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Continuing Education courses listed in this Medical/Surgical Nursing category will inform you about a wide range of med/surg related topics that will help to enhance your nursing practice.

Please choose an Online Continuing Education Course from the list below. These courses are available in a variety of formats: online, in print, and in podcasts.

Course Title	Course ID		Media Type
A Complementary and Integrative Practices Potpourri	CE199-60 1.00 hrs
A Lurking Danger A 'Bundle' of Safety Measures Available to Fight Central Line Infections	CE476 1.00 hrs
A Perfect Match Preventing Blood Incompatibility Errors	CE481 1.00 hrs
A Test of Skill Learning to Interpret the Liver Function Panel	CE444 1.00 hrs
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	CE228-60 1.00 hrs
Activating a Stroke Alert: A Neurological Emergency	CE591 1.00 hrs
Adolescent Dating Violence	CE269-60 1.00 hrs
Adolescent Drinking The Sobering Facts about Teen Alcohol Use and Abuse	CE551 1.00 hrs
Adult Immunizations Growing Needs, Growing Numbers	CE576 1.00 hrs
Advance Directives An Unrealized Goal	CE535 1.00 hrs
Adverse Drug Events	CE102-60 1.00 hrs
Aging Immune Systems Makes Older Adults More Vulnerable to Attack	CE494 1.00 hrs
An Orthopedic Emergency Compartment Syndrome	CE146-60 1.00 hrs
Antibiotic Resistance The Emergence of ‘Super Bugs’	CE509 1.00 hrs
Anxiety Disorders	CE175-60 1.00 hrs
Are the Core Measures for Heart Failure a Part of Your Practice?	CE484 1.00 hrs
Are You Prepared for a Flu Pandemic?	CE422 1.00 hrs
Aspiration Preventing a Deadly Complication in Vulnerable Populations	CE491 1.00 hrs
Attention Nurses! Anticoagulant Overdoses Prompt Joint Commission to Issue New Safety Requirement	CE463 1.00 hrs
Autoimmune Disease A Leading Cause of Death Among Women	CE530 1.00 hrs
Avoiding the Pitfalls of IV Therapy	CE94-60 1.00 hrs
Bacterial Meningitis — Still a Dangerous Foe	CE413 1.00 hrs
Balance and Hearing At Risk From Drugs	60071 5.00 hrs
Bariatric Surgery Update	CE267-60 1.00 hrs
Blood Test, Drugs Boost Success in Managing Heart Failure	CE383-60 1.00 hrs
Body Fat Shapes Patients’ Health	CE375-60 1.00 hrs
BPH — A Growing Problem for Men	CE456 1.00 hrs
Brain Attack, Part I — Diagnostic Studies	CE156-60 1.00 hrs
Brain Attack, Part II — Administering a Thrombolytic Agent	CE157-60 1.00 hrs
C. Difficile Threatens Hospitalized Patients	CE362-60 1.00 hrs
Calming the Cognitively Impaired	CE248-60 1.00 hrs
Cancer and Chemotherapy	60075 8.30 hrs
Cardio Tests Noninvasive Procedures Aid Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease	CE531 1.00 hrs
Cardiovascular Effects of Cocaine	CE79-60 1.00 hrs
Caring for the Postanesthesia Patient	CE115-60 1.00 hrs
Caring for Women Experiencing Hysterectomy	CE154-60 1.00 hrs
Celiac Disease Demands a Lifelong Gluten-Free Diet	CE386-60 1.00 hrs
Children in Pain	CE276-60 1.00 hrs
Chromoendoscopy — The Colors of Health and Disease	CE451 1.00 hrs
Clearing Up the Confusion About Delirium	CE367-60 1.00 hrs
Clinical Management of HIV in Adults in the ERA of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy	CE233-60 1.00 hrs
Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders A Clinical Challenge	CE155-60 1.00 hrs
Combating the Effects of Immobility	CE127-60 1.00 hrs
Coming Soon to Your Neighborhood Meth Abuse	CE395-60 1.00 hrs
Common Fallacies About Cancer Pain	CE141-60 1.00 hrs
Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Striving for Standards	CE593 1.00 hrs
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome — Type I	CE303-60 1.00 hrs
Control of Hypertension Can We Win the War?	CE196-60 1.00 hrs
Coping with the Unwelcome Surprise of Shingles	CE361-60 1.00 hrs
Crisis Intervention Helping Patients Regain Safety and Control	CE582 1.00 hrs
Critical Blood Loss Demands Fluid Resuscitation to Fight Hypovolemic Shock	CE490 1.00 hrs
Cystic Fibrosis No Cure Yet, But Treatment Advances Continue	CE534 1.00 hrs
Decades Later — Post-Polio Syndrome	CE450 1.00 hrs
Dementia in the Elderly	CE304-60 1.00 hrs
Dengue Fever Could Threaten U.S.	CE482 1.00 hrs
Depression and Suicide Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Treatment	60016 1.50 hrs
DIC When the Coagulation Cascade Goes Horribly Wrong	CE557 1.00 hrs
Disease Management of Osteoarthritis	CE202-60 1.00 hrs
Diverticular Disease Proper Diet May Help Prevent Common Colon Condition	CE542 1.00 hrs
Dizziness in Elders Defined and Differentiated	CE310-60 1.00 hrs
Document It Right Would Your Charting Stand Up to Scrutiny?	CE510 1.00 hrs
Document It Right A Nurse's Guide to Charting	60076 5.20 hrs
Drowning from the Inside Out	CE403-60 1.00 hrs
Drug Interactions with Medications and Food	CE174-60 1.00 hrs
Early Intervention Automatic External Defibrillators	CE144-60 1.00 hrs
Ectopic Pregnancy	CE77-60 1.00 hrs
EDs Face Influx of Nonurgent Patients	CE427 1.00 hrs
Emergency Drug Therapy	CE83-60 1.00 hrs
Emerging Infectious Diseases A Growing Threat in the U.S.	CE527 1.00 hrs
Emerging Infectious Diseases Intercontinental Travelers	CE285-60 1.00 hrs
Endoscopic Ultrasound Reveals GI Tract Secrets	CE355-60 1.00 hrs
Endoscopy	CE103-60 1.00 hrs
ERCP Helping the Bile Flow Through	CE572 1.00 hrs
Everyday Ethics for Nurses	60097 7.30 hrs
Exercise for Health and Fitness	CE251-60 1.00 hrs
Facing Limb Loss, Part 1 Helping Patients Regain Function	CE538 1.00 hrs
Facing Limb Loss, Part 2 Hope for the Future	CE539 1.00 hrs
Fall Prevention Among the Elderly	CE151-60 1.00 hrs
Family Caregivers Doing Double Duty	CE268-60 1.00 hrs
Fibromyalgia Looking Good and Feeling Awful	CE397-60 1.00 hrs
Fighting for Breath with COPD	CE374-60 1.00 hrs
Follow the Evidence to Up-to-Date Practice	CE359-60 1.00 hrs
Food Allergies More Common Than Ever Among Children	CE555 1.00 hrs
Food Gone Bad	CE459 1.00 hrs
For a Healthy Environment, Nurses and Hospitals Have to Go Green(er)	CE489 1.00 hrs
From 'Distress' to 'De-stress' with Stress Management	CE424 1.00 hrs
Fundamentals of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	CE512 1.00 hrs
Gastric Tonometry Early Warning of Tissue Hypoperfusion	CE226-60 1.00 hrs
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Infancy Through Adulthood	CE113-60 1.00 hrs
Genetic Testing Decoding the Mysteries	CE299-60 1.00 hrs
Getting Started in Hospice Care	60132 6.50 hrs
Glaucoma Stealing the Sight of 3 Million Americans	CE550 1.00 hrs
Going … Going … Gone — Understanding Overactive Bladder	CE387-60 1.00 hrs
Got Gout? Ancient Malady, Modern Concerns	CE319-60 1.00 hrs
Hand Trauma Emergency Measures to Rehab	CE100-60 1.00 hrs
Hearing Loss and Assessment A Concern for All	CE215-60 1.00 hrs
Helping Patients with Kidney Disease and Transplantation	CE417 1.00 hrs
Hemodynamics for the Bedside Nurse	CE123-60 1.00 hrs
Hepatitis C The Shadow Epidemic	CE200-60 1.00 hrs
Heroin is Not Chic The Epidemic Continues	CE176-60 1.00 hrs
Hidden Danger Venous Thromboembolism	CE366-60 1.00 hrs
HIPAA and Confidentiality Practice May Change, But Principles Endure	CE513 1.00 hrs
Hospice and Palliative Care Right Patient, Right Time, Right Place	CE312-60 1.00 hrs
How Can We Reach Teenage Smokers?	CE229-60 1.00 hrs
How To Stay Safe While Administering Chemotherapy	CE554 1.00 hrs
Hypertension Review of Guidelines and Drug Therapy Management	CE506 1.00 hrs
Hypoglycemia in Tightly Controlled Type 1 Diabetes How to Recognize, Prevent, and Treat It	CE252-60 1.00 hrs
Identifying Alcoholism in the Hospitalized Patient	CE84-60 1.00 hrs
Improving Patient Education for Poor Readers	CE195-60 1.00 hrs
Inevitable Menopause	CE232-60 1.00 hrs
Infection Control HIV/AIDS and Other Bloodborne Pathogens	CE163-60 1.00 hrs
Infection Control for Healthcare Professionals (Not for NY)	60011 3.00 hrs
Infectious Microbes and Disease General Principles	60040 1.40 hrs
Insulin Pump Therapy An Alternative to Conventional Insulin Injections	CE135-60 1.00 hrs
Interstitial Cystitis	CE92-60 1.00 hrs
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Not Just a Gut Feeling	CE217-60 1.00 hrs
Keep It Clean Hand Hygiene and Skin Antisepsis	CE568 1.00 hrs
Knocking Out Pain Safely with PCA	CE442 1.00 hrs
Knowing Your ABGs The Blood Gas Report	60100 5.00 hrs
Late-Onset Alcoholism in the Community	CE101-60 1.00 hrs
Latex Allergy Alert	CE152-60 1.00 hrs
Leech Therapy New Applications for an Old Treatment	CE193-60 1.00 hrs
Life-Threatening Fungal Infections on the Rise	CE390-60 1.00 hrs
Lines of Communication	CE462 1.00 hrs
Low-Back Pain The Nurse’s Nemesis	CE283-60 1.00 hrs
Lung Cancer	CE177-60 1.00 hrs
Lupus Remains Incurable, but Research Offers Hope	CE388-60 1.00 hrs
Making a Spiritual Assessment	CE249-60 1.00 hrs
Management of the Patient With Stroke	60074 9.20 hrs
Managing Arthritis New Hope for an Old Disease	60147 6.50 hrs
Marfan Syndrome Inherited Disorder has Far-Reaching Effects	CE487 1.00 hrs
Mechanical Complications in Long-Term Feeding Tubes	CE201-60 1.00 hrs
Mental Health & Older Adults, Part 1 What to Expect with Aging	CE518 1.00 hrs
Mental Health & Older Adults, Part 2 Mental Illness in Later Life	CE519 1.00 hrs
MRSA May Be Waiting Right Around the Corner	CE480 1.00 hrs
Multiple Sclerosis New Options for Care	CE238-60 1.00 hrs
Myasthenia Gravis A Baffling Neuromuscular Disorder	CE231-60 1.00 hrs
Nanotechnology in Medicine The Future Is Very Small	CE406-60 1.00 hrs
Navigating the Breast Cancer Journey	60020 1.70 hrs
Neuroprotection An Idea Whose Time Has Come?	CE291-60 1.00 hrs
New ‘Superbug’ a Danger for Even the Young and Healthy	CE384-60 1.00 hrs
New Diabetes Options From Lizards and Laboratories	CE378-60 1.00 hrs
New Norovirus Strain Spreads Across U.S.	CE453 1.00 hrs
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Requires Healthcare Team Spirit	CE475 1.00 hrs
Nurses Can Be ‘Diabetes Detectives’	CE457 1.00 hrs
Nurses Critical as Reimbursement Dries Up for Catheter-Associated UTIs	CE485 1.00 hrs
Nurses, Women, and Heart Disease Making the Connection	CE143-60 1.00 hrs
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder	CE240-60 1.00 hrs
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults	CE203-60 1.00 hrs
Of Human Bondage Alternatives to Restraints Help Reduce Risks to Patients	60072 2.50 hrs
One Size Doesn’t Fit All with Age-Specific Competencies	60051 1.70 hrs
OR RNs Lead the Way in Managing Surgical Patients’ Skin Integrity	CE541 1.00 hrs
Osteoporosis A Preventable Epidemic	60144 8.30 hrs
Osteoporosis Update	CE204-60 1.00 hrs
P. Aeruginosa Proves to Be a Tough Foe	CE437 1.00 hrs
Parkinson's Disease What a Nurse Should Know	CE213-60 1.00 hrs
Patients Who Refuse Blood	CE242-60 1.00 hrs
Perimenopause Is It Hot In Here or Is It Just Me?	CE508 1.00 hrs
Periodontal Disease Is a Systemwide Risk	CE421 1.00 hrs
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome A Poly-System Problem	CE301-60 1.00 hrs
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Part 1 — An Overview	CE117-60 1.00 hrs
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Part 2 — Interventions	CE118-60 1.00 hrs
Prescription Drug Abuse Knowing the Danger Signs	CE552 1.00 hrs
Preventing Medication Errors	60150 2.00 hrs
Promoting a Culture of Safety to Prevent Medical Errors	CE498 1.00 hrs
Promoting Continence	60087 5.00 hrs
Promoting Medication Adherence in HIV Treatment	CE191-60 1.00 hrs
Providing Relief for Patients With Malignant Wounds	CE380-60 1.00 hrs
Psychological Support for Patients with Cancer	CE295-60 1.00 hrs
Pulseless Electrical Activity Where is the Heartbeat?	CE497 1.00 hrs
Putting Patient Teaching Into Practice	60083 7.50 hrs
Putting the Squeeze on Edema	CE357-60 1.00 hrs
Rapid Response Teams Can Rescue Patients from Inhospital Cardiac Arrest	CE468 1.00 hrs
Reality, Anxiety, and Mood Understanding Major Mental Illnesses	60143 5.80 hrs
Recognizing and Treating Five Shock States	60052 4.00 hrs
Recognizing Drug-Seeking Behavior	CE210-60 1.00 hrs
Recognizing Ototoxicity	CE111-60 1.00 hrs
Research Reveals the Benefits of Meditation	CE385-60 1.00 hrs
Rheumatoid Arthritis — Living with a Chronic Disease	CE515 1.00 hrs
Rhythm Recognition Getting to the Heart of the Matter	60090 5.80 hrs
Safer Handling Saves Nurses’ Backs	CE430 1.00 hrs
Safety First The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals for 2009	CE549 1.00 hrs
Safety First The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals for 2010	CE583 1.00 hrs
Sarcopenia Robs Older Adults of Strength	CE405-60 1.00 hrs
Schizophrenia What Do We Really Know?	CE499 1.00 hrs
Scleroderma: More Than Skin Deep	CE588 1.00 hrs
Screening How to Change World Health	CE211-60 1.00 hrs
Seizure Disorders	CE89-60 1.00 hrs
Sepsis The Body's Overreaction to Infection Can Prove Deadly	CE517 1.00 hrs
Shaping Up with Liposuction	CE262-60 1.00 hrs
Shock States Knowing the Similarities and Differences is Vital	CE505 1.00 hrs
Silent Suffering in Men -- Detecting Prostatitis	CE309-60 1.00 hrs
SJS and TEN Leave Their Mark on the Skin	CE418 1.00 hrs
Smoking Cessation Developing a Workable Program	CE207-60 1.00 hrs
Stem Cell Research Generates Hope — and Controversy	CE348-60 1.00 hrs
Strange Sensations Invade the Extremities in Restless Legs Syndrome	CE488 1.00 hrs
Stroke Providing the Best Care from the ED to Rehab	CE540 1.00 hrs
Substance Abuse Helping Women and their Children	CE553 1.00 hrs
Taking the Right Steps for Diabetic Feet	CE577 1.00 hrs
Targeting the Underlying Cause in the Assessment and Evidence-Based Management of Dyspnea	CE272-60 1.00 hrs
TB or Not TB A Continuing Challenge	CE86-60 1.00 hrs
Teaching Adult Patients with Learning Disabilities	CE270-60 1.00 hrs
Telephone Triage Help is Just a Call Away	CE420 1.00 hrs
The ABCs of Blockers The Antihypertensive Agents	60042 2.70 hrs
The ABCs of Hepatitis Preventive Measures Can Halt Transmission	CE547 1.00 hrs
The Crushing Blow of Crush Injuries	CE473 1.00 hrs
The Desert of Sjögren’s Syndrome	CE429 1.00 hrs
The Germy Truth About Public Swimming Pools	CE483 1.00 hrs
The H1N1 (Swine) Flu Pandemic – A National Emergency	CE579 1.00 hrs
The Ins and Outs of Continent Urinary Diversions	CE327-60 1.00 hrs
The Management of Urinary Incontinence	CE128-60 1.00 hrs
The Multidisciplinary CE Anthology, 2009 Edition	60160 30.00 hrs
The Multidisciplinary CE Anthology, 2010 Edition	60169 30.00 hrs
The Mystery of Sleep How Nurses Can Help the Elderly	CE239-60 1.00 hrs
The Organ Donation Choice What Every Nurse Needs to Know	CE339-60 1.00 hrs
The Patient with Ménière's Disease	CE543 1.00 hrs
The Patient with Pancreatitis	CE110-60 1.00 hrs
The Piece de Resistance Insulin-Resistance Syndrome/Metabolic Syndrome	CE288-60 1.00 hrs
The Right Nursing Guide for Parenteral Nutrition for Adults and Children	60041 2.50 hrs
The Two Sides of Stroke	CE98-60 1.00 hrs
The Vegetarian Teen	CE317-60 1.00 hrs
Therapeutic Advances New Hope for Patients with ALS	CE189-60 1.00 hrs
Thyroid Disorders	60034 1.50 hrs
Time to Measure Up to The Joint Commission’s AMI Core Measures	CE469 1.00 hrs
Tinnitus More Than Just Ringing in the Ears	CE458 1.00 hrs
To the Point The Contemporary Body Piercing and Tattooing Renaissance	CE194-60 1.00 hrs
Toxic Alert Many Common Drugs Can Damage Kidney and Liver	CE500 1.00 hrs
Transition Not Crisis — Men at Midlife	CE352-60 1.00 hrs
Traumatic Brain Injury	CE571 1.00 hrs
Treatment and Prevention of Anemia of Critical Illness	CE445 1.00 hrs
Troubleshooting Central Venous Catheters	CE138-60 1.00 hrs
Type 2 Diabetes Reaches Epidemic Proportions Among Youth	CE351-60 1.00 hrs
Uncovering Abuse in the Pregnant Woman	CE205-60 1.00 hrs
Uncovering Depression	CE501 1.00 hrs
Under Pressure Cerebral Aneurysm	CE558 1.00 hrs
Understanding Insulin Management	60105 3.30 hrs
Understanding Stress and Immunity	60089 5.00 hrs
Understanding the Challenges of Prostate Cancer	CE275-60 1.00 hrs
Up-To-Date on Asthma in Adults The Newest Guidelines	CE496 1.00 hrs
Upper Respiratory Infection Telephone Triage Helping Patients Breathe Easier	CE438 1.00 hrs
Uterine Myomas A Significant Women’s Health Concern	CE532 1.00 hrs
Visitors at the Bedside Blessing or Bane?	CE356-60 1.00 hrs
von Willebrand Disease The Commonly Inherited Bleeding Disorder	CE222-60 1.00 hrs
Warfarin Basics	CE206-60 1.00 hrs
Weathering the Electrical Storm of AF	CE408-60 1.00 hrs
Weighing the Choices Sorting Through the Diet Hype	CE528 1.00 hrs
Weight Management: Facts Not Fads	CE585 1.00 hrs
West Nile Virus Spread of the Mosquitoborne Illness	CE504 1.00 hrs
What’s Being Done to Prevent Wrong-Site Surgery?	CE495 1.00 hrs
What’s on the Inside An Overview of Blunt Chest Trauma	CE471 1.00 hrs
When Dinner's Done Postprandial Hypotension in Older Adults	CE324-60 1.00 hrs
Winning the War Against Antibiotic-Resistant Infections	CE104-60 1.00 hrs
Women and Heart Disease	60098 10.50 hrs
Women Face Special Lung Cancer Risks	CE425 1.00 hrs
Working with an Interdisciplinary Team	CE90-60 1.00 hrs
Wounds, Part 1 Nursing Care and Product Selection	CE80-60 1.00 hrs
Wounds, Part 2 Nursing Care and Product Selection	CE81-60 1.00 hrs


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