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A Review of EMTALA
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.
Define key terms and requirements associated with EMTALA.
Describe how EMTALA applies to certain situations.
Adverse Events and Medical Errors: Response and Analysis
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.
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
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.
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.