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This course covers the basic functions and features of Word 2016. Students will learn about formatting text and paragraphs, managing lists, adding tables, and inserting graphicobjects. They will also learn how to control page appearance and prepare to publish a document. This course covers the intermediate functions and features of Word 2016. In this series students will learn about organizing with tables and charts, customizing with styles and themes, and controlling the flow of a document....
Gastric intubation via the nasal passage (ie. nasogastric route) is a common procedure that provides access to the stomach for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The placement of a nasogastric tube (NGT) can be uncomfortable for the patient if the procedure is not carried out correctly. This module teaches you how to safely prepare for and perform the insertion of an NGT. Including both Learn and Test modes, the online simulator enables you to practice and test your ability to perform the...
The NATE Certified Technician Program (NCT) is a comprehensive online HVAC education program encompassing awell-rounded set of skills used by installers and technicians who are seeking NATE Certification. It starts with cultivating newtechnicians into the Ready to Work program with all the essential skills needed to start a career in HVAC. Then, it covers all theNATE Core areas with a rich selection of foundational courses, and then focuses on Air Conditioning Specialty at the ServiceLevel....
The NATE Core Program is designed to get technicians aiming at certification over the second step of the process, the Core Exam. The Core exam must be passed once before a specialty certification exam is taken, the final step to certification. Once the Core exam is passed it does not have to be retaken as long as the technician maintains their specialty certification and does not allow it to lapse. Successful learners in our Core Program achieve a passing score on 97% of their first attempts...
El Programa de Técnico Central Certificado de HVAC es un programa integral de educación en línea de HVAC que abarca un conjunto completo de habilidades utilizadas por instaladores y técnicos que buscan la Certificación NATE. Cubre todas las áreas centrales de NATE con una rica selección de cursos básicos, al tiempo que explora métodos para comunicarse de manera efectiva con el cliente y resolver problemas. El contenido presentado cubre los objetivos de aprendizaje identificados por el grupo...
This course is for anyone interested in getting started in networking. The course will introduce the viewer to a wide range of networking concepts such as infrastructure, hardware, standards, specifications, and addressing.
This course provides an overview of the nervous system anatomy and physiology as a foundation for working in the neurology office. Healthcare professionals must understand the fundamentals of the nervous system and the numerous associated diseases and disorders. Professionals working in this specialty area must know how to assist the physician and patient during common diagnostic procedures. Enroll through one of our accredited university or college partners today!
Are you looking for real estate classes in Las Vegas, Reno or any other city in Nevada? Enroll in our accredited Nevada real estate licensing courses online today. Start a career you’ll love in a state that makes dreams happen. As a Nevada real estate agent, be your own boss and enjoy unlimited earning potential.For learners who require more time while juggling work and family demands, move through pre-licensing courses at your own pace. Even better? Listen to the entire course with a...
In the US, NIST is the de-facto standard for security, compliance and privacy. If you are doing business with the US federal government, manage critical infrastructure, or maintain personally identifiable information (PII), you must be compliant with NIST standards. NIST provides the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and Risk Management Framework (RMF) to guide organizations on securing their infrastructure, systems, and data. In this course, you will apply the NIST Cybersecurity and Risk...
In this series we will be covering the use of network mapper utility aptly called Nmap. This series aims to give the viewer a firm grasp of the concepts and applications inherent to Nmap, such as Host Discovery, Port Scanning, Service/OS/Version Detection, and the Nmap Scripting Engine(NSE) for the purposes of security and general network administration.
If you've ever thought about becoming a nursing assistant, this in-depth curriculum could help you learn important fundamental, practical skills involved in a career as a nursing assistant. Nursing assistants, also known as nurse’s aides, orderlies or patient care technicians work under the supervision of a nurse to provide assistance to patients with daily living tasks. Working closely with patients, nursing assistants are responsible for basic care services such as bathing, grooming and...
This Fitness and Nutrition Coaching course, offered by our accredited school partners, provides all the information you need to coach others to their optimal health. This comprehensive guide will show you all the aspects of health and wellness and how they can be applied to unique individuals. Health is not just the absence of illness but it’s a feeling of overall well-being. This course takes a personalized approach that guides you through the development of an attainable and enjoyable...
In this series, Mark and Justin walk you through the hoops and hurdles of the Java syntax by providing examples and common mistakes and shortcuts you'll be faced with. By the end you'll have an understanding of all of the syntax as well as common Java tools. You will have built feature-filled programs to simplify your life and wrangle the challenges of junior programming jobs, so if you're ready to learn Java as a first or second programming language then join us!
In this series, Vonne and Justin explore the intricate world of Object-Oriented Programming(OOP), particularly in the context of the Python programming language. Starting with the basics of OOP, Justin demonstrates the creation of classes and associated objects from those classes. Moreover, Justin demonstrates the use of Inheritance of classes to reduce code repetitiveness in an effort to adhere to the Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY) principle. Lastly, Justin builds a simple OOP centric text-based...
Clinical Medical Assistants are one of the fastest growing occupations in healthcare, which is already one of the fastest growing industries. Clinical Medical Assistants earn this by being highly skilled in several of the most important aspects of patient care. Trained OB/GYN Medical Assistants are highly sought after for their expertise in working with women and pregnancy and their ability to maintain the high level of assistance with pregnant patients. By gaining the needed training in...
Medical assistants and nurses are often asked to take a wound swab or a throat swab for culture, for identifying potential bacterial or fungal infection. This module provides a detailed explanation of how to prepare for and obtain swabs for culture from the back of the throat and from wounds. Including both Learn and Test modes, the online simulator offers two scenarios that test your ability to obtain a throat swabs and a wound swab for culture. Practice the steps of the procedures online as...
Vital signs are always obtained during a routine physical examination, and are also used for assessing symptoms or as part of a follow-up assessment for patients undergoing treatment. This module provides a thorough introduction to the process of obtaining adult vital signs, covering body temperatures, pulse rates, respiratory rates, and blood pressures. Including both Learn and Test modes, the online simulator offers three different scenarios that test your ability to prepare for and assess...
Vital signs are always obtained during a routine well-child examination, and are also important for assessing symptoms, detecting anomalies, or for monitoring pediatric patients who are undergoing treatment. This module provides a detailed introduction to the process of obtaining pediatric vital signs, covering body temperatures, pulse rates, respiratory rates, and blood pressures. Including both Learn and Test modes, the online simulator offers three different scenarios that test your ability...
This course provides an overview of concepts related to oncology including common types of malignant neoplasms, routine cancer screening tests performed in the medical office, procedures for diagnosing cancer, and various treatments. It also explains hospice care for patients who are terminally ill. Healthcare professionals should be aware of concepts related to oncology and their role in the oncology office or hospice center.Enroll through one of our accredited university or college partners...
This course, offered by our accredited school partners, covers the basics of online learning accessibility and reviews best practices for accessibility.The National Institute of Online Learning (NIOL), founded in 2012, seeks to improve the quality and effectiveness of online learning, especially for adult learners, by promoting best practices and innovation in the field. Enroll through one of our accredited university or college partners today!
The Ophthalmic Assistant course, offered by our accredited school partners, provides students with all the practical and theoretical knowledge they need to succeed as an ophthalmic-allied health professional or technician. Students will be learning principles of paramedical training, the use of ophthalmic technology and equipment, and efficient office management skills. The course also covers anatomy, physiology, optics, microbiology and pharmacology of the eye. Those who complete the...
This course provides an overview of the musculoskeletal system including its anatomy, physiology and related diseases and disorders. Professionals working in an orthopedic medical specialty office or a physical therapy facility must know the structure and function of the musculoskeletal system in order to appropriately assist the physician or physical therapist and provide excellent care to the patient.Enroll through one of our accredited university or college partners today!
Your email does much more than just receive mail. In the business world, your e-mail commands just about every area of your life, even the parts that aren't business-related. Microsoft Outlook, one of the most popular e-mailing platforms today, allows you to take control of your calendar and to-do-list while helping you increase your productivity. Used properly, Outlook can be used to maintain your work calendar, schedule tasks, and develope effective e-mails. With our Outlook 2016 Advanced...
This Patient Advocacy course, offered by our accredited school partners, provides strategies for helping consumers overcome common challenges encountered in the U.S. healthcare system. These common challenges involve issues surrounding financing healthcare, receiving quality healthcare, ethics, cultural competency, preventive healthcare, mental healthcare, and community-based healthcare. Learn step-by-step methods for providing case advocacy for patients and a framework for policy advocacy, as...
If you’ve ever considered becoming a patient care technician, our in-depth Patient Care Technician course can help you learn important fundamental and practical skills involved in this career. For each patient, a patient care technician is responsible for assisting in activities of daily life, taking vital signs, ensuring patient safety, infection control, personal care, hygiene, assisting with meals, specimen collection and more. Patient Care Technicians are also responsible for recording...
A patient history is a record of a patient's medical past, including previous illnesses, surgeries, and vaccinations, as well as information about the patient's current state of health. A key responsibility of a medical assistant is to take patient history. In this module, students will learn how to obtain and document needed information for patient history, and how to use therapeutic communication techniques to gather the needed information.You’ll learnthe type of information included in...
Medical assistants will assist the physician by placing patients in various positions to ensure the examination will be at the comfort of the patient, while also allowing the best access for the physician. In this module, students will learn proper body mechanics in patient positioning and identify the basic principles in gowning, positioning, and draping a patient for an examination.You’ll learnhow to prepare for a patient examinationhow to identify common patient positionsthe steps for how...
"Every tax preparer and accountant somewhere along the lines needs to have a fundamental basic understanding of bookkeeping in order to ensure they are using the correct numbers when preparing a tax return or otherwise presenting financial information to their client. "
The PC Maintenance 2020 course is designed with the average non-technical user in mind. The goal of this course is to demystify the language of basic PC maintenance, while empowering the viewer with the ability to perform basic tasks to help maintain their PC without all of the technical jargon that is usually associated computing technology. The viewer will look at maintaining storage devices, reducing dust and debris, firmware updates, component replacement, startup and networking issues and...
A pediatric assessment is carried out as part of a well-child visit to determine growth and developmental patterns, and assists in identifying congenital problems, abnormalities, and disorders. This module provides a detailed introduction to the process of conducting a pediatric assessment, covering how to safely assess the head circumference, weight and length measurements in infants. Including both Learn and Test modes, the online simulator offers three different scenarios that test your...
Patient care has always been regarded as a complex model. Medical professionals nowadays range from vocational licensed professionals to medical doctors, respiratory therapists, nurses, etc. In this course, we are going to cover the things any healthcare professional working in Pediatrics or with Pediatric patients will need to know…whether it be in a private practice or hospital setting. We will start by exploring the most common diseases found in Pediatric patients. Next, we will discuss...
Basic life support (BLS) is a basic level of medical care used to help sustain a person who is experiencing cardiac arrest or respiratory failure until they can be given full medical care by an advanced responder. BLS can be used in any scenario where breathing or heartbeat has been compromised
Basic life support (BLS) is a basic level of medical care used to help sustain a person who is experiencing cardiac arrest or respiratory failure until they can be given full medical care by an advanced responder. BLS can be used in any scenario where breathing or heartbeat has been compromised.
Basic life support (BLS) is a basic level of medical care used to help sustain a person who is experiencing cardiac arrest or respiratory failure until they can be given full medical care by an advanced responder. BLS can be used in any scenario where breathing or heartbeat has been compromisedBasic life support in infants comprises the following principal interventions:compressionsairwaybreathingdefibrillationevaluation
As a nurse or medical assistant in a doctor's office, you may be asked to perform capillary puncture to assess blood glucose, hematocrit and cholesterol levels. This module teaches you how to prepare for, perform, and document safe and correct techniques using capillary puncture from a variety of adult and infant collection sites. Including both Learn and Test modes, the online simulator offers three scenarios that test your ability to perform capillary puncture for blood glucose, hematocrit...
A medical assistant may be responsible for setting up and performing electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) testing. It is also important to be able to recognize heart rhythms which may indicate cardiac problems requiring immediate intervention by the doctor. This module teaches you how to prepare for, perform and interpret a 12-lead ECG (EKG). Including both Learn and Test modes, the online simulator offers three scenarios that test your ability to correctly perform and obtain a 12-lead...
The rapid infectious mononucleosis test is a diagnostic heterophile-antibody blood test used to detect whether Epstein-Barr virus, is present in the blood of a patient. The test is a valuable aid in the diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis, commonly known as Mono, due to the fact that Epstein-Barr virus is the most common viral cause of the infection. Several types of rapid infectious mononucleosis tests are available, each with their own types of equipment and testing procedure. By design,...
The rapid strep test is a diagnostic rapid antigen test used to detect whether Group A Streptococcus is present in the throat of a patient, aiding in the diagnosis of bacterial pharyngitis, commonly known as strep throat. Several types of rapid strep tests are available, each with their own types of equipment and testing procedure. By design, each one of them is engineered to detect the presence of Group A Streptococcus-specific antigens on a throat swab taken from the back of the patient’s...
A routine clinical urinalysis test is a diagnostic antigen test used to detect the presence of pathogens that cause infection, as well as the pH balance and specific gravity in a patient’s urine. Additional commonly tested parameters include the level of leukocytes, hemoglobin, ketones, glucose, proteins, nitrite, bilirubin and urobilinogen. Positive results can aid in the diagnosis of various medical conditions, so the physician can order additional testing and prescribe appropriate treatment...
As a nurse or medical assistant in a doctor's office, you may be asked to perform pre-surgery skin preparation. This module provides a detailed overview of how to perform skin preparation for minor surgical procedures. Including both Learn and Test modes, the online simulator offers two scenarios that test your ability to prepare for and perform skin preparation for minor surgical procedures: the removal of a mole, and a laceration that requires suturing. In the simulations you assist the...
This module provides a detailed explanation of how to remove sutures. Including both Learn and Test modes, the online simulator offers two scenarios that test your ability to remove sutures: with a leg wound as an example, you must either remove all the sutures and use steri-strips if required, or remove alternate sutures. Practice the steps of the procedures as often as you want, until you feel confident. This module is based on the entry-level competencies for which the Commission on...
As a nurse or medical assistant in a doctor's office, or a phlebotomist, you may be asked to collect blood samples for testing. This module teaches you how to prepare for and perform safe and correct methods for blood collection, using a variety of venipuncture (venepuncture) techniques. Including both Learn and Test modes, the online simulator offers three scenarios that test your ability to prepare for and perform venipuncture, using syringe, butterfly needle, and evacuated tube methods....
This course offered by our accredited school partners, addresses Personal Creativity. Through tools and exercises drawn from Adrian Brown's book, Creativity and Innovation, it seeks to help unlock the creativity within individuals.By stimulating creativity through various techniques (mind-mapping, DO-IT, SCAMPER, right and left brain thinking) participants learn to tap into their personal creativity and apply it to organizational challenges. Enroll through one of our accredited university or...
Perhaps you have been in charge of your finances since you started working an after school job in high school, or maybe you are suddenly feeling overwhelmed with allocating the salary from your first job out of college. No matter what your financial situation is, it is important to understand how to handle your money. This course will familiarize you with the basics of budgeting, credit, saving, and investing.
The certificate program, offered by our accredited school partners, is designed to supply essential education integrating exercise science curriculum and practical training techniques into a systematic model that teaches students to progress their clients through different training levels and phases. Students will be prepared for careers working at medically-based fitness facilities, community wellness programs, personal training studios, physical therapy clinics, corporate fitness centers,...