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Simply put, you’ll find some of the nation’s best nurse continuing education programs at Parkland. Our staff of full-time, BSN-prepared instructors provides comprehensive educational opportunities that not only help make better nurses, but make better people. So if you want to develop your skills and improve your training, you’ve come to the right place—you’re Parkland nurse material.
- Basic Resuscitation Courses
- Advanced Resuscitation Courses
- Ongoing Specialty Nursing Courses
- Ongoing Critical Care Courses
For more information about Parkland's nursing continuing education courses, contact us.
Basic Resuscitation Courses. Breathing New Life into Your Skill Set.
Basic Cardiac Life Support for Healthcare Providers (CPR)
Original and renewal courses to successfully meet the American Heart Association standards for basic cardiac life support.
Basic Cardiac Life Support Instructor
Original and renewal courses to successfully meet the American Heart Association standards to teach basic cardiac life support.
Advanced Resuscitation Courses. Expanding Your Skills Beyond Just the Basics.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Original and renewal courses that prepare you to function in a leadership role during a cardiopulmonary resuscitation according to American Heart Association standards.
Cardiac Arrest Management I
A one-day seminar preparing you to function in a nursing role in a cardiac arrest situation.
Cardiac Arrest Management II
A one-day seminar advancing your knowledge and skills in caring for patients experiencing cardiac emergencies. An excellent preparation for those interested in acquiring ACLS Provider status.
Neonatal Resuscitation Provider
An original and renewal course preparing you to function in a leadership role in an infant resuscitation according to American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association standards.
Neonatal Resuscitation Instructor
A one-day course providing the content necessary to successfully meet the American Academy of Pediatrics standards to teach neonatal resuscitation.
Neonatal Arrest Management
A one-day seminar preparing nurses to function in a variety of neonatal arrest situations.
Ongoing Specialty Nursing Courses. What Will Be Your Specialty?
Epidural Analgesia Workshop
Pain is the most frequent reason people seek health care. Epidural analgesia is an advancement in the management of acute and chronic pain.
The Role of the Nurse Preceptor
A course designed to introduce the experienced nurse to the role of the nurse preceptor.
RNs as Leaders: Template for Success
A one-day class highlighting leadership skills for the RN preparing for the charge nurse role.
Enhancing Communication: Creating Unit-Specific Picture Boards
This one-day workshop helps facilitate communication and education in patient care.
IV Therapy
The IV therapy course is designed to assist nurses in developing or perfecting adult and pediatric IV skills.
This one-day offering updates and increases your knowledge of older adult patient management in various care settings.
Advances in Pain Management: Elements and Strategies
This one-day offering updates and increases the licensed nurse's knowledge about pain management.
The Process of Patient Education
A one-day program providing licensed caregivers the essentials for patient education.
Chemotherapy Seminar
A two-day seminar providing nurses with the knowledge and skill to administer antineoplastic agents safely, among other aspects of chemotherapy. The classroom content is accompanied by practice in a skills lab.
Oncology Essentials
This one-day program is designed to expand the nurse's knowledge about oncology treatments and complications, anticipating the patient’s needs in the hospital and outpatient settings.
Breast Health Awareness Instructor Workshop
This activity focuses on preparing nurses and health educators to teach the public the trial for detection of breast cancer and resources available for teaching self-examination.
Basic Gynecology
A one-day course focusing on basic information related to gynecology issues.
Ongoing Critical Care Courses. Explore Your True Potential with Parkland Ongoing Critical Care Courses.
Introduction to ECG
This program is a three-day introductory course for basic dysrhythmia recognition and ECG interpretation and involves both didactic presentations and practice sessions.
12 Lead ECG
This one-day course covers advanced dysrhythmia recognition and ECG interpretation, axis determination, ECG changes associated with myocardial infarction, and metabolic and drug-related ECG.
Introduction to Fetal Monitoring
A two-and-a-half-day course covering the basic skills and knowledge necessary to perform fetal monitoring.
Advanced Fetal Monitoring
A one-day course covering advanced pattern recognition and knowledge relative to performance of fetal monitoring.
Care of the Burn Patient
A three-day course introducing nursing personnel to the etiology, pathophysiology, and nursing care complications and considerations for the person experiencing burn injury.
Care of the Pediatric Burn Patient
Care of the pediatric burn patient poses a particular challenge to health care providers. Explore the principles of burn care related to children.
Critical Care Seminars
Throughout the year, these seminars cover content appropriate for other types of critical care settings, including adult ICU, neonatal ICU, emergency services and labor & delivery.