Monday, April 20, 2009

List of sites to help during Nursing School

For EKG Strip test strips, go to http://www.google.com/ and search EKG Test Strips.

Try: http://freenursingtutor.com/games/, flash cards, etc. on a variety of topics.

Good Heart Sounds explanation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge12P7u0aQo

S1 and S2 explanation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aO0HKIP3vI&NR=1

Some Nursing CE Resources

C-Diff Infection
This free activity, entitled “Clostridium difficile Infection: Tracking a Virulent Pathogen,” consists of four presentations and panel Q&A, a Learning Assessment, and an Evaluation form. The content of this virtual lecture is derived from a symposium presented on June 10, 2009, during the 2009 36th APIC Annual Conference.
MEDIA: Virtual Lecture or Podcast
INTERNET RELEASE DATE: August 11, 2009
ACPE RELEASE DATE: June 10, 2009
CE AVAILABLE UNTIL: August 11, 2010
Estimated time to complete this activity: 2 hours
http://www.rmei.com/CDI079VL/

Here is a website from the Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section of the Medical Library Association. It lists a good number of CE websites. This website is maintained by Medical Librarians who specialize in serving the nursing and allied health population.
http://sites.google.com/site/nahrsnursingresources/nursing-ce

Also, remember that Nursing Reference Center has CINAHL CE as part of our subscription to the EBSCO Products. You can access it from home at http://search.ebscohost.com/ If you need the Username and Password for this, use the emailme link on upper right column of this page to request the username and passwords.

Penn State has a Continuing Education for Nurses site. The first course is free with any additional at $25.00 a piece.
http://www.outreach.psu.edu/programs/nursing-portal/index.html