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Specialty Health Education, Inc. provides the highest quality continuing education home-study products tailored specifically to the needs of the busy health care professional. These home-study programs entitled “Questions and Answers” were designed in response to the growing education needs of nurses and healthcare professionals trying to balance home, family, and a demanding career. The convenience of completing each one of our "Questions & Answers" home-study programs in the series is unsurpassed! The objectives, educational content and post-test examinations were designed by nursing educators, content specialists, and practitioners. These programs provide the ability to earn contact hours, while gaining valuable clinical insight on a wide variety of topics. Nurses continue to benefit from our extensive educational series.
Questions and Answers in: Perianesthesia Care Vol. I
25 Contact Hours for only
- Pharmacology
- Regional Anesthesia
- Local Anesthetics
- Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
- Perioperative Emergencies
- Trauma/Thermal Injuries
- Malignant Hyperthermia
- Obstetrics
- Pediatrics
- Geriatrics Medical Legal Considerations
- Specific Surgical Procedures
Questions and Answers in: Perianesthesia Care Vol. II
20 Contact Hours for only
- Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
- BIS Monitoring: What Are They Monitoring Now?
- Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema
- Perianesthesia Management of the Diabetic Patient
- Perianesthesia Management of the Hypothermic Patient
- Herbal/Natural Remedies: Impact on Perianesthesia Care
- Regional Anesthesia Pharmacology and Techniques
- Perianesthesia Management of the Obese Patient
- Perianesthesia Care of the TURP Patient
- Perianesthesia Care of the Pediatric Tonsilectomy Patient
Questions and Answers in: Perianesthesia Care Vol. III
20 Contact Hours for only
- Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
- Acute Aortic Dissection
- Pharmacologic Effects on Preload and Afterload
- Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation
- Hyperglycemic Emergencies
- Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
- Diabetes Insipidus and SIADH
- Pulmonary Emergencies
- Pacemaker Therapy and the ICD
Complications In Perianesthesia Care
20 Contact Hours for only
- Airway Management: Perianesthesia Considerations
- Amniotic Fluid Embolism
- Benzocaine Induced Methemoglobinemia
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Diabetes: Perianesthesia Considerations
- Herbal Preparations / Social History
- Hypertension
- Perianesthesia Pharmacology I
- Perianesthesia Pharmacology II
- Pulmonary Disease
Questions and Answers in Perianesthesia Care: Pediatrics
20 Contact Hours for only
- Pediatrics as a Specialty
- Pediatric Preoperative Considerations: History and Physical Special Pediatric Populations Patient Selection
- Pediatric Intraoperative Considerations: Anesthesia Pharmacology Respiratory / Cardiovascular Considerations Specific Pediatric Operative Procedures
- Pediatric Postoperative Considerations: Respiratory / Cardiovascular Considerations Postoperative Pain and Emesis Pediatric Discharge Criteria
Questions and Answers in Perioperative Care: O.R. Nursing Considerations
25 Contact Hours for only
- Benzocaine Induced Methemoglobinemia
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Geriatrics
- Herbal Preparations / Social History
- Perioperative Management of Hypothermia
- Malignant Hyperthermia
- Perioperative Management of the Obese Patient
- Perioperative Emergencies
- Perioperative Pharmacology I
- Perioperative Pharmacology II
- Regional Anesthesia Pharmacology and Techniques
Questions and Answers in: Sedation/Analgesia
10 Contact Hours for only
- Medical - Legal Implications and Regulations
- Preprocedural Patient Considerations
- Procedural Patient Considerations
- Postprocedural Patient Care
- Risk Management Essentials
Moderate Sedation/Analgesia: Core Competencies for Practice
only $54.95
All the content and clinical tools needed to administer and monitor patients receiving moderate sedation/analgesia! The use of moderate sedation/analgesia has increased dramatically over the past several years. Moderate Sedation/Analgesia: Core Competencies for Practice is designed for all clinicians involved in the administration and management of patients receiving moderate sedation/analgesia in a variety of clinical settings. Additionally, it is written by a clinical practitioner engaged in sedation/analgesia and anesthesia practice.
The 2nd edition includes...
- The latest JCAHO Sedation/Anesthesia guidelines.
- A concentrated focus on core competencies necessary for clinical practice.
- Learner Self-Assessments integrated to assist the clinician in mastering chapter content.
- Comprehensive Post-Test Questions to help you evaluate content knowledge and improve critical thinking skills.
- A presedation patient assessment chapter featuring integration of herbal preparations and their impact on patient care.
- Recommended standards, practice guidelines, and position statements from the American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Nurses Association.
- Sample clinical competencies for moderate sedation that let you use the book as a study guide and measurement tool.
- A pediatric patient care chapter written by a pediatric anesthesia practitioner featuring a comprehensive compilation of current sedation practice.
- A detailed pharmacologic profile of each medication used in the moderate sedation practice setting.