Ambulatory Online Courses
Develop and maintain clinical competencies and support safe surgery with the following ASC online periop courses.
Ensure Clinical Competencies in the Outpatient Environment
Find accredited ambulatory courses below to ensure clinical competencies in the outpatient environment and earn contact hours.
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ASC Academy: Administrator Essentials
18.5 CH, 18.5 AEU
This comprehensive ASC administrator course helps new ambulatory surgery leaders to hit the ground running. It helps administrators pinpoint and prioritize the most crucial duties in their first year and provides supporting education to help you tackle these responsibilities like an experienced administrator.
ASC Preoperative Care Course
This course introduces the periop RN to the essential activities of patient-centered assessment and education in the preoperative environment.
Laser Safety for Perioperative Nurses Certificate Program
This educational module presents an overview of information for health care personnel who may be involved in laser procedures and provides a foundation for the creation of facility-specific laser policies and procedures.
Periop 202: Cardiovascular Procedures
This course provides an overview of adult Cardiovascular Procedures including an anatomy review of the heart and vascular system, nursing care for the patient, the role of the perioperative RN, and an example of the workflow.
Periop 202: Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
This course provides standardized, evidence-based education of the workflow a perioperative professional should know prior to being assigned to a total shoulder arthroplasty procedure.
Periop 202: Gastrointestinal Procedures
Evidence-based guidelines and concepts that support perioperative and procedural registered nurses caring for patients undergoing upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) procedures.
Periop 202: Hand and Wrist Procedures
This course provides key guidance for the perioperative nurse to increase their knowledge and assist them in providing optimal care for the patient undergoing a hand and wrist procedure in the inpatient or outpatient setting.
Periop 202: Total Knee Arthroplasty
This course provides standardized, evidence-based education of the workflow a perioperative professional must know prior to being assigned to a total knee arthroplasty procedure.
Periop 202: Total Hip Arthroplasty
This course provides standardized, evidence-based education of the workflow a perioperative professional must know prior to being assigned to a total hip arthroplasty procedure.
Periop 202: Spine Procedures
This course provides perioperative nurses and other healthcare professionals who are new to orthopedics with important, applicable information about spine procedures.
Foundations for Sterile Processing
3.75 CH, 3.75 IPCH, 3.75 CE HSPA
Train those new to sterile processing concepts and the department by using standardized education in processing of OR instruments and devices.
ASC Academy: Infection Prevention Online Course
7 CH, 7 AEU, 7 IPCH, 3 CE HSPA
This course provides comprehensive knowledge on evidence-based practices and strategies to fulfill regulatory and accreditation requirements, including the initiation and administration of an Infection Control Program.
ASC Academy: A Guide to Credentialing, Privileging & Peer Review
3 CH | 3 AEU
This ambulatory surgery center online course is the latest addition to the series of AORN Leadership Guides developed for ASC administrators, to help them successfully comply with ASC regulations, ASC reporting requirements, and run a safe and profitable surgery center.
ASC Academy: Expanding Service Lines
3 CH, 3 AEU
Unlock the secrets to expanding service lines. Get the step-by-step process -- from market analysis to implementation, with facility, financial, & staffing considerations -- to navigate growth in the ASC.
Safe Administration of Moderate Sedation
2.5 CH, 2.5 AEU
This newly updated course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to safely care for patients receiving moderate sedation. The streamlined course covers patient selection and assessment, psychologic monitoring and airway considerations, medication administration, emergency preparedness, and post-procedure care.
ASC Academy: A Guide to Quality and Risk Management
3.5 CH, 3.5 AEU, 2.5 IPCH
This interactive course is the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) leader's go-to resource for navigating the annual ASC Quality Reporting submission, which is vital to the success of your surgery center.
ASC Academy: Prep for Infection Prevention Certification
12 CH, 12 AEU, 12 IPCH, 1 CE HSPA
The premier review course for the ambulatory infection preventionist certification exam. Study for the CAIP exam and learn infection prevention best practices.
ASC Academy: A Guide to Emergency Drills
1.5 CH, 1.5 AEU
Part of the ASC Academy Leadership Guides series, this course provides ASC leaders with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to plan, conduct and evaluate the effectiveness of emergency drills: fire, local anesthetic systemic toxicity, active shooter, cardiac arrest, hospital transfer, and malignant hyperthermia.
ASC Academy: A Guide to Operational Management
7 CH, 6.5 AEU
Learn how to effectively run surgery center operations. The course provides an overview of the ASC leader's complex role, Human Resources, Patient Rights and Responsibilities, and Medical Records. The learner is guided through practical implementation with comprehensive instructions, along with 30+ customizable tools and templates.
Organizational Influences and Patient Outcomes Course
Introduces the perioperative registered nurse (RN) to the elements of a culture of safety and the effect of human factors on delivery of care.