Advanced nursing academy
Take the best qualities from your peers and integrate them into your practice. The Advanced Nursing Academy will teach you how to:
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Think like an ER nurse
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Assess like an ICU nurse
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Organize like a Med-Surg nurse
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Connect like a psych nurse, and
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Implement like an expert.
Just think what it would be like to be able to use the best skills of your peers in your everyday practice! The Advanced Nursing Academy is a multiple program system for professional development that is guaranteed to make you feel more confident, implement better interventions, and become an extraordinary nurse.
Here's how it works:
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You pick the programs that meet your needs and interests
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You connect with your peers in our "Evidence-based Discussions"
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You use the "Research Center" to get the information you need and the support to implement it.
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You take it back to work and provide better care
The first in the Advanced Nursing Academy series is "Managing Nursing Emergencies," which teaches you to think like an ER nurse when your patient is in crisis. ER nurses think differently from the rest of us. They anticipate the worst, but expect the best when faced with a patient in crisis. Learn how to think like an ER nurse while managing:
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Cardiac Emergencies
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Pulmonary Emergencies
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Endocrine Emergencies
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Renal Emergencies
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Neurologic Emergencies
Managing Nursing Emergencies is a 6 CD audio program that includes the above titles, plus "Think Like an ER Nurse," the program that describes how to respond to crisis calmly and appropriately. Take it back to work with the "Critical Care Skills" Pocket Reference (included).
Managing Nursing Emergencies is one of the best concise reviews you can get. I love it! -DB, RN
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Expert Assessment teaches you how to assess like an ICU nurse when your patient is in crisis. ICU nurses work differently in collecting data from their patients. And you can learn from them how to collect data to find problems early on and prevent complications. Expert Assessment includes:
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Cardiovascular Assessment
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Pulmonary Assessment
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Labs That You Must Know
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Neurologic Assessment
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Multisystem Assessment
Expert Assessment is a 6 CD audio program that includes the above titles, plus "Assess Like an ICU Nurse," the program that describes how to use critical care assessment skills to avoid complications in all your patients. As an additional bonus to you, we'll help you take what you learn back to work with the "Expert Assessment" Clipboard Companion (included).
Take what you learn back to work with the "Expert Assessment" clipboard companion (included)
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Time Management for Nurses teaches you how to organize like a Med-Surg nurse at work and at home. Being able to juggle the responsibilities of caring for 6-10 high-acuity patients is a learned skill. You can learn how to manage your time better so that you produce the kind of results you want. Time Management for Nurses includes:
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Time Management Facts & Myths
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Preparation
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Setting Priorities
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Setting and Achieving Goals: A Guide for Staying Focused and Organized
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Low Priority Tasks
Time Management for Nurses is a 6 CD audio program that includes the above titles, plus "The Ed4Nurses Time Planner: Use and Integration," the program that describes how to use the time planning tools that are included in the program.
Time Management for Nurses was designed to give you the knowledge and skills you need to take care of your most important asset: time. No more guesswork. You will know how to manage your time to achieve the best results.
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The first thirty seconds of your encounter with your patient and his family could be the most important you’ll have all shift. If you fail to make a connection, you’ll pay for it in many different ways.
And
have you ever wondered...
-Why some patients seem to be on the call light
all shift long?
-How some nurses seem to be able to diffuse highly-charged
situations so easily?
-Or, what it takes to become a great communicator?
Imagine “connecting” with all of your patients quickly and easily. Imagine how much easier your shift would be if you could communicate well and diffuse volatile situations with ease.
Find out how Psych nurses connect with their patients. And use the same thought processes that they use to communicate well and diffuse highly-charged situations. If you'd like to connect with your patients, feel more confident, and provide excellent care, then this program will help.
Get in Sync With Your Patients for Uncommon Results includes the following programs on 6 audio CDs:
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Connect Like a Psych Nurse
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The Nurse-Patient Relationship
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Developing Healing Relationships
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Change the Focus
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10 Secrets for Maintaining Relationships
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Troubleshooting Communication Breakdowns
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Did you know that there is evidence that routine assessment of bowel sounds after abdominal surgery does not indicate return of bowel function?
And
did you know that...
-Oxygen therapy after mild or moderate stroke
isn’t helpful and can actually be harmful?
-Lasix can be used as a bronchodilator?
-Or, that touch, music and imagery can decrease
mortality?
Imagine treating your patients with skill, based on research findings that support your technique. Imagine being able to find signs of complications and implement interventions to prevent them.
Your care is only as good as the evidence you use to base your practice on, and you can improve your care by finding better evidence and knowing how to interpret it.
Implement Like an Expert was designed to give you the knowledge and skills you need to confidently evaluate your care. No more guesswork. You will know what you are doing and why.
Implement Like an Expert includes the following programs on 6 audio CDs:
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Evidence-based vs. Opinion-based Care: There is Strength in Numbers
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A Scientific Approach to Nursing, Based on Evidence and Expert Opinion
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Strategies to Keep Your Head Above the Sea of Research Literature
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Evaluating the Evidence: What Works and Why
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Better Interventions Come from Better Information: Using EBP at the Bedside
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Painless Methods to Stay on the Cutting-Edge
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Special Offer: get all five programs for only $327, that's over 15% off! Buy all five now!
Want to share the information with all of your nurses? Institutional versions are available, call (800) 990-2629 for details and to order.