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Clinical Skills Review (2-day program)

Clinical Skills Review Course

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Clinical Skills Review Course

Both Days (Online & In-Person)

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Refresh your clinical skills, assessment, critical thinking, and knowledge with this 2-day review course. It's designed for clinicians who want to brush up on the essentials.

Course Format

Day 1 Online: Lecture-driven content, added to your account upon registration.
Day 2 In-Person: Hands-on skills practice, with demonstrations.

Day 2 takes place on one of the dates and at one of the locations listed on the next page.

Faculty

Our faculty are up-to-date, friendly, engaging, and down-to-earth. They are currently practicing nursing at the bedside and share real-life tips on assessment, clinical judgment, hands-on skills, and documentation, including what works and what doesn't.

Who Should Attend

This course is a great fit for RNs, LPNs, students, new grads, PAs, NPs, and more.

CNE Credit: 14.7 contact hours are awarded. To receive full contact hours, you must complete both sessions, complete the post-course evaluation, and participate in all program sections. There is no partial credit.

Accreditation

This program is approved for 14.7 contact hours by the California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider #CEP17561) and the Florida Board of Nursing (Provider #50-24286).

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Program Content

Day One: Online Lectures and Case Studies ONLINE

Day one is available online after registration. It focuses on lectures, demonstrations, discussion, scenarios, and case studies.

Key topics

ABGs (a simple 2-step approach)
- Acid-base balance
- ABG interpretation (made easy!)
Auscultation
- Heart sounds
- Lung sounds
- Bowel sounds
Drug calculations (simple approach)
Trach care
Central lines: care, complications, tips, and troubleshooting
Tubes and drains: chest tubes, Foley, and miscellaneous drains
EKG (a quick review)
And lots more!

Day One Schedule

Welcome and introduction
EKG: a quick review
ABG interpretation (simple approach)
Tubes, drains, and catheters
Trach care
IV pumps
Drug calculation refresher
Lung, heart, and bowel sounds
Central line access and central line care
Adjourn

Day Two: Hands-On Skills IN-PERSON

Day two consists of hands-on skills sessions in 45-minute rotations. See the next page for dates and locations.

Morning Skills Stations (order may change)

Foley
Nasal gastric (NG) tube and OG tube insertion
JP and chest tube (CT)
Trach care
Airway management and oxygenation

Lunch break (on your own)

Afternoon Skills Stations (order may change)

IV pumps and drug calculations
Central line access and troubleshooting
Central line care (dressing changes)
Assessment review stations (lung, heart, and bowel sounds)

Q and A evaluations

Adjourn

Bring your stethoscope!

Learner Outcomes

After this course, you will be able to safely demonstrate improvement in common nursing skills.

Interpret ABGs, ECGs, and heart and lung sounds.
Administer medications safely.

The agenda is tentative and may change without notice.

Day one is online and focuses on clinical scenarios, lectures, and case studies. Day two is in-person and focuses on hands-on clinical skills.

Disclaimers

Accreditation and Approvals

Health Care Training Academy Inc. is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver through the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Provider ID: P295-8/2025-90.
Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP17561.
Approved via CE Broker for FL, GA, SC, NC, and AK (Provider ID: 50-24286).

Nursing Contact Hours

Nursing continuing education is accepted in all 50 states.

Program Information

Conflicts of interest: The planning committee, presenters, faculty, authors, and content reviewers have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Presentation standards: All speakers are expected to give balanced, unbiased presentations. All content is reviewed, and any identified bias is addressed.
Program support: This program has no commercial support, joint providership, or sponsorship.

Important Information

Endorsement: Accreditation does not imply endorsement by The Health Care Training Academy (D/B/A CardiacEd), NJSNA, or ANCC of any commercial products shown during this program, if any.
ANCC policy: ANCC does not permit contact hours for BLS provider courses, except BLS Instructor courses.
College credit: This activity does not offer college credit unless explicitly stated.

Non-nursing professionals: Please check with your licensing board to confirm that nursing contact hours will satisfy your credential renewal. Refunds are not issued if your board does not accept nursing credits.

Refund policy: All registrations are final. Refunds, credits, extensions, and transfers are not available. Before registering, please confirm that you are available and able to complete the program.

Criteria to Earn Contact Hours

You must attend the entire session to receive nursing continuing education credit.
Partial contact hours are not awarded. You must complete all program requirements to earn credit.