HCCS Partners with American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) to Offer Nurse Training

JERICHO, N.Y., July 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc. (HCCS) announced today a partnership with the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), to deliver a series of critical care nursing and nurse management online training courses delivered on HCCS Learning Management Systems.  This training includes two separate AACN courses: Essentials of Critical Care Orientation (ECCO) and Essentials of Nurse Manager Orientation. The courses are available on two HCCS Learning Management Systems, SimPL – The Simple Platform for Learning and the HCCS Healthcare Learning Platform (HLP).

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Essentials of Critical Care Orientation (ECCO) is a comprehensive introduction to critical care nursing. It focuses on the fundamentals, providing the theoretical foundation necessary to care for critically ill patients. ECCO includes 10 learning modules and uses a body systems approach. Modules are comprised of multiple lessons that provide in-depth, interactive content with rich graphics and illustrations that keep learners engaged. Each module addresses the anatomy and physiology of the body system, relevant diagnostic information, and the clinical presentation and management of common disorders for each of the body systems.

Essentials of Nurse Manager Orientation is a comprehensive course for frontline managers, charge nurses, aspiring managers and leadership staff. Essentials of Nurse Manager Orientation was developed in partnership with the American Organization of Nurse Executives and is the first Web-based leadership course created specifically for nurse managers. The course was developed by experts in nurse management and covers key skills necessary for successful leadership.

"This partnership with AACN adds significant value to HCCS' mission," says Ben Diamond, President of HCCS. "The combination of these detailed and high-quality AACN training courses combined with the functionality of the HCCS Simple Platform for Learning and HCCS Healthcare Learning Platform Learning Management Systems, promises to meet demanding critical care nursing and nurse management training requirements.  In addition, the courses provide a necessary vehicle for healthcare organizations to ensure staff provides the highest quality care to patients."

These courses provide a combined 109 continuing education credits, helping nurses maintain licensure.  They are easily accessible and afford online learners the ability to set their own pace and work remotely from any computer with broadband Internet access.

About AACN

AACN is the largest specialty nursing organization in the world, representing the interests of more than 500,000 nurses who are charged with the responsibility of caring for acutely and critically ill patients. The association is dedicated to providing its members with the knowledge and resources necessary to provide optimal care to critically ill patients.

About HCCS

HCCS is the leading provider of effective online training courses and learning management systems to healthcare facilities.   HCCS has provided over three million hours of compliance and competency training courseware to hospitals, teaching facilities, medical schools, health plans and other health care entities.  The HCCS Compliance Learning Library contains expert training content in the areas of Medicare, Medicaid, HIPAA, Harassment, Research, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Compliance.  The HCCS Healthcare Learning Platform (HLP) is a healthcare specific Learning and Competency Management System.  

http://www.hccs.com  (516) 478-4100 or (877) 933-hccs.

SOURCE Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc.