Courses
AACN: Basic ECG Interpretation#
Elsevier | MC Strategies has partnered with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) to distribute Basic ECG Interpretation from AACN. This online course includes detailed content on cardiac physiology, electrocardiogram (ECG) equipment, lead placement, and dysrhythmia analysis and interpretation. It's ideal for critical care nurses, including progressive care and telemetry nurses, cardiac technicians, or anyone working with cardiac patients.
AACN: Essentials of Critical-Care Orientation (ECCO)#
Elsevier | MC Strategies has partnered with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) to distribute a comprehensive, e-learning educational tool for training newly-hired nurses on the fundamentals of critical-care nursing. The Essentials of Critical-Care Orientation (ECCO) course is an interactive, self-paced program that assists with nursing staff development. Made up of ten learning modules organized using a body systems approach, the 69-hour long program can be easily integrated with group discussions, case studies and clinical experiences to increase job relevancy and understanding.
AACN: Essentials of Nurse Manager Orientation#
Elsevier | MC Strategies has partnered with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) to distribute the Essentials of Nurse Manager Orientation, a comprehensive course consisting of 8 modules for frontline managers, charge nurses, aspiring managers, and leadership staff. This unprecedented course was conceived by a landmark national partnership between the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE). This first-of-a-kind e-learning program, developed by a distinguished expert nurse panel, sets the national standard for nurse manager orientation. The content is appropriate for nurses new to management as a component of their orientation program, and has great appeal to experienced managers to help them refresh their knowledge or fill knowledge gaps.
AACN: Promoting Excellence in Palliative and End of Life Care#
Promoting Excellence in Palliative & End of Life Care was written and developed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and is distributed by Elsevier | MC Strategies. This unique online course is rich in video footage of realistic patient and family situations as well as interactive learning activities, all designed to help nurses gain experience and confidence while promoting a safe environment for practice. It also provides nurses with opportunities to assess and intervene with skill and precision, communicate effectively with patients and family members, and facilitate decision-making during end-of-life care.
AACN: The Preceptor Challenge#
AACN's The Preceptor Challenge online course, distributed by Elsevier | MC Strategies, provides essential information that preceptors need to provide constructive feedback, complete evaluations, and create learning plans based on the needs and goals of their newly hired staff nurses, including new graduates and those transitioning to new specialties. This cutting-edge course uses virtual preceptors and preceptees to allow nurses to apply theory-based precepting practice to real-world situations through virtual hospital scenariosApex Innovations, imPULSE™- ECG and Chest Pain Competency Series2
Apex Innovations imPULSE™- ECG and Chest Pain Competency Series is a web-based, interactive ECG and Chest Pain Education and Competency program. This course will help all levels of staff, from monitor techs to physicians, meet their educational needs to provide competent and confident care to chest pain patients. Extremely visual, engaging, and effective, the imPULSE™ series delivers seven levels of content, and is the only program that meets all of the key educational elements required annually for Accreditation by the Society of Chest Pain Centers..
Emergency Nursing Orientation Online Course§
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Winner of the 2009 Silver Communicator Award of Distinction for the lesson: "Respiratory Emergencies" |
This blended-learning program that consists of 43 online modules authored by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) is based on the ENA: Sheehy's Emergency Nursing: Principles and Practice, 5th ed. textbook. The goal of this program is to provide the broad base of content necessary for a new or practicing RN to begin work in the emergency department (ED) and to provide continuing education contact hours that are awarded by the ENA.
ENA: Emergency Nursing Certification Review§
The ENA: Emergency Nursing Certification Review course provides healthcare organizations with a targeted product to help nurses prepare for the CEN® exam, which is administered by the ENA-affiliated Board of Certification of Emergency Nursing (BCEN®). Healthcare organizations that employ certified emergency nurses are recognized as providing safe, competent emergency care and are better able to meet the professional development requirements necessary to be awarded magnet status by the American Nurses Credentialing center (ANCC). Nurses seek CEN certification to improve their clinical competence and advance their careers.
ENA Triage§
Nursing triage in the Emergency Department is critical to ensuring optimal patient outcomes by getting the right patient to the right place at the right time and with the right care provider. In order to expedite appropriate and competent care for the numbers of patients who come to an ED, nurses must be prepared to perform triage for patients. The ENA: Emergency Nursing Triage course consists of 18 online lessons edited by Jeff Solheim, RN, BRE, CEN, CFRN, an expert in emergency nursing. The goal of this program is to provide the broad base of content necessary for a new or practicing RN to effectively, competently, and efficiently triage patients as they present to the ED. The course will present triage concepts and help the learner apply these concepts to practice. The course is meant to serve as a foundation from which a nurse can learn the principles of performing triage for any patient who presents to any ED using any triage system.
The Joint Commission | OSHA Compliance Course
The Joint Commission | OSHA Compliance Course has been completely revised is to help organizations continue to meet regulatory compliance standards and to promote safe, quality patient care. This course helps keep all of your employees updated with the latest regulatory requirements, standards and laws, and prepares staff at all levels to discuss key patient safety requirements with accreditation and regulatory surveyors. With completely revised materials and 13 new lessons, Elsevier | MC Strategies has created a superior online course for your employees, replete with the most accurate, up-to-date content.
Mosby's ECG Interpretation*
ECG Interpretation is a comprehensive online course designed for nurses and monitor techs. Lessons cover ECG basics, dysrhythmia interpretation, 12-lead ECG and rhythm interpretation for monitor techs. Special features include video clips, practice interpreting ECGs and scenario challenges to apply what you have learned to the clinical setting.
Mosby's Essential Nursing CE*
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Winner of the 2009 Silver Communicator Award of Distinction for the lesson: "Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock" |
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Winner of the 2009 FREDDIE Award for the lesson: "Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock" |
Mosby's Essential Nursing CE is a uniquely designed and developed series of continuing nursing education lessons. The Joint Commission standards are the program's foundation and professional nursing practice standards including ANA and AACN, are the framework. Content emphasizes evidenced-based practice and ‘need to know’ information and the lessons are designed as case-based, interactive, and engaging experiences for the learner.
Mosby’s Healthcare-Associated Conditions & Medication Safety
Mosby’s Healthcare-Associated Conditions & Medication Safety is a course that focuses on the prevention and management of critical issues that threaten the fiscal stability of a healthcare organization. Many of the lessons specifically address issues included in the Joint Commissions 2009 National Patient Safety Goals.
Mosby's Medical-Surgical Nursing*
Mosby's Medical-Surgical Nursing course takes a review of the systems approach to planning, managing and providing safe, competent nursing care for adult patients. Complete and thorough assessment of the client is the foundation for high-quality nursing management. Lessons within the course focus on providing the nurse with up-to-date information necessary to obtain a comprehensive health history and perform a thorough physical assessment. In order to arm the nurse with the background to accomplish these tasks, lessons that cover the pathophysiology of various medical diagnosis and the implications for nursing care are included. Current diagnostic tests and procedures and their influence on the nursing care of the client are also included. Clinical scenarios and evidence-based practice issues are included to support the information.
Mosby's Neonatal Nursing*
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Winner of the 2009 Gold Communicator Award of Excellence for the lesson: "Delivery Room Stabilization" |
This innovative and interactive online program developed specifically for nurses working in the neonatal setting—including new and experienced nurses—as part of their orientation program and continuing education. Each of the 34 modules features original, captivating photography and video footage and a posttest.
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Mosby's Nursing Assistant Orientation
The course examines the changing needs of individuals across the human life span—from infancy through old age—and the Nursing Assistant's role in addressing those needs. To provide the best care, the Nursing Assistant should understand not only the cycle of human growth and development, but also how each person's needs, motivations and cultural influences may affect care. With training, the Nursing Assistant will be better equipped to make everyday decisions that protect a person's rights to privacy and personal choice.
Mosby’s Patient Safety
Mosby’s Patient Safety is a new course that focuses on the prevention and management of critical patient safety issues that pervade the standards set by The Joint Commission. This course provides education to clinical staff that addresses prevention strategies as well as identifying causes for medical incidences in order to improve safety. Additionally lessons provide education about areas of critical concern today in healthcare organizations such as physical restraints, abuse, and conditions that pose risk to patient safety.
Mosby's Pediatric Nursing*
This course focuses on disease processes and congenital anomalies frequently seen in the pediatric hospital setting. It also includes family-centered care lessons that emphasize the psychosocial aspects of nursing, including care of the dying child, child maltreatment and the child with special needs. Lessons present challenging patient care scenarios and provide learners with the knowledge needed to optimize the care of the hospitalized child and their family.
Mosby’s Preceptor Course*
Mosby’s Preceptor Course developed in collaboration with the National Nursing Staff Development Organization (NNSDO) is a blended learning course that prepares a preceptor to effectively and competently orient new staff and precept students during their clinical practice experience. This exciting online course enhances the unit-based orientation process in an the organization and contributes significantly to improved recruitment and retention and the fostering of competency development and safe, quality patient care.
ReadyRN: Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness*
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Winner of the 2009 Gold Communicator Award of Excellence for the lesson: "Agents of Biological Concern" |
Written by Tener Goodwin Veenema, PhD, MPH, MS, CPNP, an internationally renowned disaster nursing and emergency preparedness expert, ReadyRN is a comprehensive, competency-based disaster nursing and emergency preparedness program, consisting of 26 online lessons. The content is consistent with FEMA's all-hazards approach, the National Response Plan, and the National Incident Management System, and will help nurses act quickly and competently in disaster situations.
Wound Management*
The Wound Management course consists of 10 online lessons developed to educate clinicians about all the relative issues to caring for the patient who has a wound, not just for treating the wound. This is an interactive continuing education online program that explains acute and chronic wound healing; describes the pathophysiology of arterial, venous, neuropathic, pressure, and atypical wounds; and discusses current standards for treating wounds including the use the different types of dressings, debridement, and physical agents..
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* Continuing nursing education credit available by viewing "Accreditation Info"
