differentiating the different types of Hepatitis (A through E) will be presented. Facts such as transmission signs and symptoms as well as statistic and trends will also be presented. Nursing assessment and patient/family education for the patient with Hepatitis will be the final focus of this course.

Course Description

This course is designed to give an overview of the care and management of the patient suffering from substance abuse. Focus will be placed on defining substance abuse and well as describing common psychoactive substances. The effects of substance abuse as well as assessing the “risks” associated with substance abuse will also be presented. Signs of intoxication from psychoactive drugs and indications of withdrawal will also be discussed. The general principles of treatment for substance abuse and the primary, secondary and tertiary prevention goals for substance abuse will be the final focus of this course.