Patient Care Online Courses
Learn essential and advanced concepts of pre-, intra-, and post-operative patient care with the following online courses.
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Periop Mastery 2.0: Hypothermia
Identify specific actions to take in order to reduce the risk of a patient developing unplanned perioperative hypothermia.
Periop Mastery 2.0: Malignant Hyperthermia
Identify the characteristics of malignant hyperthermia (MH) and the guidelines for treatment.
Periop Mastery 2.0: Moderate Sedation
Learn how to administrate moderate sedation/analgesia through all intraoperative phases of care.
Periop Mastery 2.0: Older Adult
Understand the physiological, cognitive/psychosocial, and sociological care of the older adult.
Periop Mastery 2.0: Patient Skin Antisepsis
Understand how skin preparation of the surgical site helps reduce the potential for surgical site infections.
Periop Mastery 2.0: Positioning Course
Understand proper patient positioning in order to provide optimal care in the surgical setting.
Periop Mastery 2.0: Retained Surgical Items
Understand essential information on initial, intraoperative, and final counts of all items used in the surgical setting.
Periop Mastery 2.0: Sterile Technique
The learner will have the knowledge to confidently implement the recommended practices from the AORN Guideline for Sterile Technique to maintain sterility and prevent contamination of the sterile field and sterile items during operative and other invasive procedures.
Periop Mastery 2.0: Venous Thromboembolism Course
Identify how to develop and implement a protocol for prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE).
Positioning the Patient Course
Learn how to safely position patients for an invasive or noninvasive procedure.
Postanesthesia Care Course
Understand the scope of perianesthesia nursing and the skill sets needed to perform this role.
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.
Safe Use of Equipment Course
Learn how to apply principles of safety when using a variety of equipment in the surgical suite.
Sterile Technique Course
Identify the concepts of sterile technique and their application to clinical perioperative practice.
Sterilization Process Course
Identify the concepts of sterile technique and their application to clinical perioperative practice.
Surgical Hand Antisepsis Course
Learn the most effective ways to optimize patient care practices through proper hand hygiene.
Surgical Instruments Course
Learn various surgical instruments to help anticipate the needs of the surgical team during surgical procedures.
Surgical Specimens Course
Understand the care and handling of specimens.
Transmissible Infection Prevention Course
Identify how to prevent infection in the surgical setting by implementing standard and transmission-based precautions.
Wound Closure and Healing Course
Understand wound closure principles and how their application in the surgical setting can contribute to optimal outcomes.
