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A Review of EMTALA
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Duration: 1.25 Origination: Dec 2024 Expiration: Dec 2027
Launch Course

Identify key terms as defined under EMTALA. 

Identify provider obligations under EMTALA and penalties for violating EMTALA statutes. 

Recognize how EMTALA guidelines apply to different emergency situations, including patient screening, stabilization, and appropriate transfer.

Learning Objectives

Define key terms and requirements associated with EMTALA.

Describe how EMTALA applies to certain situations.

Adverse Events and Medical Errors: Response and Analysis
ACCME Accreditation Duration: 0.50 Origination: Mar 2024 Expiration: Dec 2027
Launch Course

This course will address the importance of reporting errors for prevention of future adverse events and improved patient safety, as well as the role of root cause analysis (RCA) as an investigation tool for identifying the underlying systems failures that may have led to the error. It will also examine the benefits and barriers to reporting and the role of healthcare culture in reporting. Finally, it will explain the basic process of reporting that is common in most healthcare organizations.  

Learning Objectives

Describe the systems approach to medical errors and how it increases the likelihood that errors are reported. 

Understand the benefits of reporting errors, especially the importance of reporting errors for patient safety improvements. 

Identify the barriers to reporting errors and the role that healthcare culture plays. 

Explain the basic process of reporting errors in a healthcare organization. 

Explain the purpose of RCA, and describe the guidelines for the use of this investigation tool.

Anesthesia: Perioperative
ANCC Accreditation Duration: 2.00 Origination: May 2024 Expiration: Dec 2027
Launch Course

The perioperative nurse plays a primary role in the anesthesia experience. Knowledge of techniques, patient assessment, and care management for the patient receiving or recovering from anesthesia positively impacts patient outcomes. This course discusses anesthetics and adjuvant medications used in the perioperative setting, anesthesia-related complications, and the nurse’s role in assisting with anesthesia management.

This course provides nursing professionals with information about the principles and practices of anesthesia care in the perioperative setting.

Learning Objectives

Identify the stages and types of anesthesia, and associated medications commonly used in the perioperative setting. 

Recognize important assessment areas and nursing interventions for the perioperative patient receiving or recovering from anesthesia. 

Describe complications of anesthesia and their treatments.