This module offers 1.0 Continuing Professional Education credits to Nurses. To claim the credits, the course must be completed prior to June 30, 2026. Once your evaluation is complete, log on to CloudCME® from your left SiTEL menu, and toggle to your Transcript to find the credits. Accreditation: In support of improving patient care, MedStar Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Credit Designation: This activity is approved for 1.0 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. About this Course: This course is designed to provide education to RNs and LPNs on pressure injury assessment, prevention strategies, staging, measurement, treatment, and documentation. This one-hour activity engages the learner in these concepts and encourages application through case studies and a post-activity knowledge assessment.

• Faculty: Stephan Riddle
• ID: Pr-038406

In this module, you will learn about MedStar Health's support to patients using drugs and/or alcohol.

• Faculty: Stephan Riddle
• ID: Pr-036742

In this module, you will learn about SBIRTs universal screening, medication-based treatment (MBT)initiation, and the Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) assessment.

• Faculty: Stephan Riddle
• ID: Pr-036743

This module is designed for healthcare providers who care for patients with a tracheostomy. Part one focuses on the purpose, types, care and emergency management.

• Faculty: Cleopatra Manuel
• ID: Pr-033758

This modules is designed for healthcare providers who care for patients with a tracheostomy. This module which is Part 2 in a series centers on airway patency, suctioning, oxygen delivery and trach changes.

• Faculty: Cleopatra Manuel
• ID: Pr-033759

This module is designed for healthcare providers who care for patients with a tracheostomy. This section discusses the impact of trach tubes on swallowing and communication. 

• Faculty: Cleopatra Manuel
• ID: Pr-033760

This content reviews the policy and procedure necessary when drawing a blood bank specimen.

• Faculty: Susan Gerstmyer
• ID: Pr-038462

This module reviews best practices about the insertion, care, and management of central lines, as set forth in the MedStar Health Clinical Nursing Guidelines (CPG).

• Faculty: Eileen Searson
• ID: Pr-038431

This module reviews best practices about the insertion, care, and management of central lines, as set forth in the MedStar Health Clinical Nursing Guidelines (CPG).

• Faculty: Eileen Searson
• ID: Pr-038432

This module offers 0.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education credits for nurses. To claim the credits, the course must be completed prior to June 30, 2025. Once your evaluation is complete, under Main Menu in SiTEL click on the CloudCME link and click on My CE/ Transcript to find the credits the next business day. About this Module: The safety of every blood transfusion relies on positive patient identification, accurate documentation, and strict adherence to procedure at each of these steps in the process: Ordering the transfusion Collecting and labeling the pretransfusion sample Testing the pretransfusion sample Obtaining blood from the Transfusion Service Transporting blood to the patient care site Checking blood at the bedside Monitoring the patient during transfusion Completing the transfusion Responding to transfusion reaction signs & symptoms that develop during or shortly after transfusion

• Faculty: Justina Pangallo
• ID: Pr-038015

10 question competency quiz on caring for patients with suicidal ideation. Bench mark of 80% to pass.

• Faculty: Catherine Minter
• ID: Qu-038449