North Carolina APRN Bundle Part 1

Course Overview

Course Authors

1. Edith Fomuso MSN, CCM, RN
2. Karson Carter RN, BSN, CPN
3. Maureen Sullivan MS, BSN, RN, CEN, CDE
4. Michael York MSN, RN
5. Phillip Meredith MSN, RN
6. Kayla Cavicchio BSN, RN, CEN
7. Elaine Enright RN
8. R.E. Hengsterman MSN, RN, MA
9. Abbie Schmitt MSN, RN
10. Charmaine Robinson MSN-Ed, BSN, RN
11. Tabo Mwikisa-Kelly DNP, MSN, RN, CNEcl
12. Cathleen Adams CNO, RN CENP
13. Madeira Fountaine MSN, RN, PHN
14. Amanda Marten MSN, RN

Course Outline

1. Preventing Medical Errors
2. Patient Education Strategies
3. Nurse Burnout
4. Bullying in Nursing
5. Quality Improvement in Nursing
6. Workplace Violence Against Nurses
7. Telemetry Basics – Rhythm Recognition
8. Heart Failure Updates
9. Hypertension Updates
10. GI Bleed: An Introduction
11. Constipation Management and Treatment
12. Spinal Cord Injury: Bowel and Bladder Management
13. Pressure Injury Prevention, Staging and Treatment
14. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Wound Vac)
15. Nutritional Interventions to Promote Wound Healing
16. Ostomy Management
17. Diabetes Management: Nursing Updates
18. Hospice Vs. Palliative Care: Whats the difference?
19. Navigating Difficult End of Life Conversations
20. Pneumonia in Older Adults

Accreditation Statement

Nursing CE Central LLC is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

It will take the average learner 1,500 minutes to complete and awards 30 contact hours of continuing education.

Course Outcomes

After completing this course, the learner will rate a 4 out of 5 on the Likert Scale for their ability to:

1. List the strategies and best practices aimed at preventing medical errors in healthcare settings.
2. Implement patient education taking into consideration different learning styles and individual preferences. 
3. Identify individual and organizational behaviors/ factors that heighten the risk for nurse burnout 
4. Recognize risk factors that could lead to a bullying environment. 
5. Recognize how to identify and analyze quality improvement opportunities.
6. Understand ways to prevent workplace violence towards nurses.
7. Recognize the importance of the many telemetry devices used and identify how these devices impact patient care. 
8. Identify the many risk factors for Heart Failure and learn about newer medications and treatments 
9. Identify potential cases of hypertension and screen individuals at risk, fostering interventions and mitigating adverse outcomes through prompt diagnosis. 
10. Understand the pathophysiology of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract and list examples of underlying conditions that cause gastrointestinal bleeding. 
11. Discuss signs and symptoms of constipation. 
12. Identify ways nurses can help patients with spinal cord injuries start a bowel and bladder regimen. 
13. Identify the six stages of pressure injuries based on National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel guidelines. 
14. List types of wounds that negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) may be used to treat. 
15. Identify nutrient deficiencies that will impact wound healing. 
16. Understand the different types of ostomies and their care techniques. 
17. Define the 2 main types of diabetes and the preferred approach used to treat each of the identified disease processes.  
18. Differentiate between hospice and palliative care. 
19. Define important stages of the dying process. 
20. Summarize various nursing interventions when caring for patients with pneumonia .

Target Audience

• Registered Nurses (RN)
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)

Requirement for Completion

1. Enrollment in the course by the learner
2. Read and learn all course materials
3. Complete the course evaluation
4. Attest and testify learning of the course materials

Accreditations + Approvals

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

Nursing CE Central nor any of the authors, planners, content experts, or any contributors have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.