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Nursing Management


Nursing Management



CHALLENGE OF HEALTHCARE LITERACY, THE

It has become difficult for many members of the population to keep up with the recent changes to the world of healthcare. From prescriptions to medical instructions, these updates have created a level of confusion for many members of the population to where they are unable to neither understand their own healthcare needs nor make informed choices. Healthcare professionals must make every effort to provide healthcare information in a comprehensible format, without creating a sense of shame for those who struggle with healthcare literacy. Providers have to make sure that the strategies utilized are clearly understood. With a new look and feel, this program provides healthcare personnel clear techniques to utilize when facing a population with low healthcare literacy, as well as the actions to take to help all patients make informed healthcare choices.

After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
  • Describe the prevalence of low healthcare literacy
  • Identify some of the causes of low healthcare literacy
  • Describe patient behaviors that help to identify those with low healthcare literacy
  • Identify the components of an informed consent and techniques assisting patients make informed healthcare choices


  • DVD / 2017 / 26 minutes

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    ESSENTIAL NURSING INFORMATICS: IMPACT ON HEALTHCARE AND QUALITY INITIATIVES

    Nursing informatics can increase accurate communication, help create an environment of greater efficiency, and help reduce errors resulting in improved patient safety. In many ways, the backbone for these improvements is the electronic health record (EHR).

    This program provides an overview of the essential elements of nursing informatics, and describes how EHR works with informatics to improve patient care.

    After viewing the program, the learner will be able to:
  • List and explain the positive impacts of informatics in healthcare for the patient, facility, and personnel
  • Describe different examples of quality initiatives to better improve the function of the healthcare system
  • Discuss how technology has advanced the field of healthcare to make it more efficient
  • Explain how to use different forms of technology for better quality service in healthcare


  • DVD / 2017 / 19 minutes

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    ESSENTIAL NURSING INFORMATICS: IMPACT ON NURSING

    Technological advances have improved different sectors within society, and informatics has done this for nursing. This improvement has led to better systems that leave less margin for error, and its impact can be seen within the field of nursing.

    This program provides overview of the essential elements of nursing informatics, and how informatics can be used with a focus on patient care.

    After viewing the program, the learner will be able to:
  • Explain how informatics has revolutionized the field of nursing
  • Delineate the details of the Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) guidelines
  • Differentiate between the role of an informatics nurse (IN) and an informatics nurse specialist (INS)
  • List the duties of informatics nurses as project managers


  • DVD / 2017 / 26 minutes

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    ESSENTIAL NURSING INFORMATICS: INTRODUCTION

    Informatics has been called the intersection where health and information technology meet. Informatics connects healthcare professionals with information they need to both promote and provide a higher quality of care, as well as patient safety. But what, exactly is nursing informatics?

    This program provides an overview of the essential elements of nursing informatics, and how informatics can be used with a focus on patient care.

    After viewing the program, the learner will be able to:
  • Define nursing informatics
  • Describe how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act spurred the growth of electronic medical records
  • Explain the difference between computer hardware and software
  • Describe five general types of informatics technology used for patient care


  • DVD / 2017 / 22 minutes

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    NURSING COMMUNICATION SKILLS

    Good communication is important in any occupation, but in health care, where miscommunication can lead to dire or deadly results, good communication is absolutely crucial. This video will cover the fundamentals of good communication as applied to the nursing profession, and how to ensure that information is uniformly shared across all members of the staff and the patient. Dedicated segments focus on common barriers to communication, nonverbal communication, electronic communication, as well as special attention to both nurse-physician interactions and nurse-patient interactions. The importance of HIPAA confidentiality rules are reinforced throughout.

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2016 / 42 minutes

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    PREVENTING MEDICATION ERRORS PART 1: GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SYSTEM-WIDE CHANGE

    One of the most common types of medical errors are errors involving medication. Fortunately, prevention measures have been shown to be greatly effective in reducing medication errors. This is the first in a 3-part series that focuses on medication errors and strategies that can be implemented to prevent their occurrence. In this program, general recommendations for system-wide changes to enhance medication safety will be discussed.

    After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
  • Explain the various aspects of the "systems approach to error prevention," including reporting systems, standardized safety procedures and safety training.
  • Describe the importance of applying lessons learned from sentinel events.
  • Identify the key attributes of building a new culture of safety to prevent medication errors


  • DVD (With Workboks) / 2016 / 20 minutes

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    PREVENTING MEDICATION ERRORS PART 2: SOURCES OF ERRORS AND BASIC SAFETY PRACTICES

    Medication errors are the most common form of medical mistake. This second program in a 3-part series will define the different events that may result from drug-related errors and identify the common sources of these mistakes. In addition, the eight rights of medication administration, which are the foundation for safe practice, will be described.

    After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
  • Identify the different types of medication errors that can occur
  • Define the eight "rights" of safe medication administration to help prevent medication errors


  • DVD (With Workboks) / 2016 / 20 minutes

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    PREVENTING MEDICATION ERRORS PART 3: WHAT NURSES CAN DO

    This final program in a three-part series on preventing medication errors describes best practice recommendations from the Joint Commission that nurses can put in place in their own day-to-day activities. This includes ways to increase patient involvement and education so that they can make a difference and protect themselves from medication errors.

    After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
  • Describe safe medication practice measures recommended by the Joint Commission
  • Describe the importance of involving patients themselves in the treatment process as a means of ensuring safer medication administration


  • DVD (With Workboks) / 2016 / 20 minutes

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    PROFESSIONALISM IN NURSING: KEYS TO SUCCESS

    The nursing profession is unique for the types of people it attracts - caring, nurturing and compassionate in the face of illness and suffering. But to succeed in today's complex health care landscape, it's important for nurses to be more than that. This video covers the concept of professionalism as it pertains to nursing, and how following the tenets of professionalism can help ensure a long and satisfying career. Viewers will learn about core values of nursing, the importance of providing non-biased care, how to go about the job with integrity and honesty, the proper guidelines for attitude and appearance, and best practices for communication and teamwork in a multidisciplinary team setting.

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2016 / 38 minutes

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    CONFIDENTIALITY: HIPAA REGULATIONS

    Protecting personal health information is not only the law, but also an ethical and moral obligation of all healthcare professionals. This program will concentrate on HIPAA Title II, the Administrative Simplification section of HIPAA. This regulation focuses on two things: the security and privacy of protected health information and the national standards for its transfer.

    After completing this course, you should be able to:
  • Describe the Administrative Simplification guidelines and codes.
  • Define PHI.
  • Provide examples of when patient authorization is needed for the release of PHI.
  • List exemptions to the Privacy Rule.
  • Name and describe the three safeguards of the Security Rule.


  • DVD / 2015 / 14 minutes

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    CONFIDENTIALITY: HOW TO MAINTAIN PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY

    Confidentiality is the foundation for trust in the patient-caregiver relationship. Efforts to maintain and protect confidential information once focused solely on paper medical records. But as communication technology has made it possible to easily store and transmit enormous amounts of medical information through computerized databases, fax machines, and the internet, there is an increased danger that confidential information may be revealed to inappropriate individuals.

    After completing this course, you should be able to:
  • Describe various ways to preserve confidentiality in daily practice.
  • Identify ways to keep electronically stored information private.
  • Follow guidelines for maintaining confidentiality when leaving messages.
  • Describe how privacy rules govern conversations with coworkers.


  • DVD / 2015 / 17 minutes

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    CONFIDENTIALITY: VIGNETTES

    Nurses are required to protect the confidentiality of patient healthcare and personal information as part of their professional duties. Not only is this required by federal law, but it is foundational to the trust in a patient-caregiver relationship. However, it is not always easy to know precisely what to do in every situation.

    To help learners think through and prepare for these situations, this program presents a number of scenarios, in a variety of nursing situations, and asks the learner to use critical thinking skills to decide if the correct decision about confidentiality is being made in each case.

    After completing this course, you should be able to:
  • Identify different types of actions and responses that constitute breach of privacy.
  • Describe some of the consequences of breach of privacy.
  • Identify privacy rules in special settings.
  • Describe some exceptions to the privacy laws.


  • DVD / 2015 / 14 minutes

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    MEDICAL ERRORS: NEW APPROACHES TO AN OLD PROBLEM

    In the years following the landmark study from the Institute of Medicine, To Error is Human, regulatory agencies and professional organizations have developed protocols and standards to reduce mistakes and enhance patient safety. While progress has been made, medical errors continue to be a leading cause of death.

    This program,, identifies the different types of medical errors, and discusses the "systems approach" method taken by a variety of government agencies and professional organizations to prevent medical errors.

    After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
  • Define different terms used to describe medical errors
  • Describe examples of each of the three factors contributing to medical errors
  • List the eight most common types of medical errors
  • Identify and explain the difference between the old approach and the new approach to preventing medical errors
  • Describe the key action healthcare institutions must take to effectively prevent medical errors


  • DVD / 2015 / 11 minutes

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    MEDICAL ERRORS: PREVENTING MEDICATION ERRORS

    Errors that occur when providing medication is one of the most common and most avoidable types of medical errors. Medical Errors: Preventing Medication Errors, the final program in the three-part series on preventing Medical Errors, provides an overview of the different kinds of medication errors that can occur, and offers specific guidance on how nursing staff can prevent these errors. This includes implementation of safety recommendations from the Joint Commission, FDA, Institute of Safe Medication Practices, and other organizations described in this program.

    After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
  • Identify the different types of medication errors that can occur
  • Explain the steps that must be taken in daily practice to successfully prevent medication errors
  • Describe the National Patient Safety Goals that specifically address medication errors
  • Identify key precautions that can be incorporated into daily nursing practice to help protect patients from the possibility of medication errors


  • DVD / 2015 / 16 minutes

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    MEDICAL ERRORS: PREVENTION PRACTICES

    Medical Errors: Prevention Practices, discusses important changes in healthcare practice that provide strategies for reducing most medical errors and improving patient safety. This includes development of standardized safety procedures and the implementation of the Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals and Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure and Wrong Person Surgery.

    After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
  • Describe the overall goals of prevention practices, and why implementing them is so important
  • Identify four general patient safety practices that can be employed in all types of health delivery systems
  • Provide an example of a safe practice for each of seven common types of medical errors
  • Provide an example of a safe practice in each of four common areas of patient harm


  • DVD / 2015 / 14 minutes

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    STRESS MANAGEMENT FOR NURSES

    Presenters: Donna Poole, RN, MSN, CS

    This program will train the nurse in some of the latest techniques to mitigate or alleviate stress induced by the caregiver's workplace. Several options are highlighted that can be implemented in the workplace to reduce the impact of stress causing events.


    DVD / 2008 / 30 minutes

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    DETECTING DEPRESSION AND NURSING STRATEGIES

    Presenters: Gail Stuart, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN; Michele Laria, MSN, RN; Linda Beeber, PhD, RN; Carol Glod, MS, RN

    Prominent physicians and nurses discuss the fundamentals of depression and its detection as well as treatment options for the disease. Specific topics include: definition, epidemiology, consequences and diagnosis of depression/patient education and compliance counseling; etiology of depression; treatment options - psychotherapy; treatment options - medications.


    DVD / 2006 / 120 minutes

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    CANCER PAIN MANAGEMENT: IDENTIFYING APPROPRIATE NURSING ROLES & INTERVENTIONS

    Presenters: Leta Truett, RN, MN, CCRN; Deborah M. Thorpe, PhD, RN, CS; Mary Cunningham, RN, MS; Talulah Ruger, RN, BSN

    This program features physicians and doctors discussing various appropriate nursing rules and interventions in pain management. The major areas of discussion are as follows: acute or post-operative pain management - current techniques and therapies, barriers to effective management; chronic non-malignant pain management or behavioral/cognitive pain management- classifications of chronic non-malignant pain characteristics, data collection, and treatment, cancer pain management - dosing regimens; nursing assessment for acute, chronic non-malignant or cancer pain - current therapies and techniques, point controlled analgesia (PCA), epidural analgesia.


    DVD / 120 minutes

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    HEALTHCARE REFORM: IMPACT ON NURSING

    Presenters: Hillary Rodham Clinton; panel: Michael Evans, PhD, RN, FACHE; Kathleen Smith, BS, RN, CNN; Virginia Trotter Betts, JD, MSN, RN; Carol Alexander, RN, MS; Patricia L. Starck, DSN, RN, FAAN; Diana Mason; Judith Kline Leavitt

    This program addresses the effects of healthcare reform on nursing. Speakers will present an overview of the reform issues and ways in which individuals can become involved in the process. Featured are exerpts from "New Directions in Healthcare" presented by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chairperson, President's National Health Reform Task Force, prerecorded at the American Nurses Assoc, Convention in San Antonio, TX, June 11, 1994.


    DVD / 120 minutes

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    IV THERAPY: CENTRAL VASCULAR CATHETER - INDICATIONS AND NURSING MANAGEMENT

    Presenters: Virginia Strootman, RN - Marijane Barbone, RN - Sue Masoorli, RN

    The objectives of this program are to distinguish the three types of central vascular access devices, explain implementation of the appropriate nursing management of central vascular access devices, and articulate the rationale for central vascular access device nursing procedures. Specific topics include: Non-Tunneled Catheters; Tunneled Catheters; Implanted Ports .


    DVD / 60 minutes

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    NURSING PERSPECTIVES: SUPPORTIVE CARE FOR THE ONCOLOGY PATIENT

    Presenters: Richard Payne, MD; Lillian M. Nail, PhD, RN, FAAN; Carol P. Curtis, RN, MSN, OCN; Faith Ottery, MD, PhD, FACN; Deborah M. Thorpe, PhD, RN, CS

    Discuss pain initiative and its impact on our country; understand the challenges in managing cancer pain; describe principles of pain management; recognize fatigue as a side-effect of cancer treatment and understand nutritional oncology as an approach to cost/complication prevention.


    DVD / 90 minutes

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    RESOLVING NURSE / PHYSICIAN CONFLICTS

    Presenters: Regina A. Domenici, RN; Joyce Delaney, RN; Hinda G. Sack, MD; William T. Riley, MD

    Principles of successful conflict resolution


    DVD / 60 minutes

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    UNDERSTANDING ADVANCE DIRECTIVES FOR HEALTH CARE AND THE NURSES ROLE

    Presenters: Margaret W. Berrio, RN, MS; Donna DeMartino, RN; Maureen Levesque, RN; Norma Fortin; Lisa Walker

    Define the patient's right to self determination; Describe the historical perspective surrounding the PDSA; Identify approaches that may be used to communicate choices for medical care at the end of life; Identify factors that influence decision-making for healthcare at the end of life; Identify approaches to resolving conflict among health care agents caring for a patient with an ADHC; Describe the role of the nurse regarding Advance Directives; Discuss strategies to facilitate the Advance Directives process; Define the implications for decision-making as a Health Care Proxy Agent; Describe a family's experience with the Advance Directive process.


    DVD / 60 minutes

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