E-learning solutions provider Elsevier/MC Strategies, US, has announced a partnership with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) to develop a series of online nursing courses. The first course in this series - AACN Critical Care Pharmacology - is expected to provide significant benefits to bedside clinicians and educators.
Developed with expert consultation from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses in collaboration with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the interactive online course will help prepare nurses to safely administer drugs specific to critical care patients. Users of the eight-lesson product can take advantage of continuing nursing education contact hours offered through AACN. Presented in a case study format that utilises cutting-edge animations, Elsevier/MC Strategies designed the course to encourage critical thinking skills with a real world critical-care patient and clearly illustrate complicated concepts.
Among current challenges facing healthcare organisations is the effort to provide safe, competent and quality care to critically ill patients to ensure optimal outcomes. Critical Care Pharmacology claims to effectively meet this challenge by offering in-depth education concerning medication safety, best practices, and evidence-based interventions, and by complying with The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals. A soon to be released white paper from Elsevier/MC Strategies highlighting this topic is titled 'Education Options for Staff Development: Using a Blended Learning Approach to Teach Critical Care Pharmacology'. The white paper highlights issues surrounding quality patient care as a direct result of best practices in drug administration.
Additionally, Elsevier offers a collection of four online reference tools for nurses and allied health professionals. The Mosby's Nursing Suite provides complete solutions to nursing staff, and includes Mosby Nursing Skills, an online skills and procedures index; Mosby Nursing Consult, a comprehensive online resource for nurses; and Mosby's Index, a nursing and allied health journal abstracts and indexing database. Mosby's eLearning promotes safe, quality, and accurate patient care through high-quality, online continuing education.
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