Assessment Technologies Institute®, LLC

A continuing education program about the basics of the 12-lead electrocardiogram, including axis deviations, enlargement patterns, bundle branch blocks, and myocardial ischemia

A continuing education program focusing on preventing the spread of the bloodborne pathogens hepatitis B and C and HIV, including occupational risk and post-exposure treatment

A continuing education program detailing the mechanisms involved in chronic shortness of air and what can be done to help patients breathe with improved ease

A continuing education program focusing on asthma, including triggers, peak flow rates, medications, inhaler and nebulizer use, and individualized self-management plans

A continuing education program about preparing patients for the most common types of cardiac surgery, including revascularization, plus what to expect postoperatively

A continuing education program about recognizing and treating ADHD across the lifespan

A continuing education program presenting the newly revised method of using automated external defibrillators according to the new CPR guidelines recently issued by the AHA

A continuing education program focusing on breast cancer, with emphasis on risk factors, the different forms of breast cancer, staging, treatment options, and reconstruction

A continuing education activity focusing on risk factors and disease processes associated with obesity, with emphasis on treatment options available for obese patients

A continuing education program exploring loss in older adults, including types of loss, effective nursing interventions, and strategies for helping patients cope with uncertainty

A continuing education program that focuses on heart failure – the various types, how they manifest, how they are diagnosed, how to treat them, and how to help the patient

A continuing education program that focuses on hypertension, including current treatment regimens for chronic hypertension and emergency measures for hypertensive crises

A continuing education program about assessing risk and implementing measures to prevent falls in older adult patients

A continuing education program focusing on acute renal failure, with emphasis on risk factors, prevention, phases of illness, and clinical management of complications

A continuing education program that focuses on trauma -- the various types, how the body responds, and how to provide optimal care for patients who have been injured

A continuing education program detailing the different atrioventricular blocks, highlighting the two types of second-degree AV block

A continuing education activity about elder abuse and neglect, including population characteristics, red flags that could indicate mistreatment, and interventions to help older adults

A continuing education program reviewing hand hygiene, the CDC's recommendations for handwashing and for surgical hand asepsis, and a step-by-step hand-hygiene protocol

A continuing education program focusing on depression in older adults, including causes, manifestations, interventions including suicide prevention, and support options

A continuing education program focusing on the nutrition and hydration needs of dying patients, including an exploration of the dying process and care for terminally ill patients

A continuing education program detailing strategies for medication safety in the older adult patient population

A continuing education program focusing on positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, managing psychotic behaviors, and differentiating characteristics of schizophrenia from other psychotic disorders

A continuing education program focusing on acute myocardial infarction, including mechanisms of injury, clinical manifestations, and postinfarction monitoring and management

A continuing education program highlighting the current research into potential causes of asthma and considerations for asthma treatment based on this new research

A continuing education program focusing on managing violent behavior in clinical settings, including its causes plus tried-and-true techniques for managing out-of-control behavior

A continuing education program about the basics of peripheral vascular disease, specifically arterial, including management of active disease as well as preventive strategies

A continuing education program about pain management for older adults, including reasons for under-reporting and age-specific treatment options

A continuing education program focusing on risk assessment and prevention of pressure ulcers

A continuing education program about preventing preterm birth, including screening women at risk, teaching them about signs and symptoms, and evaluating pregnancy stressors

A continuing education program about the importance of patient identificatioin, including acceptable identifiers, the Joint Commision National Patient Safety Goals, and the role of technology

A continuing education program about nursing's role in responding to natural disasters as well as how to formulate plans that help prepare for the worst before tragedy strikes

A continuing education program about management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), including curve progression and treatment compliance

A continuing education program focusing on bipolar disorder with emphasis on the manic phase, including manifestations and pharmacologic and nursing support of the patient

A continuing education program focusing on insomnia, with emphasis on sleep cycles, sleep needs, interfering factors, and treatment approaches for restoring restful sleep