Nebraska RT Full CE Requirement 20-Hour Package
Included Courses
Courses included in this package. Click on a course to learn more.
- Anxiety and Depression Management for Healthcare professionals 1Course Release Date: 6/15/2022
Mood disorders are common and often mistreated. The purpose of this course is to help healthcare workers in their treatment of patients with mood disorders such as anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder, and to provide patients with access to treatment options. The treatment of mood disorders includes therapy and medication. This course helps to prepare healthcare professionals to differentiate the various mood disorders patients are exhibiting and their causes, identify risk factors for these disorders, recommend treatment options, provide a calm and supportive environment for patients, explore holistic considerations, and use evidence-based complementary therapies to assist patients.
- Asthma, As a Disease State, 3rd Edition 2
Course release date: 6/1/2022
About the Course
This intermediate-level course is applicable to respiratory therapists and other healthcare professionals who care for individuals with asthma. Up-to-date information regarding the definition of asthma, its pathology, and interventions are provided. - Chest Trauma, 2nd Edition 2
Course release date: 7/10/2023
About the Course
In this course the learner will be introduced to the various types of chest traumas that can occur and how to manage and/or treat these injuries.
- Ethical Issues and Decision Making for Respiratory Therapists, 3rd Edition 2
Course release date: 7/10/2023
This is an advanced-level course that covers many ethical principles that respiratory therapist may face in the patient care setting. These ethical issues will be discussed in detail, and there are further discussions and case studies that address professional moral dilemmas and ethical theories. Illustrations on how to make ethical decisions are included. - Evaluation of the Pulmonary Patient, 3rd Edition 2
Course Release: 7/10/2023
About the Course
In this course the learner will obtain the necessary skills and information to assess the type of disease process that a patient may present with for a pulmonary disease processes. This course will compare and contrast normal versus abnormal laboratory values, anatomy, and other characteristics that are important to understanding and assessing the pulmonary patient. - Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy 2
Course release date: 7/10/2023
About the Course
This is a general course about the fiberoptic bronchoscope and the techniques that are being used to deliver patient care. - Infection Control for Respiratory Care Practitioners 1
Course release date: 7/10/2023
This is an overview of the important steps that need to be taken in order to help reduce the amount of hospital acquired infections that occur each year, especially in regard to respiratory therapist.
- Infectious Diseases Related to Domestic and International Travel 2Release Date: 7/10/2023About the CourseThis 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.
- Management of Common Neuromuscular Disorders, 3rd Edition 1Course Release Date: June 1st, 2022
Owing to the complexity of the physiologic processes involved in the interactions of the nervous and muscular systems, neuromuscular disorders can present a vast array of debilitating pathophysiologic changes across all body systems. However, of primary concern for the respiratory therapist is the profound impact of these pathophysiologic changes on the nerves and muscles that regulate the mechanics of breathing. Most often, individuals who suffer from neuromuscular disorders lose the ability to maintain adequate alveolar ventilation. Although healthcare literature surrounding neuromuscular disorders is robust, a gap remains within the respiratory care profession as a whole, resulting in a misunderstanding about variations in the impact of neuromuscular diseases on ventilatory status and effective monitoring of patients for impending ventilatory failure. 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.
- Preventing Medical Errors and Promoting Patient Safety, 2nd Edition 2Release Date: November 15th, 2022About the Course: This course is designed to inform the student about what medical errors are. The student will review the causes that contribute to medical errors. After learning about the factors contributing to medical errors, the student will then review different processes for reducing the occurrence of medical errors. Finally, the student will learn about methods for preventing medical errors and/or promoting patient safety.
- Sleep Apnea and Home Positive Airway Pressure Therapy 1
Course release date: 10/09/2023
About the Course
The purpose of this course is to introduce and explain common sleep disorders and the methods of treatment options for these various sleep disorders. - Tuberculosis: An Overview for Healthcare Providers 2Course Release Date: 1/25/2023
This course provides an overview of the current information about tuberculosis (TB) across the life span. Prevention, detection, and treatment options are included, with a focus on measures to protect healthcare workers from contracting TB. The course is intended for healthcare workers who practice in various settings—from institutional to community. Having current knowledge about TB is the only way to provide effective care to people who have contracted it.