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Pennsylvania RT CE Requirement 8-Hour Package
48.00
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- Ethical Issues and Decision Making for Respiratory Therapists, 2nd Edition- RT (2 hrs)
- Lung Cancer (2 hrs)
- Preventing Medical Errors and Promoting Patient Safety, 2nd Edition (2 hrs)
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation, 3rd edition (2 hrs)
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Pennsylvania Mandatory Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting (Renewal Licensure)
Online
Mandatory
2
4.6
10027 Ratings
24.97
Pennsylvania Mandatory Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting (Renewal Licensure)
24.97
4.6
10027 Ratings
Online
Mandatory
2
03/21/2022
Course release date: 1/20/2021
Course expiration date: 1/20/2024
This course fulfills the Pennsylvania Healthcare Professionals 2-year licensure renewal continuing education requirement for 2 contact hours of Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting. The course provides the details of the identification, assessment, and reporting of child abuse and reviews Pennsylvania’s state laws regarding child abuse and neglect.
Course expiration date: 1/20/2024
This course fulfills the Pennsylvania Healthcare Professionals 2-year licensure renewal continuing education requirement for 2 contact hours of Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting. The course provides the details of the identification, assessment, and reporting of child abuse and reviews Pennsylvania’s state laws regarding child abuse and neglect.
Online
Mandatory
2
03/21/2022
This course fulfills the 2 hours of Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Training.
Pennsylvania Mandatory Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting (Initial Licensure)
Online
Mandatory
3
4.6
325 Ratings
29.97
Pennsylvania Mandatory Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting (Initial Licensure)
29.97
4.6
325 Ratings
Online
Mandatory
3
03/21/2022
Course release date: 1/20/2021
Course expiration date: 1/20/2024
This course fulfills the Pennsylvania Healthcare Professionals initial licensure requirement of 3 contact hours of Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting. The course provides the details of the identification, assessment, and reporting of child abuse and reviews Pennsylvania’s state laws regarding child abuse and neglect.
Course expiration date: 1/20/2024
This course fulfills the Pennsylvania Healthcare Professionals initial licensure requirement of 3 contact hours of Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting. The course provides the details of the identification, assessment, and reporting of child abuse and reviews Pennsylvania’s state laws regarding child abuse and neglect.
Online
Mandatory
3
03/21/2022
This course fulfills the 3 hours of Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Training for initial licensure.
Asthma, As a Disease State, 2nd Edition
Online
Elective
2
19.95
Asthma, As a Disease State, 2nd Edition
19.95
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
Course Release Date: July 16, 2018
Course Expire Date: July 18, 2022
This is an intermediate-level course geared toward respiratory therapists and all healthcare professionals who care for individuals with asthma. Up-to-date information regarding the definition of asthma, its pathology and interventions are provided.
Course Expire Date: July 18, 2022
This is an intermediate-level course geared toward respiratory therapists and all healthcare professionals who care for individuals with asthma. Up-to-date information regarding the definition of asthma, its pathology and interventions are provided.
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
185196000
Basic Respiratory Care Pharmacology, 2nd Edition
Online
Elective
2
19.95
Basic Respiratory Care Pharmacology, 2nd Edition
19.95
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
This course explains that the important aspect of pharmacology is not to memorize each characteristic of individual medications, but rather to understand the individual pharmacologic classifications that these medications fall into. By understanding these classifications, the actions of newly approved medications will be better understood by practitioners. This course will enable respiratory therapists to stay current with relevant pharmacotherapy.
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
185198000
Bronchial Hygiene Therapy: Equipment and Techniques for Airway Suctioning
Online
Elective
1
9.95
Bronchial Hygiene Therapy: Equipment and Techniques for Airway Suctioning
9.95
Online
Elective
1
08/22/2022
Expiration Date: 3/27/2021
This intermediate level course provides a comprehensive presentation of the equipment and techniques used for airway suctioning for respiratory therapists. The indications, contraindications, hazards and complications of suctioning are discussed. Patient assessments before and after the procedure is also presented. A detailed coverage is provided for the suctioning equipment, types of suction catheters, suctioning procedure, open suctioning and closed suctioning. Clinical case study is used to reinforce attainment of learning concepts. Pre-test and post-test questions are used to assess learning outcomes. A list of references is provided as a guide for additional reading.
Online
Elective
1
08/22/2022
185219000
Contemporary Practice in Secretion Clearance and Hyperinflation
Online
Elective
1
9.95
Contemporary Practice in Secretion Clearance and Hyperinflation
9.95
Online
Elective
1
08/22/2022
This course highlights the importance of maximizing clinical tools to optimize patient outcomes in hyperinflation therapy and airway clearance techniques.
Online
Elective
1
08/22/2022
185283000
Coronavirus (COVID-19) 101 For Healthcare Professionals
Online
Elective
1
4.4
1957 Ratings
9.95
Coronavirus (COVID-19) 101 For Healthcare Professionals
9.95
4.4
1957 Ratings
Online
Elective
1
08/22/2022
Coronavirus, caused by COVID-19, is a rapidly developing disease. As this disease continues to expand and engulf communities across the United States, it is critical that healthcare professionals become informed of the national standards of care provided by the Centers for Disease Control and other authoritative agencies. This basic-level course to provides the latest standardized information that is known about the identification, care, and prevention of the disease.
Online
Elective
1
08/22/2022
185298000
Disaster and Mass Casualty Incident Planning Guide for Healthcare Professionals
Online
Elective
2
19.95
Disaster and Mass Casualty Incident Planning Guide for Healthcare Professionals
19.95
Online
Elective
2
08/22/2022
This intermediate-level course is intended for healthcare
professionals, emergency management, and administrators. The information in this course outlines the initial plans to address a multitude of possible variations of disaster.
professionals, emergency management, and administrators. The information in this course outlines the initial plans to address a multitude of possible variations of disaster.
Online
Elective
2
08/22/2022
185285000
Ethical Issues and Decision Making for Respiratory Therapists, 2nd Edition- RT
Online
Elective
2
19.95
Ethical Issues and Decision Making for Respiratory Therapists, 2nd Edition- RT
19.95
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
The contents of this course include many ethical issues that respiratory therapists and others may encounter in patient care settings. Additional contents include discussions on professional moral dilemmas, ethical theories (e.g., utilitarianism, deontologic ethics (Kantianism), social contract theory, virtue ethics). Examples are used to illustrate principles that guide ethical decision making. Case studies are used throughout this course to reinforce understanding and learning of the essential ethical principles.
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
185199000
Ethical Practices with Older Adults, RT
Online
Elective
2
19.95
Ethical Practices with Older Adults, RT
19.95
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
This advanced level course covers the essential ethical principles for respiratory therapists and other healthcare providers. The contents of this course include many ethical issues that respiratory therapists and others may encounter in patient care settings. Additional contents include discussions on professional moral dilemmas, ethical theories (e.g., utilitarianism, deontologic ethics (Kantianism), social contract theory, virtue ethics). Examples are used to illustrate principles that guide ethical decision making. Case studies are used throughout this course to reinforce understanding and learning of the essential ethical principles.
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
185200000
Evidence-Based Strategies for Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation
Online
Elective
2
19.95
Evidence-Based Strategies for Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation
19.95
Online
Elective
2
08/22/2022
The purpose of this advanced-level course is to provide
practitioners with current evidence-based strategies for
weaning from mechanical ventilation.
practitioners with current evidence-based strategies for
weaning from mechanical ventilation.
Online
Elective
2
08/22/2022
185286000
High-Frequency Ventilation of the Newborn
Online
Elective
1
9.95
High-Frequency Ventilation of the Newborn
9.95
Online
Elective
1
07/18/2022
The purpose of this course is to introduce the basic principles behind the use of high-frequency ventilation to achieve optimal ventilation and oxygenation in the neonate. The major classifications of high-frequency ventilation (HFV) are discussed along with indications, advantages, disadvantages, and potential hazards associated with its application. Specific HFV strategies for various disease processes are presented, and the course follows with a case study to help bring the information together. This course is useful for clinicians interested in gaining foundational and updated knowledge about HFV use in the neonate.
Online
Elective
1
07/18/2022
185203000
Human Trafficking: Overview for Healthcare Professionals- RT
Online
Elective
2
18.00
Human Trafficking: Overview for Healthcare Professionals- RT
18.00
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
This intermediate level course for healthcare professionals is an introduction into the complex crime of human trafficking, with a focus on sex and labor trafficking and the common symptoms and conditions that occur in trafficked persons. The course provides insights into the facts surrounding human trafficking and relevant health risks for the trafficked person.
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
185206000
Infectious Diseases Related to Domestic and International Travel
Online
Elective
2
19.95
Infectious Diseases Related to Domestic and International Travel
19.95
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
This intermediate course is designed for respiratory therapists who may encounter infectious diseases related to domestic and international travel. It begins with a discussion of human migration and the spread of diseases, including contributing factors to the spread of infectious diseases. The course then focuses on specific bacterial, viral, fungal, helminth, and other types of infections and diseases, including causes, transmission, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control that may affect travelers.
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
185207000
Lung Cancer
Online
Elective
2
19.95
Lung Cancer
19.95
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
This intermediate course presents an overview of lung cancer and updated information for healthcare professionals who work with people who are at risk for or have been diagnosed with lung cancer.
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
185208000
Management of Common Neuromuscular Disorders, 2nd Edition
Online
Elective
1
9.95
Management of Common Neuromuscular Disorders, 2nd Edition
9.95
Online
Elective
1
07/18/2022
The purpose of this intermediate-level review course is to provide respiratory therapists with an overview of the definition, etiology, pathophysiology, and management of common neuromuscular disorders. A detailed discussion is provided for the 3 main neuromuscular disorders – Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Myasthenia gravis. Other neuromuscular disorders included in this course are polio, muscular dystrophies, myopathies, and multiple sclerosis.
Online
Elective
1
07/18/2022
185209000
Neonatal Respiratory Care: Essential Care, 2nd Edition
Online
Elective
2
19.95
Neonatal Respiratory Care: Essential Care, 2nd Edition
19.95
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
This advanced-level course is designed for the respiratory therapist with a desire to learn more about the development of the fetus, changes that occur during or shortly after birth, and how to assess and treat the newborn. This course starts with the development of the lungs, discussing the stages of development and lung growth, fetal lung fluid, and, of vital importance, surfactant. Lung development and fetal circulation are also covered. Fetal circulation is unique, with three shunts to aid in fetal development. During and shortly after delivery, many changes must occur to allow the neonate to smoothly transition to the outside world. It is important to know whether the fetus or mother is at risk for developing problems after birth in order to anticipate such issues.
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
185211000
Nicotine Addiction: From Tobacco to E-Cigarettes
Online
Elective
3
29.95
Nicotine Addiction: From Tobacco to E-Cigarettes
29.95
Online
Elective
3
12/05/2021
The use of e-cigarettes (also broadly called “electronic nicotine delivery systems” or “electronic smoking devices”) is a new tobacco consumption phenomenon in the United States, China, and many other countries. There are numerous economic, social, physiologic, medical, legal, and political issues on the production, marketing, sale, use, and regulation of e-cigarettes. There are also many questions regarding their safety and long-term health effects. For healthcare providers, a basic knowledge of e-cigarettes is needed so that accurate and up-to-date scientific information can be provided to patients.
This intermediate-level course begins with a history of tobacco, its availability, and the health effects of tobacco products, then progresses to a detailed discussion on the key aspects of e-cigarettes. The main goal of this course is to provide factual information on tobacco as well as the development, features, use, and positive and negative health effects of e-cigarettes. At the end of this course, clinicians will be able to compare the harms and benefits of tobacco cigarettes and e-cigarettes.
This intermediate-level course begins with a history of tobacco, its availability, and the health effects of tobacco products, then progresses to a detailed discussion on the key aspects of e-cigarettes. The main goal of this course is to provide factual information on tobacco as well as the development, features, use, and positive and negative health effects of e-cigarettes. At the end of this course, clinicians will be able to compare the harms and benefits of tobacco cigarettes and e-cigarettes.
Online
Elective
3
12/05/2021
184360000
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Other Sleep Disorders, 2nd Edition- RT
Online
Elective
2
19.95
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Other Sleep Disorders, 2nd Edition- RT
19.95
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
This intermediate level course is designed to provide current knowledge to respiratory therapists and other healthcare p rofessionals regarding obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and other sleep disorders.
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
185212000
Oxygen Devices
Online
Elective
1
9.95
Oxygen Devices
9.95
Online
Elective
1
06/05/2022
As health care providers, Respiratory Therapists are exposed to a variety of patients from pediatric to seniors. In many cases, RTs are asked to provide supplemental oxygen to them and are expected to be able to make recommendations for improving the patient care scenario. The goal of this webinar is to provide the knowledge to confidently make suggestions to the ordering physician on some of the basic oxygen delivery systems currently available today.
Online
Elective
1
06/05/2022
185399000
Physiology of Acid-Base Balance and Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation: A Systemic Review
Online
Elective
2
19.95
Physiology of Acid-Base Balance and Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation: A Systemic Review
19.95
Online
Elective
2
08/22/2022
This course begins by updating the practitioner on the basics of arterial blood gas (ABG) interpretation. Several case studies will employ arterial blood gas interpretation to demonstrate how the system as a whole works to maintain acid-base balance and homeostasis.
Online
Elective
2
08/22/2022
185287000
Preventing Medical Errors and Promoting Patient Safety, 2nd Edition
Online
Elective
2
19.95
Preventing Medical Errors and Promoting Patient Safety, 2nd Edition
19.95
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
Respiratory therapists are responsible for the assessment and treatment of all cardiopulmonary patients. The purpose of this course is to present the concepts and issues related to patient safety and medical errors, as well as to explore the changes that are necessary for the development of a culture of safety. The National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) assesses the respiratory therapist’s knowledge of nationally recognized patient safety concepts as part of the credentialing exams. Upon completion of this course, the participants will demonstrate an increased level of knowledge surrounding patient safety and medical errors, providing applicable knowledge to the clinical setting.
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
185213000
Providing Inclusive Healthcare to the LGBTQIA+ Community
Online
Elective
2
19.95
Providing Inclusive Healthcare to the LGBTQIA+ Community
19.95
Online
Elective
2
06/05/2022
This general knowledge course is designed to educate healthcare professionals about caring for the LGBTQIA+ community. The target audience for this course includes all health professionals and contains examples and case studies from a variety of professions. The course is written at a moderate level of difficulty. Active engagement with this course will provide participants with a strong foundation for providing inclusive healthcare to the LGBTQIA+ community.
Online
Elective
2
06/05/2022
185401000
Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology, 2nd Edition
Online
Elective
2
19.95
Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology, 2nd Edition
19.95
Online
Elective
2
08/22/2022
This basic-level course provides respiratory therapists with a review of the concepts and principles of anatomy and physiology that apply to clinical practice.
Online
Elective
2
08/22/2022
185297000
Pulmonary Edema, 2nd Edition
Online
Elective
2
19.95
Pulmonary Edema, 2nd Edition
19.95
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
The purpose of this intermediate-level course is to provide advanced respiratory care practitioners with up-to-date continuing education on the pathophysiologic processes, clinical findings, diagnoses, etiologic factors, and current trends in the management of pulmonary edema.
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
185215000
Pulmonary Rehabilitation, 3rd edition
Online
Elective
2
19.95
Pulmonary Rehabilitation, 3rd edition
19.95
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
Pulmonary Rehabilitation is a continuing education course designed to provide current information on COPD patients and pulmonary rehabilitation. Key topics in this course include: goals of pulmonary rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation program and setting, admission criteria, initial patient evaluation, exercise testing, 6-minute walk test, breathing techniques and chest physical therapy, psychosocial measures, nutritional interventions, collaborative self-management and patient centered, cross-continuum disease management. Pre- and post tests are provided for outcome assessment. A list of current references is available for further reading.
Online
Elective
2
07/18/2022
185216000
Tracheotomy, Updated
Online
Elective
1
9.95
Tracheotomy, Updated
9.95
Online
Elective
1
03/15/2022
This advanced course covers when, why, and how a tracheotomy is performed as well as routine and emergency care for a tracheostomy tube. It describes various types of tracheostomy tubes and explains adjuncts to tracheostomy tubes, such as speaking valves and buttons. For clinicians in practice who care for patients with a tracheostomy, this course will improve knowledge and increase the competence of the caregiver. For clinicians who also may assist in the placement of the tracheostomy tube, this course fully explains the process and expectations of the assistant.
Online
Elective
1
03/15/2022
184815000
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