Peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheter insertion is the most common invasive hospital procedure performed worldwide, 50 percent of IVs will fail, with 23 percent of those failures due to infiltrations. The malpositioned IV presents a challenging and underreported problem for the…
NeuroQuestions is a learning module that prepares learners for their Neurology Assessment Program exams, written boards, and recertification for boards. A question back for neurologists provides up-to-date questions, and explanations with answers.
Through presentation and analysis of a case alleging improper treatment of a patient who presented to the emergency department with a severe headache, this activity shows the importance of good communication to appropriate treatment. It also illustrates how a lack…
Rising numbers of ED visits boost liability risks for advanced practice providers and physicians alike. When ED APPs are sued, the allegations cited are generally failure to diagnose or improper treatment of a patient’s condition. Insufficient communication heightens the prospect…
Learn from a conversation a terminal patient and his wife how to alleviate patients’ distress and expand their comfort at the end of life.
The strategies in this activity are presented to help healthcare practitioners and nurses take steps—based on conversations with patients—to alleviate patients’ distress and expand their comfort at the end of life.
The overarching purpose of this training is to provide concentrated education and resources to promote the safe and effective prescribing of controlled substances when clinically appropriate for a legitimate medical purpose. The focus is to accelerate practice implementation and compliance…
Prescribing healthcare practitioners and patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) often have different perspectives. As a practitioner, you may face challenges in working with these patients. The patients themselves encounter barriers and difficulties associated with getting the treatments they need….
This toolkit will help you keep unnecessary messages from being routed to your EHR inbox in the first place, guide you through establishing a centralized team inbox, and provide workflows to empower team members to contribute in a meaningful way…
This activity is part of the Practice Efficiently: Save Hours Each Day in your Clinical Practice series. Each activity is designed to remove obstacles in your practice that interfere with patient care. You will review and implement best practices to…
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