Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a 2 contact hour nursing CE course that provides an overview of the disease process and current treatment regimens.

Assessment of pain is now considered the critical 5th vital sign. This nursing continuing education course outlines current assessment and management techniques and includes valuable information about different pain types, addiction issues, and myths about pain management. This four contact hour online nursing education course partially meets the Oregon State Board of Nursing's requirement for education on pain management. This online nursing course meets the Michigan requirement for pain and symptom management.

This two contact hour continuing education course for nurses provides pertinent information about acute pancreatitis; important diagnostic test findings associated with pancreatitis and the expected medical and surgical management of the disease.

Acute Respiratory Distress: Update for the New Millennium educates healthcare providers on ARDS, the course of the disease, its treatment and complications.

This 2 contact hour nursing education course provides specific information about learning to give chemotherapy the right way. Not just for oncology nurses, this course will be of interest to all nurses!

This online nursing continuing education course provides healthcare professionals with information about different age groups, how to identify needs related to these age groups, and how to vary patient care issues with age specific needs in mind.

Join our sleuth "Aggie Daley" as she attempts to learn the reasons behind the increase in seizures in a patient on her unit. This course uses a "mystery" format to teach about the critical issue of monitoring drug therapy.

This two contact hour nursing ceu provides general information about the different types of arthritis and prevalence of the disease.

This one contact hour nursing education course provides healthcare professionals with information about autism and other types of autism spectrum disorders.

This course provides healthcare professionals with an overview of Bipolar Disorder, current treatment standards, and additional clinical information for treating patients with this disease. This course is worth 2 CEs.

Learn about the wounds of war in this one contact hour nursing education course.

This two contact hour nursing education course will provide you with everything you need to know to safely administer blood and blood products.

This 2 contact hour nursing CE activity provides an overview of cancer, how cancer develops, and other general facts about cancer.

This nursing CE course presents information for the nurse who may be monitoring patients receiving chemotherapy. It stresses safety issues for the patient and for the nurse.

Learn all about cholesterol, the good and the bad in this one contact hour online nursing education course.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a 2 contact hour nursing CE course that provides an overview of the disease process and current treatment regimens.

This two contact hour continuing education course for nurses provides basic information about the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States: colorectal cancer.

DVT is becoming a growing concern especially among long distance travelers. This 2 contact hour online nursing continuing education course will provide the learner with basic information regarding DVT, its etiology, treatment, and prevention.

This 2 contact hour nursing education course reviews the diagnostic criteria, pathophysiology, education, and standards of care for patients with diabetes.

Explore the pathophysiology of diabetes and learn about hypoglycemia, DKA and HHNKS in this two contact hour nursing education course.

This two contact hour nursing education online course discusses renal disease, its implications and treatments.

This three hour nursing continuing education course covers topics surrounding fall assessment and prevention including the latest guidelines from The Joint Commission.

This two contact hour continuing education course for nurses provides an introduction to forensic nursing with an emphasis on evidence collection associated with sexual assault. This course meets the Texas requirement for forensic evidence collection for nurses working in or floating to the emergency department.

This one contact hour online nursing education course explores the pathophysiology, signs and symptoms of and treatment for HIT, heparin induced throbocytopenia.

This two contact hour nursing education course explores the pathophysiology, monitoring and treatment of increased intracranial pressure.

This 3 contact hour nursing ce course will provide nurses with current information about patients suffering from IBD. Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and other bowel disorders will be explored.

This one contact hour nursing education course provides information about influenza and the importance of yearly vaccination.

This 3 hour nursing continuing education cause reviews historic influenza pandemics . Includes a discussion of causes and management options. Review of Avian Flu statistics, tools & models to prevent pandemics.

This two contact hour continuing education course for nurses provides the novice with basic information about interpreting arterial blood gas results.

Providing patient care based on individual needs is quickly becoming a new standard of care. Learn about cultural awareness in this two contact hour continuing education course for nurses.

This nursing CE course reviews the fundamental concepts of intravenous (IV) therapy needed to provide basic IV care for the adult, hospitalized patient.

This online nursing continuing education course offers a great overview of Chemistry and Renal Studies that are commonly ordered. Normal and abnormal findings are discussed. Additionally, several case studies allow the learner to apply what they have learned throughout the course.

Healthcare professionals will gain insight into learning how to manage assaultive behavior in this four contact hour nursing continuing education course.

HIPAA administrative simplification became a reality in April of 2003. This online nursing education course offers an overview of HIPAA and how you might see changes related to it in your facility

Managing Hypertension, a three contact hour nurse continuing education course provides detailed information about hypertension and treatment modalities.

This three contact hour nursing education course provides the learner with basic information to successfully assist and help manage the care of an adult patient on mechanical intubation.

This one contact hour nursing education online course provides useful information about migraine head pain and the current treatment modalities available to migraine sufferers.

This one contact hour online nursing continuing education course explores information about a growing problem in healthcare: methicillin resistant Staphyloccus aureus.

Narcolepsy, Sleep Apnea, and Restless Legs Syndrome are more common than you think. This nursing education course discusses the causes, potential treatments and nursing interventions to help your patients.

This 3 contact hour nursing course is a guide to chemotherapy and other anti-cancer drugs. Oncology nurses will find this course especially pertinent to their nursing practice.

This one contact hour continuing education course for nurses provides an introduction to pain control and symptom management.

Learn all about Parkinson's disease in this three contact hour nursing continuing education online course. The course will provide information about diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, and more!

Pneumonia: Emerging Trends in Diagnosis & Care is a 2 contact hour online nursing course. This course provides an overview of the current state of managing patients with pneumonia.

Restraint use is a controversial and occasionally confusing issue for healthcare providers. Recent legislation has impacted the use of restraints and the documentation associated with restraint use. Additionally, more information about options other than restraints is becoming available. This nurisng education course reviews restraint use and its implications.

This two contact hour continuing education course for nurses provides important information about Rocky Mountain spotted fever and other tick-borne disease.

This 2 contact hour nursing education course about SARS offers a fascinating historical perspective into how the world handled an outbreak that was feared to be of pandemic proportions.

Stroke Rehabilitation is a continuing education course designed to educate nurses and other healthcare professionals about stroke rehabilitation and how and where it might occur. It also discusses the various roles of rehabilitation specialists.

Every year people in the United States die from heat related illness. This one contact hour nursing education course provides the learner with information about the effects of and treatment for exposure to the heat.

This one contact hour nursing education course provides factual information about testicular cancer as it tells the story of Kevin, a young man recently diagnosed with testicular cancer.

This two contact hour nursing education course provides healthcare professionals with information about the three main types of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating.

This one contact hour nursing education course explores what is commonly known as the cruise ship virus: the highly contagious norovirus.

This two contact hour nursing education course provides statistical information and insight into factors that influence the ability of minority women to achieve optimal healthcare.

This two contact hour continuing education course for nurses provides basic information about the provision of care for victims of orthopedic trauma.

Wound and Skin Care, especially related to pressure ulcer prevention and management, are key areas that nurses focus on. This online nursing education course outlines standards for wound and skin care, two different ulcer prevention tools and techniques for wound and ulcer management.

Learn about the thyroid gland and associated disorders in this three contact hour nursing education course.

As healthcare is improving, individuals with Down Syndrome (DS) are living longer, and therefore being seen more frequently in healthcare settings. Understanding the patient with DS is an important skill for nurses who may be working with these individuals in a variety of healthcare settings.

This 4 contact hour nurse continuing education course highlights the current state of the art in assessment and management of stroke patients.

Update on Tracheostomy Care presents an overview of the nursing care of patients who have tracheostomies, to provide an update on guidelines for suctioning, and to suggest preventive strategies to lower the risk of complications due to the presence of tracheostomy tubes.

Learn about immunity and the principles behind vaccination in this two contact hour nursing education course.

RNs and LPNs return to course list and select the 2008 Workplace Safety and Patient Care Standards course for RNs and LPNs.
Patient Care Standards and Workplace Safety for Allied Health Professionals 2008 important information about workplace safety and issues relevant toward the provision of safe and effective patient care. The course includes standards from The Joint Commission, OSHA, HIPAA and others. NO contact hours are awarded for completion of this course as many facilities consider the content as required for safe practice.

This course prepares nurses to plan and implement care for patients receiving a selected group of diagnostic tests. Learn about the tests your patients are having, how they impact your patient and what your patient might be experiencing. Also learn about what tests might be ordered with specific medical conditions.

This one contact hour nursing continuing education course reviews the process for performing a complete, yet succinct, physical exam for your patients in the acute care setting.

This nursing education online course presents the basics of Cardiovascular Anatomy & Physiology in a clear and concise manner for the healthcare provider.

A complicated series of events occur within the human body to maintain the homestasis needed in the endocrine system. This online nursing education course covers the anatomy and physiology of the organs involved and the hormones that are regulated by them.

This nursing CE course discusses specific cardiovascular history questions and exam techniques for your adult patient. Physical exam techniques such as inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation are highlighted.

Focused Endocrine Assessment is a one contact hour nursing education course that describes the various signs and symptoms that might be seen as the healthcare provider conducts an assessment of the endocrine system.

This GI Assessment course reviews the necessary components of a comprehensive GI exam.

This course describes a focused assessment of the neurologic system that allows the nurse to pinpoint various areas of the brain or nervous system that may be dysfunctional.

Focused Pulmonary Assessment offers the healthcare provider an overview of basic pulmonary assessment including normal and abnormal findings

This course reviews the anatomy and physiology of the GI track and it's accessory organs.

The focus of this hematological anatomy, physiology, and assessment course is to teach you about the structures and functions of the hematological system and its associated assessment. The components of our blood act to regulate oxygen carrying capacity to our cells, prevent blood loss, and play a key role in immunity.

This Neurological A & P course is designed to teach nurses and other healthcare professionals about the structures and functions of the central and peripheral nervous systems.

This course overviews the physical assessment and health history process.

The focus of this pulmonary anatomy and physiology course is to teach healthcare professionals about the structures and functions of the respiratory system.

Assessing of the skin is an important part of the process of evaluating your patient. Understanding the anatomy and physiology of the skin, and what to look for in an assessment, will streamline this process for you.

This 1 contact hour course discusses specific renal and urinary history questions and exam techniques for your adult patient. Throughout the course, you will learn how alterations in your renal and urinary assessment findings could indicate potential renal or urinary problems.

This renal and urinary anatomy and physiology course teaches healthcare professionals about the structures and functions of the renal and urinary system.

This 4 contact hour course discusses bioterrorism as a national security issue. For the purposes of this course, bioterrorism will include more than just biological agents. Discussion will include biological, chemical, radiological, and nuclear weapons. Although this course is designed to meet the Nevada state requirements, healthcare workers outside of Nevada may also find it useful.

12 lead ECG interpretation can be a challenge for even the experienced ICU nurse. This 12 lead interpretation course describes a systematic and understandable way to evaluate 12 lead ECGs in order to determine injury, ischemia, or infarction, and the area of the heart affected.

Acute Coronary Syndrome is a relatively new term to describe all the diagnoses from angina to sudden cardiac death. This course offers information and guidelines to identify various stages in the syndrome, treatment protocols and important patient education issues.

This three contact hour nursing education course provides the learner with detailed information about the risks of chronic heart failure, clinical pathways and treatment modalities.

This 8 contact hour continuing education course provides you with the tools to develop skills necessary to read basic ECG arrhythmias.

This course overviews the major lethal ventricular arrhythmias, how to identify them, and the most current and successful treatments. Every critical care nurse should be well versed in identifying their patient's risk factors as well as recognizing the potential for lethal arrhythmias.

Age Specific Considerations for CNAs is a 2 credit course for CNAs. This course discusses how different age groups have differing needs in the patient care setting.(These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

An Overview of Alzheimers Disease for CNAs is a 2 credit course that provides an overview of Alzheimer's Disease for CNA staff.

CNA HIPAA Overview is a 1 credit course (1 inservice hour) that provides an overview of the HIPAA laws and how they can affect the CNA. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

CNA HIPAA Overview (en Espanol) is a 1 credit course (1 inservice hour) that provides an overview of the HIPAA laws and how they can affect the CNA in Spanish language.

Communication with Cognitively Impaired Clients - A Course for CNAs is a 1 credit course (1 inservice hour) designed for CNAs to better understand and work with cognitively impaired patients. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

Cultural Diversity for CNAs is a one contact hour course that reviews key facts about working in a culturally diverse healthcare environment.

This 2 contact hour Education Course for CNA explores diabetes; how it is diagnosed, the risk factors, current medications and other treatments for the disease.

Domestic Violence for CNAs is a 3 credit course (3 inservice hours) on issues about domestic violence. Specifically this course discusses intimate partner abuse, elder abuse, child abuse. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

End-of-Life Care for CNAs is a 2 credit (2 inservice hours) course designed to give CNAs information about how they can assist patients their dying patients and their families. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

HIV for CNAs" is a 2 credit (2 inservice hours) course on HIV that is designed to meet the CAN requirements on HIV training. The course reviews HIV, its stages and key treatments, and how CNAs can interact with HIV patients. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

Infection Control for CNAs is a 3 credit (3 inservice hours) course designed to meet the educational needs of CNAs regarding the topics of infection control. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

Latex Allergies for CNAs is a 4 credit (4 inservice hours) course that is designed to introduce CNAs to the issues of latex allergies in healthcare workers and in patients. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

This 3 contact hour course (3 inservice credit hours) for CNAs covers basic information about depression, its causes, symptoms and treatments.

Medical Record Documentation and Legal Aspects Appropriate to Nursing Assistants is a 2 credit (2 inservice hours) course for CNAs. This course covers issues related to accurate and appropriate documentation and the standards that apply to documentation. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

Personal Safety for CNAs is a one credit (1 inservice hour) course on how to manage personal safety issues in the healthcare setting. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

Reducing Medical Errors for CNAs is a 2 credit (2 inservice hour) course that outlines the systems approach for medical error reduction. It also provides a brief overview of how a Certified Nursing Assistant can impact the system to improve patient care. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

Rehab for CNAs present basic rehabilitation issues that are important to CNAs as they care for patients in various stages of rehabilitation.

Resident Rights for CNAs is a 1 contact hour (1 inservice hour) course for Florida CNAs that discusses the specific rights of residents in long term care facilities. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

Restraints and Falls for CNAs is a 2 credit (2 inservice hour) course that discusses both the use of restraints and the risk of falls in your patients. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

Stroke Care for CNAs is a 2 credit (2 inservice hour) course that provides CNAs with an overview of some of the issues of working with stroke patients. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

Tuberculosis Information for CNAs is a 2 credit (2 inservice hours) course designed to provide an overview of the current state of TB in the U.S., how it is diagnosed and how it is treated. Special mention of two high risk groups- the elderly and those with HIV- are emphasized. (These courses are not accredited for RNs, LVNs or LPNs.)

This one contact hour continuing education course for nurses provides essential information about intra abdominal hypertension including pathophysiology, signs, symptoms, and treatment of abdominal compartment syndrome.

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning is a 1 credit nursing CE course that provides the learner with basic information about this danger and how to decrease the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

This two contact hour continuing education course for nurses provides healthcare professionals with information about chest tubes; indications for, management of and more!

This 2 contact hour continuing education course provides healthcare professionals with information about the history and timeline regarding the development of trauma systems in the United States.

This one contact hour nursing education course provides information about the signs, symptoms and treatment for a group of illegal drugs known as club drugs.

This one contact hour nursing education course provides healthcare professionals with information about the dangers of cocaine abuse.

This one contact hour online nursing education course is designed to assist healthcare professionals to identify common products used for inhalant abuse, the associated signs and symptoms of abuse and the treatment that can help prevent serious consequences that can lead to death.

Learn about pulmonary artery catheters and hemodynamic values in this two contact hour nursing education course.

This one contact hour course for nurses provides information about sickle cell anemia and the multiple complications that can result from the disease.

This 3 contact hour nursing education course explores general principles of youth sports medicine and the ways that nursing can contribute to the field.

This course informs healthcare providers about stroke and the use of t-PA (alteplase) in treating stroke patients. With an increased use of this drug, healthcare professionals should increase their knowledge on how to properly care for a patient before, during, and after the administration of t-PA.

This invaluable course offers insight into medicating the elderly patient, the risks of that particular patient population and how to reduce those risks. It also deals with the critical issue of polypharmacy, which is very common in elderly patients.

Calculations are critical to nurses in every phase of care. Although we tend to rely on machines, the pharmacist, and others, it is the nurses role to be certain the patients receive the proper dose of medication ordered. This first course in a series of two, re-introduces basic concepts that are necessary for proper calculation of dosages.

Part 2 of our 2 part series on nursing calculations concentrates on calculating medication dosages. It reviews conversions and offers tried and true methods to successfully calculate dosages.

Critical Thinking: Staffing in the 21st Century exposes nurses to the issues surrounding staffing and provides critical thinking tools that can assist in successfully resolving staffing issues.

Provides guidelines for addressing the challenges of floating including ways to protect yourself from legal liability and how to handle a patient assignment with unfamiliar procedures.

This nursing CE course creates a "toolbox" of strategies and approaches to understanding the LPN and nursing assistant roles and working with these health care workers effectively in the delivery of bedside care.

This three contact hour nursing education course will assist healthcare professionals to develop and apply critical thinking skills in their everyday practice. Learn to look at clinical practice in a new way by utilizing the seven steps of the critical thinking process.

This three contact hour nursing education course provides healthcare professionals with essential information about child maltreatment, abuse and neglect

This 2 contact hour course will assist nurses and other healthcare providers understand elder abuse, identify signs of abuse or situations that place an elder at risk, and to be able to confidently report abuse that they identify among elderly patients or clients.

**Meets Florida domestic violence requirement** Domestic Violence: Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse describes violence among intimate partners, how it may present in the healthcare setting, how you can intervene, and contains tools and techniques that can help you help victims.

This course, approved by the Abuse Education Review Panel of the State of Iowa, offers information about child abuse in general, and specifics related to Iowa.

This 3 credit course meets the Kentucky Nursing requirement for education about domestic violence. The course reviews child abuse, spouse/intimate partner abuse, elder abuse and abuse of other adults unable to care for themselves.

This 3 contact hour nursing education course about child abuse and neglect meets the state of New York coursework requirement regarding the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.
NY Child Abuse is a combination print and online course.
You MUST be able to print both the post test answer sheet and the NY
course completion form and FAX or Mail to us in order to complete this course. If you have any questions please call 877-578-3975. The number to FAX the answer sheet AND the New York completion form is 1-877-282-0421 or 1-858-314-7490.

This one contact hour nursing education course provides important information about a potentially life threatening form of child abuse: shaken baby syndrome.

Rn.com This one contact hour course introduces the learner to Alzheimer' s Disease, its causes, treatments, and outcomes

This 4 contact hour nursing education course presents basic palliative care information. The course discusses common characteristics and patterns of homelessness and contains useful information about barriers to end-of-life care. This course meets the West Virginia RN requirement for education on end of life care and partially meets the Oregon State Board of Nursing requirement for pain management/end of life care.

Don't Drink the Water is a 2 contact hour course covering the topic of diarrhea, or gastrointestinal illness, in persons who are traveling to foreign countries, where water and food borne pathogens may cause disease.

This course uses the case study method to compare and contrast the various stages of HIV, the treatments that might be used, and common complications. Extensive information about current drug therapy's including combinations and complications, is included.

HIV Infection and AIDS: An Overview is a 3 credit nursing continuing education course. This course meets the Florida nursing state requirement for HIV education, and meets 3 of the required contact hours for Washington. This course provides an up-to-date overview of the AIDS epidemic, current standards in managing HIV, complications and other healthcare related issues.

This one contact hour nursing education course provides healthcare professionals with information about the most commonly transmitted sexual infection in the United States: human papillomavirus (HPV).

Kentucky HIV Infection and AIDS: An Overview is a 3 credit nursing continuing education course that meets the Kentucky nursing state requirements for HIV education. This course provides an up-to-date overview of the AIDS epidemic, current standards in managing HIV, complications and other healthcare related issues.

Lyme Disease is a one contact hour nursing continuing education course that reviews the disease and presents information about its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

In an effort to educate healthcare professionals about infection control and barrier precautions, New York State requires registered nurses and certain other healthcare professionals to complete an infection control and barrier precautions course every four years. This three contact hour nursing education course meets the requirements set out by the New York Department of Education.

Tuberculosis: Clearing the Air is designed to educate nurses and other healthcare professionals about Tuberculosis, its implications, complications, treatments, and patient education issues.

This three contact hour nursing education course explores information about the five types of viral hepatitis including an in depth view of hepatitis C.

West Nile Virus: Just the Facts provides the learner with basic information about West Nile Virus, current status, prevention, treatment options, and patient education issues.

This course outlines the process of breastfeeding, addresses issues and challenges and offers links to tools for your breastfeeding patients.

This 2 contact hour course describes the syndrome of premature ovarian failure (POF), its causes, treatments, and complications. It also addresses fertility issues for women with this syndrome.

Learn about gestational diabetes in this one contact hour nursing education course for healthcare professionals.

Ovarian Cancer is a one contact nursing continuing education course that provides an overview of this deadly disease.

This one contact hour nursing education course provides information about the use of genetic testing and prophylactic mastectomy to treat breast cancer.

This one contact hour course reviews both breast cancer prevention updates and new information on support systems for the breast cancer patient.

The purpose of this course is to present healthcare providers one woman s view of how humor and laughter can heal. This course will also educate on the current methods available to cancer patients, and how these have changed, along with how the outlook for breast cancer patients has improved. It provides information on specific procedures and therapies available to breast cancer patients.

Postpartum depression is a 2 contact hour nursing continuing education course. It offers a general overview of the disorder, frequency and treatment modalities.

This three contact hour course provides the learner with an overview of the stages of pregnancy and normal changes in the mother and fetus.

The Nurse's Role in Hyperemesis Gravidarum is a one contact hour nursing continuing education course that presents an overview of this disorder and nursing care issues related to it.

This 3 contact hour nursing CE course reviews the normal postpartum and normal newborn periods.

This three contact hour course tackles the major "high-alert" medications that are the riskiest and lead to the most problems. It addresses the risks and safety tips to decrease those risks.

This 2 contact hour nursing education course identifies common medical errors and provides insight into why errors ocurr.

Medication Safety: Assuring Safe Outcomes is a 6 credit nursing continuing education course. This course reviews the National Patient Safety Goals that relate to medication safety as well as other medication safety issues including allergies, IV therapy and medication issues for the elderly patient.

This 2 contact hour nursing education course presents basic information about the clotting cascade and hones in on safe practices for heparin administration.

This 2 credit nursing CE course focuses on fire safety in the OR. It reflects recent data about how to prevent this potentially deadly occurrence.

Malignant Hyperthermia: A Crisis for Your Patient educates healthcare providers on issues related to the history, prevention, and management of patients at risk for Malignant Hyperthermia.

This one contact hour course outlines the current standards and practices in place that are increasing patient safety in the OR, especially emphasizing the Universal Protocol by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Nursing in the OR is definitely not "the same old thing" everyday. There are specialties within OR nursing that offer different career paths and development. In addition, the technology in the OR setting is changing at an incredibly rapid pace. Use this course to find out about these new fields and new technology in the OR.

This three contact hour continuing education course for nurses provides healthcare professionals with information about the fundamental concepts associated with the safe administration of procedural sedation and analgesia; also known as conscious or moderate sedation.

The Joint Commission issues updated patient safety goals every year. These goals reflect the current standards and recommendations that are associated with providing quality care to all patients. This course outlines Joint Commission goals and action plans to implement the goals in the OR. This three contact hour continuing education course for nurses also addresses critical fire safety issues in the OR.