Nursing Law Ceus

Employees have specific rights in the workplace, which are protected by law. If an employee believes his or her rights have been violated, he or she may submit a formal employee grievance to his or her employer. To help manage and resolve formal employ...

This CE course describes a 12-week cognitive behavioral anger management group treatment. Each of the 12 90-minute weekly sessions is described in detail with specific instructions for psychiatric technicians, including key conceptual components of th...

Millions of Americans across the country suffer from substance misuse and research shows substance misuse rates are on the rise. Recent changes in health care policies and laws have integrated substance use treatment with general health care. This shi...

Research indicates that racial and ethnic disparities exist within the current health care system. Research also indicates that minority populations, within the United States, are continuing to grow. Thus, it is increasingly important for health care p...

Health care-related laws and regulations are essential to the administration of ethically driven health care that is both safe and effective. Therefore, each state has developed specific laws to help guide nurses administering care to patients. Due to ...

Medical malpractice claims and lawsuits have become a very real part of health care. Thus, health care professionals should understand how to protect themselves against medical malpractice claims. This course will provide insight into how health care p...

The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) places all substance which were in some manner regulated under existing federal law into one of five schedules. This placement is based upon the substance's medical use, potential for abuse, and safety or d...

The number of people entering the criminal justice system has significantly increased in the past several decades. This CE course examines a wide range of evidence-based practices for screening and assessment of people in the j...

Healing to Wellness Courts are special dockets within the overall tribal court case process. Special procedures need to be instituted to identify eligible participants as soon as possible after their arrest or triggering event,...

The Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) was created to help communities understand and improve the interactions between criminal justice systems and people with mental and substance use disorders. This CE course lists data points ...

This course addresses abuse and neglect by looking at: the legal definition; federal law related to child abuse. Assessing the signs and symptoms; what is known about chronic neglect; ways to work with families experiencing chronic neglect, including ...

The purpose of the part 2 regulations is to ensure that a patient is not made more vulnerable by reason of the availability of their patient record than an individual with a substance use disorder who does not seek treatment. T...

Human trafficking, also known as modern day slavery, is a crime that involves the exploitation of a person for the purpose of compelled labor or a commercial sex act. This CE course details a series of coordinated actions to st...

This short CE course provides recommendations for systems and practitioners in juvenile justice, law enforcement, mental health, substance abuse, child welfare, and education to work collaboratively to successfully prevent suici...

This CE course provides insight for health care professionals on understanding and treating tuberculosis. Included in the topics of focus: background information about the disease; detecting TB infections; treating latent TB vs. active TB disease; and...

This CEU course provides background on key developments in parity, explains what MHPAEA and the ACA require, discusses the impact of recent parity policy changes, and offers an overview of enforcement activities. Also included ...

This course provides laws and regulations of: vicarious employer liability for unlawful harassment by supervisors; the vicarious liability rule applies to unlawful harassment on all covered bases; who qualifies as a supervisor; harassment by supervisor...

A review of Florida Laws and Rules this CE course includes content on Florida Law and Rules Chapters 456 and 464 of the Florida Statutes and the rules in Title 64B9 of the Florida Administrative Code. This CE course is approved by the Florida Board of ...

This primer was originally written for attorney's as a way to advise their clients on how to address sexual harassment in the workplace. This is an extremely useful tool and full of valuable information for any business. Covered topics include: recentl...

Illinois Specific Approvals: Counselor I, Preventionist I, CARS I, MISA I, PCGC II, CCJP II, CAAP I, CRSS II, MAATP I, NCRS I, CFPP II

This course is based on The Controlled Substances Act and taken from the larger manual Drugs of Abuse....

This course contains 56 regulatory rights of medium- and long-term care residents under federal law. The format begins with a commonly asked question regarding resident rights and then answers the question based on federal law.

CE Course Objectiv...

This course is a fusing together of a short AHRQ Medical Errors Tip Prevention pamphlet and a more involved paper detailing the scope, definition, investigation process and laws surrounding Medical Errors. The paper focuses on Florid...

Research indicates that there has been a recent rise in behavioral health crises in the U.S. As a result, there has been a push within the current health care system to adopt new methods and strategies to address such crises. With that in mind, this co...

Health care-related laws and regulations are essential to the administration of ethically driven health care that is both safe and effective. Therefore, each state has developed specific laws to help guide nurses administering care to patients. Due to ...

NAB Approval Number: 20220321-1.75-A72800-DL

Medical malpractice claims and lawsuits have become a very real part of health care. Thus, health care professionals should understand how to protect themselves against medical malpractice claims. This...

NAB Approval Number: 20220407-2.75-A73631-DL

CEU Course Description

Employees have specific rights in the workplace, which are protected by law. If an employee believes his or her rights have been violated, he or she may submit a formal emp...

NAB Approval Number: 20220529-1.25-A74810-DL

This course was developed from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Enforcement Guidance which provides laws and regulations of: vicarious employer liability for unlawful harassment by supe...

NAB Program Approval Number: 20220331-3-A72860-DL

This course was developed from the Alzheimer's Foundation of America recommendations for an integrated national plan to overcome Alzheimer's disease report which provides a compilation ...

Ethical decision-making in healthcare occurs on a regular basis, often without so much as a passing thought. Healthcare professionals are held to high standards of moral character and an expectation to be patient advocates. This innate drive to do &ldq...

Illinois law prohibits sexual harassment. Although it may sound like a simple concept, sexual harassment can be difficult for individuals to truly comprehend. Employees need to know what behavior is considered “sexual harassment” and what t...

Regardless of your primary practice setting, you may come in contact with inmates requiring healthcare services. Do you know when you are allowed to disclose protected health information to law enforcement? This module will describe laws, ethics, and i...

Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that constitutes an unlawful employment practice in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This statute prohibits employment-based discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion...

This course provides nurses with information about the value of laws and standards governing nursing documentation, legal basis for appropriate documentation, and techniques for documenting changes in a patient’s condition. It describes the legal...

In 1986, Congress enacted the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) to ensure public access to emergency services regardless of ability to pay. Some states have their own EMTALA-like statutes. In such cases, EMTALA preempts the state...

Homelessness continues to be a significant problem in the United States. Serious mental health conditions and substance use disorders complicate care for this population. Emergency departments, walk-in clinics, and mental health centers are often areas...

The FBI indicates that 89,098 rapes were reported to law enforcement in 2015, up 6.3% from 2014. People who have been raped or sexually assaulted enter the healthcare system through many avenues. Nurses and first responders may encounter them in the fi...

The purpose of this course is to ensure that nurses understand Pennsylvania’s Child Protective Services law 23 Pa.C.S. Chapter 63 pertaining to child protection and their role in identifying and reporting potential cases of child abuse, including...

By the completion of this activity, the nurse will be able to:

Child Maltreatment and Abuse

First Lady Hilary Clinton noted that "it takes a village to raise a child" in her 1996 book, bringing attention to the enormous responsibi...

This module aims to satisfy the requirements of 64B9-5.013 of the Florida Administrative Code by increasing understanding of the most current text of the Florida Statutes Chapter 464: Nurse Practice Act, the Florida Statutes Chapter 456: The Health Pro...

This module aims to satisfy the requirements of the Texas Nursing Practice Act (NPA) by increasing understanding of nursing jurisprudence and ethics through the study of the current text of the Texas Board of Nursing Administration Code Chapters 301, 3...

Medical ethics, also known as bioethics, is an amalgam of medicine, law, and religion. It is also influenced by cultural beliefs. In this course, we will define the most common ethical principles and note their relationship to the basic...

This course will extensively cover the various approaches recommended or mandated for use by clinicians who prescribe opioids, in order to reduce risk and improve outcomes. The goal of this course is provide clinicians with an understan...

Healthcare professionals, regardless of their discipline or field, are in a unique position to assist in the identification, education, and prevention of child abuse and neglect. This course describes how victims of abuse can be accurat...

In 2019, there were 4,856 substantiated reports to child abuse in Pennsylvania. Healthcare professionals, regardless of their discipline or field, are in a unique position to assist in the identification, education, and prevention of ch...

The Nursing Practice Act, Chapter 301 of the Texas Occupations Code, includes laws and rules regulating nursing education, licensure, and practice. In addition to Chapter 301 (the Nursing Practice Act), the Board of Nursing stipulates t...

The term "novel psychoactive substance" (or synthetic drug) refers to a new category of drugs on the market that have been created to circumvent existing laws on illicit drugs. This course will provide the most up-to-date info...

The course begins with an overview of risk management and related issues, emphasizing the need for primary care clinicians to establish risk management strategies in their practice. A definition of tort (personal-injury) law and several...

Family and medical leave law, including both federal and state instruments, constitutes one of a handful of areas in which law typically cannot operate in practice without the direct participation of healthcare practitioners, inclusive ...

The Florida Nurse Practice Act was legislated to safeguard the public, and the purpose of the Act is to ensure that minimum safety requirements are met by every nurse practicing in the state. This course fulfills the education requireme...

This peer reviewed course is applicable for the following professions: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Home Health Aid (HHA), Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA), Medication Nursing Assistant This course will be updated or discontinued on or before Tu...

This peer reviewed course is applicable for the following professions: Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational N...

This peer reviewed course is applicable for the following professions: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Home Health Aid (HHA), Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA), Medical Assistant (MA) This course will be updated or discontinued on or before Sunday, ...

This peer reviewed course is applicable for the following professions: Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational N...

This peer reviewed course is applicable for the following professions: Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Chiropractor, Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Dent...

This peer reviewed course is applicable for the following professions: Occupational Therapist (OT), Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA) This course will be updated or discontinued on or before Saturday, August 27, 2022 Outcomes

Each bienniu...

This peer reviewed course is applicable for the following professions: Respiratory Therapist (RT) This course will be updated or discontinued on or before Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Outcomes

The purpose of this course is to prepare respiratory c...

This peer reviewed course is applicable for the following professions: Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) This course will be updated or discontinued on or befo...

This peer reviewed course is applicable for the following professions: Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Nursing Student, Occupational Ther...

Population statistics in the United States indicate that the number of Spanish-speaking individuals in this country are growing. Many of these individuals are not proficient in English. In the United States, English language and communication skills fa...

Specially trained forensic health team members are often the first-response of medical care and crisis intervention for vulnerable victims of sexual assault and physical abuse. Increasingly, state jurisdictions are requiring some health professionals i...

In every state jurisdiction the Board of Nursing is mandated by state law to regulate the practice of registered nursing and to protect the public interest by ensuring licensed nurses practice according to safe and appropriate professional guidelines. ...

Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication used for specific medical conditions, such as partial onset or focal seizures, post-herpetic neuralgia, and restless legs syndrome. It is also used as an off-label treatment for other medical conditions. These...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) individuals carry a significant risk of the risk of minority stress due to a lack of access to healthcare services and a disparity in health outcomes. There is a need for more LGBT-specific health knowledge...

Statistics show that fentanyl use, a synthetic opioid, is a burden to the health system in the United States. Fentanyl use involves significant morbidity and mortality. Treatment of a fentanyl overdose begins with a clinical assessment of a patient&rsq...

Human trafficking has become a growing social concern worldwide. Despite efforts to prevent it, human trafficking (human slavery) is an abuse that affects all age groups, genders, and ethnicities. Health professionals are increasingly required to be aw...

Sexual harassment is a form of workplace discrimination that is unlawful under federal law, and in some instances, state and local law. Sexual harassment may be based on sex, sexual orientation, self-identified or perceived sex, gender expression, gend...