NEW PROGRAMS from Medcom Rn
Portrait of Abuse: An American Epidemic 78802
This course is a compelling and revealing story that not only raises our social awareness of the far reaching effects and cycles of domestic violence, but it digs into the psyche of both victim and the abuser. We all play a role in recognizing the [...]

Critical Thinking in the Nursing Process presents beginning level concepts of critical thinking and their relationship to the nursing process. Delineates what critical thinking is and what it is not. Demonstrates the process of the critical examination of data and cues to health issues and patient-care problems that affect clinical judgment. Illustrates the thinking process [...]

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

.    Identify the types of patients that restraints have traditionally
and most commonly been used on.
.    Participate in appropriate assessments of patients with the goal of
finding alternatives to the use of restraints.
.    Describe the training requirements for medical staff that can help
reduce the use of restraints.
.    Participate [...]

This program will provide learners with a basic understanding of the legal and regulatory issues surrounding the use of restraints in healthcare settings.
OBJECTIVES:
After completing this course, the learner should be able to:

Describe the basis for the rules on the use of restraints and
seclusion.
Identify the types of facilities where the CMS rules apply.
Describe the type and [...]

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

Select restraints that are the least restrictive intervention that will be effective, based on an individualized assessment of the person.
Identify and use a variety of the least restrictive restraints, including limb restraints and chair restraints.
Conduct safe and appropriate application and monitoring of restraints.
Identify and avoid the [...]