Continuing Education Review/Clinical Update Course
Course Overview
Test-taking and Study Strategies for Success
Extensive Review of System-Specific Health Problems
- HEENT
- Pulmonary
- Cardiovascular
- Gastrointestinal
- Genitourinary
- Musculoskeletal
- Neurological
- Endocrine
- Hematopoietic
- Integumentary
- Lymphatic
- Infectious/communicable diseases
- Physical function and mobility
- Developmental delays/impairments
- Learning disabilities
- Acute and/or chronic pain
- Nutrition/hydration Mental health
- Cognitive status and decision-making capacity
- Sexual and/or reproductive health
- Cultural/spiritual
- Substance use/abuse
- Violence, abuse, and neglect
Therapeutic Foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing
- Therapeutic communication
- Health promotion
- Counseling patients
- Growth and development of individuals and families
- Influences affecting care (developmental, psychosocial, socioeconomic, and cultural)
- Patient and family teaching
- Needs assessments
- Evaluating outcomes
Professional Role
- Scope of practice
- Standards of practice
- Practice safety
- Advocating and negotiating for the patient
- Continuous quality improvement
- Ethical principles
- Informed consent/assent
- Durable power of attorney/proxy
Health Care Policy and Delivery
- Regulatory issues
- Billing and coding
- Reimbursement
- Health care policy
- Access to care
- Documentation
- Federal regulations
- Health disparities
Clinical Assessment
- Anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology
- Health assessment
- Comprehensive vs. problem-focused histories
- Risk analysis
- Health beliefs
- Epidemiology
- Diagnostic reasoning
- Risk analysis
- Screening
- Diagnostic tests
- Laboratory analyses
- Differential diagnoses
- Prioritization of care
Clinical Management
- Evidence-based practice
- Research methods
- Evaluation of evidence
- Research utilization
- Clinical practice guidelines
- Advanced decision-making
- Formulating plans of care
- Nonpharmacologic interventions
- Evaluation of treatment
- Coordination of care
- Continuity of care
- Case management
- Collaboration
- Pharmacotherapeutics