New video National Patient Safety Goals for long term care 2014 also available

Cypress, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/05/2013 -- Medcom-Trainex, a leading producer and distributor of healthcare education, has released two new videos, National Patient Safety Goals for 2014 and National Patient Safety Goals for Long Term Care 2014. The continuing nursing education video, National Patient Safety Goals for 2014, will define and discuss the Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals for 2014 for the acute care setting. The program, National Patient Safety Goals for Long Term Care 2014 will discuss the Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals for 2014 for the long term care environment.

The goals emphasized in the video, National Patient Safety Goals for 2014, are targeted to facilities with the following healthcare environments: Ambulatory Care, Office-Base Surgery, Critical Access Hospitals and Hospitals. The nursing education video provides a detailed review of the various patient safety goals that have been identified for implementation, plus the Elements of Performance that will be required to meet these goals. This program describes patient safety goals which include improving the accuracy of patient identification, reducing the risk of healthcare-associated infections, improving the safety of clinical alarm systems and much more. The program is designated for 1 contact hour of continuing nursing education. Medcom-Trainex invites learners to get a sneak peak and "view any of Medcom's products in the Product Catalog section of our website." For further information about Medcom-Trainex, visit http://www.medcomrn.com or call (800) 877-1443.

Medcom-Trainex also released the nurse education video, National Patient Safety Goals for Long Term Care 2014. This program provides nurses and other healthcare professionals with an understanding of the Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals for the long term care environment, although the Joint Commissions made no changes to the goals for long term care from 2013 to 2014. Upon completion of this course, the learner should be able to identify the concerns and problems that led to the development of the Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals, describe the patient safety goals for long term care settings, and identify and implement the key Elements of Performance developed to accomplish the patient safety goals. This program is designated for 1 contact hour of continuing nursing education.

About Medcom-Trainex
For over 50 years, Medcom-Trainex has been a leading producer and distributor of healthcare education in a wide range of formats-from print materials and award-winning video programs, to their proprietary, internet-based learning management system developed with working healthcare professionals. Their educational materials are produced for healthcare professionals, students entering the healthcare industry, patients and health-conscious people everywhere.

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Learn more about proper documentation from our new series

Cypress, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/27/2013 -- Medcom-Trainex, a leading producer and distributer of healthcare education, has recently released a two-part video series on documentation for continuing nursing education. The program titles in this series are: Documentation: Essentials of Nursing Documentation, and Documentation: Electronic Medical Records-Federal Regulations. This series provides nurses and others with an overview on the necessity of accurate and objective charting, and the legal and administrative considerations related to healthcare documentation.

The first nursing video program describes common approaches to documentation as well as a review of what basic data to record in patient records and practice guidelines to follow that protect patient privacy. The second video examines the legal and administrative functions of healthcare documentation. It describes documentation of patient care using electronic medical records (EMR) and provides an overview of the impact of federal mandates such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) act on EMR. After completing the course, learners should be able to describe four advantages provided by EMR as well describe strategies to prevent breaches of patient confidentiality. Each nursing video is designated for 0.5 contact hours of continuing nursing education. For further information about this series, visit http://www.medcomrn.com or call (800) 877-1443.

All of the videos outline medication information and Medcom highlights that "their effective use is often challenging due to narrow bands of efficacious dosage, drug interactions, and patient compliance."

About Medcom-Trainex
For over 50 years, Medcom-Trainex has been a leading producer and distributor of healthcare education in a wide range of formats-from print materials and award-winning video programs, to their proprietary, internet-based learning management system developed with working healthcare professionals. Their educational materials are produced for healthcare professionals, students entering the healthcare industry, patients and health-conscious people everywhere.

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Continue a nursing education with the new series

Cypress, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/26/2013 -- Medcom-Trainex, a leading producer and distributor of healthcare education, has recently released a new video series on psychotropic medications for nursing continuing education. The program titles in this new four-part series are: Psychotropic Medications: Antianxiety Agents, Psychotropic Medications: Antidepressant Agents, Psychotropic Medications: Antipsychotic Agents, and Psychotropic Medications: Mood Stabilizing Agents.

The first video in the series is about antianxiety agents and it provides nurses with an understanding of the types of anxiety disorders, medications used in nursing intervention, and the possible side effects of these medications. The second video about antidepressants provides that same type of information, but about common antidepressant medications. The third and fourth follow the same format and provide information on antipsychotic and mood stabilizing medications and their side effects. Each program in this series is designated for 1 contact hour of continuing nursing education.

This new series is part of Medcom's nursing training materials for continuing education. Medcom offers nursing CE courses in a wide variety of topics. Along with the new psychotropic medication videos, they also provide materials on airway management, anatomy and physiology, basic clinical skills, cardiology, infection control, pediatrics, and much more. The videos and material not only include medical information, but also legal and ethical education as well for a well-rounded continuing education experience. Other courses produced by Medcom-Trainex include programs for home health care agencies, medical assistants, dental health professionals, and patient education. Medcom invites learners and health professional to check out their collection, which they say "contains more than 1,000 video, print, and online course titles that we've produced or distributed." For further information about Medcom-Trainex, visit http://www.medcomrn.com or call (800) 877-1443.

About Medcom-Trainex
For over 50 years, Medcom-Trainex has been a leading producer and distributor of healthcare education in a wide range of formats-from print materials and award-winning video programs, to their proprietary, internet-based learning management system developed with working healthcare professionals. Their educational materials are produced for healthcare professionals, students entering the healthcare industry, patients and health-conscious people everywhere.

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MedCom-Trainex Recognized for Contributions to Medical Community

Cypress, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/15/2013 -- MedCom-Trainex, a leading producer and distributor of healthcare education for the nursing and patient communities, is pleased to announce itself as the recipient of four CINDY ("Cinema in Industry") awards. These prestigious awards are given to filmmakers and organizations that have produced programs achieving the very highest levels of excellence in production value and message effectiveness.

The company received awards for several healthcare videos, including a gold award for Violence in Healthcare Part 1: Empowering You to Be Prepared!, a silver award for Diabetes in Clinical Practice, a silver award for Intravenous Therapy: Basics and Venipuncture, and a silver award for Preventing Bloodborne Infections: Bloodborne Viruses.

MedCom produces educational materials for healthcare professionals, patients, students entering the healthcare industry and others utilizing expert input from notable healthcare organizations including the Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital and the American Dental Association, among others. Medcom's exhaustive list of education topics covers everything from anatomy and physiology to compliance issues to gerontology and violence in healthcare.

MedCom is pleased to have been recognized for its contributions to the medical community with the CINDY awards. For further information about Medcom-Trainex, visit http://www.medcomrn.com/ or call 800-541-0253.

About MedCom-Trainex
For 50 years Medcom-Trainex has been producing award-winning education videos for nurses and providing continuing education services for the medical community both in print and online, all developed with the input of working healthcare professionals. Our catalog includes information for nurses, home health care professionals, patients, medical assistants and dental professionals, and MedCom's extensive online learning management system includes unlimited access to more than 1,000 online courses.

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Medcom, Inc. is pleased to launch its latest training program called "Professionalism for Medical Assistants"

Cypress, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/21/2013 -- Medcom, Inc. is proud to announce its training program, "Professionalism for Medical Assistants." This program discusses ways medical assistants can improve their professional image.

Medical assistants play an increasingly important role in patient care; once relegated to nursing homes or private home care, medical assistants now make vital contributions to patient care in hospitals, surgical suites, and doctor offices. All medical assistants can benefit from learning new ways to communicate with patients and colleagues to better exhibit the professionalism now required of their position. A tidy appearance, including grooming and adhering to a uniform dress code, along with a professional attitude and work ethic improve a medical assistant's credibility,

The "Professionalism for Medical Assistant" program covers grooming, attire, and proper conduct. Other topics include identifying organizations that promote professional growth overcoming and ways to overcome obstacles that could prohibit professionalism. This DVD packs a tremendous amount of helpful information into just over 17 minutes, the perfect length for busy medical assistant eager to improve his skills.

About Medcom, Inc.
Medcom, Inc. is the premiere resource for certified nursing assistant training, healthcare videos, and educational videos for nurses. Their online medical training includes nursing videos, nursing DVDs, nurse CE, medical terminology videos and nursing assistant training courses. Nurses, nurse coordinators, medical assistants, and other medical professionals turn to Medcom, Inc. for sales professional training, state-specific continuing education courses, and nursing continuing education courses. For more detail please visit, http://www.medcomrn.com/.

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Multimedia Healthcare Education Company Proudly Adds New Information Product

Cypress, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/21/2013 -- Medcom, one of the leading providers of education videos for nurses, is excited to announce the arrival of its newest course. The Medicating Children Series Course is a must-have for healthcare professionals who need to learn about administering medication to children.

In order to be effective and safe with children, nurses need to learn the proper knowledge and techniques for administering medication. The Medicating Children Series Course is a two-part series that was specifically designed to show healthcare providers the safest, gentlest, and least intrusive methods of administering pediatric medication to children of a variety of ages. The course delves into topics like how to prevent errors, which precautions to take, and what the precise instructions are for administering optic, nasal, oral, ophthalmic, and rectal medications to children.

In addition to its new children's healthcare video for nurses, Medcom offers a number of other videos on a range of important topics. Its online medical training offerings include nursing education videos, dental products, patient education, home care products, long-term care products, and more. According to a spokesperson for the company, "We are the largest producer/distributor of nursing assistant skills video programs in North America, with five regional offices and more than 500 video, print, and CD-ROM titles." With the emergence of new technology, the company shows no signs of slowing down its production of indispensable content for customers.

About Medcom
For more than 40 years, Medcom has served a large variety of healthcare professionals and health-conscious individuals with award-winning health education videos. Featuring a nursing advisory board and more than 50 major awards, including an Emmy, for its superior products, Medcom is the perfect source for customers' healthcare DVD needs. The new Medication Children Series Course is a great reminder of Medcom's commitment to quality products and excellence. For additional information please visit, http://medcomrn.com/.

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Medcom-Trainex. Is pleased to announce it now offers over 100 previews samples of their videos online

Cypress, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/30/2013 -- Medcom-Trainex now offers more than 100 preview samples of their nursing videos. Categories include nurse education, home health, patient education, dental health team education, and medical assisting. This series of educational videos for nurses includes topics such as pediatric pain management, heart and breath sounds, anatomy and physiology, safety, and quality assurance. This preview feature makes it easier to choose the perfect program from the convenience of the office computer. No more wondering if a video program is an appropriate companion to course material!

Medcom-Trainex has been a leading producer and distributor of multi-media healthcare education for more than 40 years, delivering quality educational material into the hands of healthcare professionals and patients. Media includes printed material, DVD, streaming video and more. Medcom-Trainex is the largest producer-distributer of nursing education programs in North America, and has received more than 50 awards for excellence and has even won an Emmy award.

Medcom-Trainex is a leader in multi-media medical education, with a corporate office in Southern California and five regional offices across the country. The Medcom-Trainex library bursts with over 500 original DVD, print, and streaming video titles. Medcom-Trainex even offers operating room nurse training videos and free online nursing classes. Adding preview samples of their videos online will make it easy to find the perfect title in this massive collection.

About Medcom-Trainex
Medcom-Trainex is the largest producer-distributer of medical education media in North America, providing unlimited access to more than 1000 online medical courses. The corporate office is located in Cyprus, California, with five regional offices across the United States. Medcom-Trainex provides medical education through print material, DVD's, and streaming video's. For additional information please visit, http://www.medcomrn.com/.

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MedCom Adds Several New Online Medical Materials to Its Product Listings

Cypress, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/23/2013 -- The popular online medical training resource, MedCom, has just announced the addition of several new products. Their latest healthcare videos will expand their educational training product line and offer healthcare trainers even more great selection.

With hundreds of health education videos already on their product list, MedCom has gone the extra mile to provide even more. Their newest training offerings include several resources in the areas of gastrointestinal nursing care, infection control, long term care, medical assistant, and nursing assistant. Each of these categories includes DVD media designed to effectively and efficiently teach medical students and other healthcare related hopefuls some of the most important aspects of those disciplines. Healthcare trainers can purchase the DVDs for a one-time fee and then use them again and again for their various classes. Just to be sure they're right for their class; trainers can actually "preview samples of over 230 MedCom videos online."

MedCom provides only the best instructional materials, and those include everything from interactive CDs for dentists and education videos for nurses to attractive and informative print materials like nursing assistant books. Their resources have such high quality in fact, that MedCom actually won an Emmy for their work. That means your healthcare students will be entertained as they learn, which is sure to help with engagement and retention. Other education categories include Nurse Education, Home Health, Patient Education, Dental Health Team Education, and Medical Assisting. To get the most recent list of products, healthcare trainers should sign up to receive MedCom's annual catalogue, which grows each year.

About MedCom
MedCom has been leading the industry in multi-media online medical training resources for more than 50 years now. Their courses feature award winning resources such as videos, interactive, CDs, and a variety of helpful print materials. With five regional offices and more than 500 titles to choose from, healthcare educators continue to choose MedCom for their medical training needs. For further detail please visit, http://www.medcomrn.com/.

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Cypress, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/09/2013 -- The success of Medcom's online nursing videos is evident from their ranking as best sellers. These videos are used by hundreds of educational institutions such as SUNY, BOCES and Baker College to provide nurses with the training they need in a variety of areas. Medcom makes it easy to view an award-winning medical video online to cover a wide range of topics from more than 200 different streaming videos online. Access to medical exam videos can help nurses prepare for certification and other important exams whenever and wherever they have time to study.

Medcom online streaming nursing training videos give users unlimited access to more than 200 online streaming videos 24/7. They can also opt to watch the entire healthcare video or skip to the section they want to see. The videos can be viewed with a Mac, PC and on most tablets and mobile devices so that studying a medical exam video from almost anywhere is possible. That increases access to training and enhances the user's ability to make the most of available time, even when it is in smaller timeframes. The streaming videos also work with a user-friendly LMS backed by excellent free technical support and customer service for a flawless viewing experience.

Medcom offers a cost-effective solutions for educating nursing students, allied health students and faculty. Their streaming videos allow you to teach, test and track the students' progress. There are many program topics to choose from including anatomy and physiology, fall prevention, intravenous therapy, nursing assistant skills, pediatric nursing, infection control and more. More nursing students continue to enjoy the benefits of video medical training from Medcom.

About Medcom
Medcom is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation and an accredited provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing and the Florida Board of Nursing. Try a free preview of their medical exam videos and see why they are the number one choice for online nurses training and education. For additional information please visit, http://www.medcomrn.com/.

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Continuing Education is an Essential Part of Professional Healthcare Careers

Cypress, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/22/2013 -- Medcom, a leading provider of multi-media educational materials for healthcare professionals, is offering a complimentary online continuing education course through its website. After a short registration process, individuals are able to participate in a course at no charge, as a way to explore online course offerings and emerging areas in different fields. This opportunity supports the rising popularity of MOOCs – massive open online courses – and the country's evolving philosophy on affordable and convenient access to education.

The registration process required to participate in this process asks for basic contact information and prompts users to create an online login and password. Information on system requirements is s available on the Medcom website.

Currently, the Medcom library offers more than 1,000 online, 500 medical video, print and CD-ROM titles it has independently produced, purchased and/or distributed. These advanced solutions provide an efficient means to earn the credits required for continuing education in a range of healthcare fields.

About MedcomRN
For more than 40 years, Medcom-Trainex has served as a leading producer and distributor of multi-media healthcare education materials for healthcare professionals, patients and health-conscious individuals. Medcom is recognized as the largest source for nursing education videos programs in North America and is the recipient of over 50 major awards for excellence, including an Emmy. Medcom operates two regional offices in addition to its Southern California corporate center. For more information and access to free continuing education coursework, visit: www.medcomrn.com.

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