This module describes BHERT, states the purpose of BHERT, discusses team composition, roles and responsibilites, and states the criteria and process of activation of BHERT.

• Faculty: Rebecca Landreth
• ID: Pr-003182

This MedStar Health on line education, “The Deteriorating Patient Condition” was developed in response to nursing peer review showing lack of identification of the deteriorating patient and failure to rescue. Through scenario based learning the module emphasizes tracking and trending, using the Cerner MedConnect System, to visualize subtle vital sign changes over time and identify when a patient is deteriorating. The module then incorporates the next steps of knowing how to escalate care when needed and the use effective communication techniques.

• Faculty: Amabelle Grace Aureus
• ID: Pr-018019

Posttest for The Deteriorating Patient Condition

• Faculty: Amabelle Grace Aureus
• ID: Pr-018021

This online education will review risks and risk reduction techniques associated with a nurse’s role in treating patients with spinal cord compression.

• Faculty: John Yosaitis
• ID: Pr-031431

Title III of the ADA prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of any place of public accommodation (including hospitals and other medical care sites). Covered entities must permit the presence of a Support Person when needed for individuals who have disabilities that affect their ability to communicate in a healthcare setting in order to comply with the ADA. Patients with certain disabilities may require the presence of a Support Person in order to allow for equal care for the patient, including in order to process relevant medical information or make healthcare-related decisions, aid comprehension, and /or fully communicate.

• Faculty: Katherine Bornstein
• ID: Pr-037919

This module offers 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education credits for nurses. To claim the credits, the course must be completed prior to September 30, 2027. Once your evaluation is complete, under Main Menu in SiTEL click on the CloudCME link and click on My CE/ Transcript to find the credits the next business day. About this Course: By the end of this module you will have more confident knowledge of the waves, segments, and intervals of the cardiac cycle that are captured on EKG rhythm strips. You will also be refreshed on rate calculation, and anatomy and purpose of the cardiac conduction system. By the end of this module, you'll understand the various EKG waveform components, including: QRS complex, P wave, T wave, ST segment, PR Interval, and QT interval. This module will your ability to determine appropriate basic and advanced life support nursing interventions based on EKG rhythm strip identification. You will be given a rhythm strip, and it will be up to you to choose which action is most appropriate.

• Faculty: LAURA Ogle
• ID: Pr-038575

CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections) education focuses on preventing infections through evidence-based practices, including proper insertion and maintenance of catheters, hand hygiene, and timely removal when no longer needed.

• Faculty: Eileen Searson
• ID: Pr-040427

Welcome to your Management of Patients Leaving By Elopement of AMA and De-escalation and Use of Force Training. This course is an assessment-based e-learning module in which you will examine and discover the guidelines and best practices relating to elopement, AMA, and use of force episodes, as set forth by MedStar Health.

• Faculty: Eileen Searson
• ID: Pr-040431

Use of Restraints and Seclusion with Safety and Dignity

• Faculty: Eileen Searson
• ID: Pr-040463

Welcome to the Prevention of Pressure Injuries Among Hospitalized Adult Patients online education. This course consists of two assessment-based e-learning modules in which you will examine and discover the guidelines and best practices relating to the prevention of pressure injuries among hospitalized adult patients, based on MedStar Health’s Nursing Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) Prevention of Pressure Injuries Among Hospitalized Adult Patients. This course offers Continuing Professional Education credits. To claim the credits, the course must be completed prior to September 29th, 2027. Once your evaluation is complete, log on to https://medstar.cloud-cme.com and toggle to your Transcript to find the credits.

• Faculty: Eileen Searson
• ID: Pr-040478

Welcome to the Prevention of Pressure Injuries Among Hospitalized Adult Patients online education. This course consists of two assessment-based e-learning modules in which you will examine and discover the guidelines and best practices relating to the prevention of pressure injuries among hospitalized adult patients, based on MedStar Health’s Nursing Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) Prevention of Pressure Injuries Among Hospitalized Adult Patients. This course offers Continuing Professional Education credits. To claim the credits, the course must be completed prior to September 29th, 2027. Once your evaluation is complete, log on to https://medstar.cloud-cme.com and toggle to your Transcript to find the credits.

• Faculty: Eileen Searson
• ID: Pr-040479

The safety of every blood transfusion relies on positive patient identification, accurate documentation, and strict adherence to procedure at each of these steps in the process: Ordering the transfusion Collecting and labeling the pretransfusion sample Testing the pretransfusion sample Obtaining blood from the Transfusion Service Transporting blood to the patient care site Checking blood at the bedside Monitoring the patient during transfusion Completing the transfusion Responding to transfusion reaction signs & symptoms that develop during or shortly after transfusion

• Faculty: Justina Pangallo
• ID: Pr-040535

This module reviews best practices about the insertion, care, and management of central lines, as set forth in the MedStar Health Clinical Nursing Guidelines (CPG).

• Faculty: Eileen Searson
• ID: Pr-040538

This module reviews best practices about the insertion, care, and management of central lines, as set forth in the MedStar Health Clinical Nursing Guidelines (CPG).

• Faculty: Eileen Searson
• ID: Pr-040539