Continuing Education

Continuing Education

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Legal Nurse Consulting
Are you a registered nurse or other medical professional looking for extra income or a new career opportunity? Attorneys are increasingly relying on experienced nurses to help them understand and resolve complex medical cases or claims. If you're interested in sharing your expertise in nursing and health care with law firms and insurance companies, this course will introduce you to the specific legal fields where your skills and knowledge are most needed. You'll also learn how to create your very own legal nurse consulting practice from the ground up.

Nursing Documentation:  Protecting the Client and the Nurse
This on-line course will focus on how and what to document to ensure quality of patient care and effective communication between healthcare providers in the provision of continuity of care. Topics: documentation duties, standards, managed care implications, hazards of improper documentation, avoiding errors and computerized charting. (4 hours nursing CEU's) Instructor: Candyce Antley, BSN, MN

Nurses Medical Administrative and Dimensional Analysis
Course covers a basic math review of math used in dimensional analysis, using dimensional analysis in dosage calculations and converting to different systems of measure at the beginning level. Instructor: Kelly Horn, BSN-UM, MSN.

Certificate in Gerontology
(40 contact hours) With the population aging at a rapid rate, the number of individuals over 65 will more than double by the year 2020. The demand for knowledgeable providers to meet the needs of this population is dramatically increasing. The Certificate in Gerontology represents a specialization in the field of gerontology. It is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of health care professionals who work with the older adults. Accreditation: ALLEGRA Learning Solutions, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Certificate in Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(27 contact hours) Enhance your professional marketability by gaining a broad understanding of alternative health care options. Accreditation: ALLEGRA Learning Solutions, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Certificate in Spirituality, Health, and Healing
(36 contact hours) Enhance your professional marketability by recognizing the impact spiritual values and beliefs have on health and healing. Accreditation: ALLEGRA Learning Solutions, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Certificate in End of Life Care
(26 contact hours) The U.S. population is aging at a rapid rate, and the number of individuals, young and old, who are living with debilitating, chronic, or terminal illnesses is also increasing. The demand for knowledgeable providers to meet the needs of this population is dramatically increasing, new jobs are being developed, and new services created. If you are a health professional who works with this population, this program will provide you with continuing professional education to help you gain a broad understanding of this special area of care and stay current with emerging trends. Accreditation: ALLEGRA Learning Solutions, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Certificate in Growth and Development through the Lifespan
(31 contact hours) More than ever before, new theories, techniques, and views of human nature offer hope for a more penetrating understanding of human development. This certificate program addresses the characteristics, problems, and needs of people of various ages, giving you the additional knowledge and expertise you'll need to successfully care for all your patients. Accreditation: ALLEGRA Learning Solutions, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Certificate in Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing
(23 contact hours) In recent years, there has been explosive growth in the number of important legal and ethical issues that you must learn and understand if you want to work successfully in the nursing field. This certificate program addresses these issues and will provide you with timely, concise, and crucial information on legal concepts and bioethical issues that most matter to you. Accreditation: ALLEGRA Learning Solutions, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Certificate in Issues in Oxygenation
(32 contact hours) Ensuring adequate oxygenation is fundamental to the nursing care of many types of patients - from those with common colds to those recovering from coronary artery bypass grafting. This certificate program will provide you with a holistic and collaborative approach to the care of patients with disorders of oxygenation. Accreditation: ALLEGRA Learning Solutions, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Certificate in Pain Assessment and Management
(24 contact hours) Pain assessment and management is a crucial part of compassionate and effective patient care. Scientific advancements in the understanding of the mechanisms of pain, multidisciplinary methods of assessment and management, and the improvement of medications to treat pain have contributed to the wealth of knowledge in this area. If you work with patients who are in pain, this certificate program will help you increase the accuracy of your pain assessment skills and become more effective in your pain management strategies. Accreditation: ALLEGRA Learning Solutions, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Certificate in Perinatal Issues
(14 contact hours) The demand for knowledgeable providers to meet the needs of childbearing women, newborns, and families is dramatically increasing; new jobs are being developed and new services created. If you are a health professional who works with this population (or would like to do so), this program will help you stay current with emerging trends in this specialized area of health care. Accreditation: ALLEGRA Learning Solutions, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.