Credit Available - See Contact Hours tab below.
Total Contact Hours: 5.75 including 5.75 ANCC Approved
RN, NP, EMT/Paramedic, PA
This seminar will answer questions regarding common laboratory and diagnostic tests. Participants will learn the significance of both the normal findings of numerous commonly ordered laboratory tests as well as the implications of various abnormalities. Content will cover hematology and chemistry studies, culture and sensitivity results and cardiovascular topics. This seminar is meant to enhance the practice of healthcare workers in all clinical areas.
This program prepares the learner to:
• Experience enhanced knowledge of common laboratory studies and implications for bedside providers.
Contact Hours: 5.75
MED-ED, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
MED-ED, Inc. is an approved provider by the following State Boards of Nursing: Florida/FBN 50-1286 and California #CEP10453.
Dr. Michael D. Gooch brings over 30 years of nursing and EMS experience to MED-ED’s courses. He is board-certified as an acute care, family and emergency nurse practitioner. He is also board-certified as an emergency, flight, transport and trauma nurse. He has worked in a variety of clinical settings that range from rural emergency nursing to a Level I trauma and tertiary care center and include ground and air medical transport. Michael received his MSN from Vanderbilt University and graduated from Loyola University Chicago with his DNP. He is a nationally recognized speaker and published author regarding varied emergency and transport nursing topics. He serves on the editorial board of the Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal as a column editor.
Dr. Gooch is an assistant professor at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and is also faculty with the Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia. He practices as an emergency-flight nurse practitioner in Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he has completed over 1,600 patient transports during his tenure with the Vanderbilt’s LifeFlight transport program.
Michael is a founding member of the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners and serves as the Southeastern regional director. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Air & Surface Transport Nurses and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the Academy of Emergency Nursing. He was honored with the Distinguished CFRN Award by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) in 2025.
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