The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about process of dying. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to -

• Describe the nurse’s role in providing for the spiritual, physical, emotional, and educational needs of the patient and family
• Recognize the physical signs as death approaches; and develop after-care support and post-mortem care
  

The purpose of this program is to inform nurses about cognitive disorders. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to-

• Understand differences in types of dementia
• Describe diagnosis and treatment of amnesic disorders
• Describe delirium, and differences from dementias
• Discuss nursing care for cognitive impaired patients

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about end of life care for child and family.  After studying the information presented here,you will be able to-

• Understand symptom management guidelines for caring for the infant, child, and adolescent
• Recognize the developmental stages of the child
• Identify the patterns of grief in the child

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about ethics.  After studying the information presented here,you will be able to-

• To become familiar with ethics theories, terminology, and principles
• To learn to apply ethical principles to daily nursing practice

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about healthcare and the law. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to-

• To become familiar with legal terminology
• To become familiar with the types of laws affecting hospitals and nursing practice including contract law, employment law, and malpractice law

This course will be discontinued February 15, 2012.  Please plan to complete the test before the end of that day if you wish to earn contact hours for it.

The purpose of this course is to summarizes the critical, current issues in healthcare law and techniques that healthcare professionals can use to avoid healthcare litigation. After participants study the information presented here, they will be able to:

• To become familiar with legal terminology.
• To become familiar with the types of laws affecting hospitals and nursing practice including contract law, employment law, and malpractice law.

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about healthcare legal-complaints, communication, and anger management. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to -

• Recognize complaint, communication and anger problems
• Outline strategies in how to deal with complaints, anger, and communication problems with patients and their families

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about healthcare legal-elder abuse and neglect. After studying the information presented here,you will be able to-

• Recognize patients who are likely to be victims of elder abuse
• Outline how to correctly report and treat abuse

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about healthcare legal-HIPAA. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to-

• Outline the major characteristics of the HIPPA topics discussed
• Summarize the clinical implications of the HIPPA topics discussed
• Review the overall importance of the HIPPA topics discussed

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about healthcare legal-proper documentation and recording. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to-

• Outline the major characteristics of the documentation topics discussed
• Summarize the clinical implications of the documentation topics discussed
• Review the overall importance of the documentation topics discussed

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about hospice economis and policy issues.   After studying the information presented here,you will be able to-

• Describe the economic outcomes for end-of-life care
• Identify the reimbursement providers for end-of-life care
• Understand Medicare requirements for end-of-life care

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about hospice ethics.   After studying the information presented here,you will be able to-

• Describe the term “Ethics” and how it is used in Hospice and Palliative Nursing
• Differentiate between a dilemma and a conflict
• Describe some common ethical issues at the end-of-life
• Explain the role of the nurse in regards to ethical issues

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about hospice overview.   After studying the information presented here,you will be able to-

• Outline the major characteristics of the hospice topics discussed
• Summarize the clinical implications of the hospice topics discussed
• Review the overall importance of the hospice topics discussed

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about interdisciplinary team and advanced care planning.  After studying the information presented here, you will be able to - 

• Compare the difference between the multidisciplinary team and the interdisciplinary team
• List the advantages of the interdisciplinary team model
• Identify characteristics of conflict within the team
• List the members of the IDT
• Describe the goals for Advance Care Planning
• Define the terms related to Advance Directives (AD) and Advance Care Planning (ACP)
• List key interventions the nurse can use to assist patients with ACP

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about mood disorders.  After studying the information presented here, you will be able to - 

• Explain the clinical presentation of the mood disorder topics discussed
• Formulate the clinical work-up and evaluation of the mood disorder topics discussed
• State the current therapy of the mood disorder topics discussed
• List the potential complications of the mood disorder topics discussed

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about multiple healthcare settings for the dying patient.  After studying the information presented here, you will be able to - 

• Describe the history of the death setting during the last century
• Understand the barriers to quality of life
• Differentiate between the home, hospital, and long-term care setting for the dying person

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about neurogenetic bladder and reflex incontinence.  After studying the information presented here, you will be able to - 

• Explain the clinical presentation of the neurogenic bladder and reflect incontinence topics discussed
• Formulate the clinical work-up and evaluation of the neurogenic bladder and reflect incontinence topics discussed
• State the current therapy of the neurogenic bladder and reflect incontinence topics discussed
• List the potential complications of the neurogenic bladder and reflect incontinence topics discussed

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about pain management.  After studying the information presented here, you will be able to-

• Explain the clinical presentation of the pain management topics discussed
• Formulate the clinical work-up and evaluation of the pain management topics discussed
• State the current therapy of the pain management topics discussed
• List the potential complications of the pain management topics discussed

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about palliative care patterns of disease progression.  After studying the information presented here, you will be able to-

• Understand the difference in cancer and non-cancer diagnoses
• Recognize non-cancer diseases that are appropriate for hospice and palliative care
• Recognize the symptoms of advanced disease processes

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about palliative nursing care of the patient and family.  After studying the information presented here, you will be able to-

• Describe the psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, educational, and environmental aspects of care
• Define grief and loss, advocacy, and the death event in terms of caring

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about pathophysiology of pain. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to-

• To review the definitions of pain to include subjective nature, biopsychosocial, and suffering
• Discuss the key aspects of nociceptive and neuropathic pain
• Contrast transient (acute) and persistent (chronic pain)
• Describe the science of pain and common pain syndromes
• Identify the negative physiological and psychological consequences of unrelieved pain
• Differentiate addiction, tolerance, physical dependence and pseudoaddiction

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about progression of neoplastic diseases.  After studying the information presented here, you will be able to - 

• Describe the signs and symptoms of advanced stage neoplastic diseases
• Identify the oncologic emergencies
• Recognize common sites of metastasis

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about psychiatric assessment.  After studying the information presented here, you will be able to - 

• Outline the major characteristics of the psychiatric assessment topics discussed
• Summarize the clinical implications of the psychiatric assessment topics discussed
• Review the overall importance of the psychiatric assessment topics discussed

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about symptom management in hospice care.  After studying the information presented here, you will be able to-

• Explain the principles of symptom management
• Identify common symptoms associated with end-of-life care and their causes
• Apply the proper intervention to help relieve the symptom

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about transplant-ethics and professional issues.  After studying the information presented here, you will be able to-

• Develop an understanding of the multi-faceted ethical dilemmas of organ transplantation
• Explain the types of documentation necessary pre-transplant through follow up care
• State the definition of brain death and how it is medically documented
• Describe the functions of the levels of professional organizations involved with transplant care

The purpose of this program is to educate the learner about trends for the future in hospice care.  After studying the information presented here, you will be able to-

• List issues that will affect healthcare in the future
• Identify the goals of end-of-life care
• Recognize the new models of reform in end-of-life care
• Understand the barriers to providing end-of-life care and ways to overcome these barriers