2022 Illinois Renewal Bundle

Course Overview

Course Outline

1. Illinois Implicit Bias Training 
2. Illinois Sexual Harassment Prevention 
3. End of Life Care for Geriatric Patients  
4. Nursing Interventions for Sepsis: Fluid Management 
5. Alzheimer’s Nursing Care 
6. Nursing Care for Pediatric Patients by Stage of Development 
7. Opioid Abuse 
8. Vaping Induced Lung Injuries 
9. LGBTQ Cultural competence 
10. Following a DNR: An Ethical Dilemma in Nursing 
11. Effective Communication in Nursing 
12. Nursing Documentation 101 
13. References 

Accreditation Statement

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

In this course we will discuss the outlined topics in accordance with the requirements of the Illinois Board of Nursing. It will take the average learner 1,200 minutes to complete.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, the learner will be able to:

1. Distinguish between and describe the types of end-of-life care. 
2. Understand different strategies of care giving related to Alzheimer’s disease and ways to manage various aspects of behavioral changes of a patient with Alzheimer’s. 
3. Identify age-appropriate interventions used to facilitate medical and nursing care in pediatric patients. 
4. Understand how to recognize Opiate Use Disorder and what to do with patients who are high risk. 
5. Explain the role of the provider in educating patients on the harmful effects of vaping. 
6. Work within their own organization to begin enacting change to benefit LGBTQ patients. 
7. Identify barriers to effective communication and how to improve communication for successful patient and staff satisfaction outcomes. 
8. Identify examples of proper and improper charting in everyday practice. 

Target Audience

• Registered Nurses (RN)
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)
• Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN/LVN)

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

Conflict of Interest Statement

Nursing CE Central nor any of the authors, planners, content experts or any contributors have a commercial interest nor were influenced by commercial interests in the creation of this course, financially or otherwise.