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Microsoft Excel For Nursing Professionals

This course teaches Nursing professionals and Nursing support staff how to effectively use Microsoft Excel® for analyzing clinical, administrative and financial information. All exercises and examples have been developed by Nursing professionals using real-world scenarios and were created using data from hospitals, long term care facilities, clinics, rehabilitation centers, ambulatory surgical centers, home health organizations, behavioral health organizations, private practices, and other healthcare settings. Specific Skill Set Acquisition: As a result of taking this course, all participants will be able to effectively develop and modify Microsoft Excel® spreadsheets that accomplish the following: 1. Analyze Length-Of-Stay (LOS) data on multiple units of an acute care hospital; 2. Graph and chart the occurrence of nosocomial infections in a long term care facility; 3. Create sophisticated reports with sub-totals and totals that track clinical productivity; 4. Create easy-to-administer patient assessment templates; 5. Collect and summarize pre-operative risk assessment information by provider; 6. Develop effective data collection tools for monitoring patient falls; 7. Implement simple and effective patient tracking systems across multiple providers; 8. Track surgical implant usage and history by vendor, date, and cost; 9. Quickly and easily download clinical data from the Internet using Microsoft Excel®; 10. Develop clinical decision-support tools for healthcare data analysis; 11. Integrate Electronic Health Record (EHR) data with Microsoft Excel® spreadsheets; 12. Integrate Clinical Charts and Graphs into Microsoft Power Point® presentations; 13. And many other practical clinical examples, all based on Clinical practice. Who Will Benefit From This Course: Clinical professionals of all levels (LPN, GN, RN, BSN, MSN, and others) as well as administrative support staff who work closely with Clinical professionals will find this course useful. Previous Knowledge: No previous knowledge of Microsoft Excel® or any other software tool is necessary. The only prerequisite for this course is the willingness of each participant to actively engage with their peers in a learning experience which encourages sharing of information so that all participants benefit from the collective experience of their colleagues.

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