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Live: Complete Program Available for HealthStream Surgical Orientation (HSO)
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If you contract for HealthStream Surgical Orientation (HSO), the full curriculum is now live and available for assignment. Designed to support structured perioperative onboarding, competency validation, and ongoing professional development, HSO delivers comprehensive, competency-driven education for circulating nurses, surgical technologists, and the broader OR team, including 35 AST-accredited contact hours and full ANCC accreditation.
The complete HSO program includes:
- 44 Surgical Foundations courses providing core perioperative onboarding and essential OR competencies
- 16 Specialty courses spanning cardiac, GI, neurologic, orthopedic (hip, knee, shoulder, hand & wrist), bariatric, cesarean section, CABG overview, surgical lasers, and more
- 18 Simulation courses (cognitive and in situ) designed to strengthen clinical judgment, communication, and team readiness
- 56 Surgical Skills Checklists supporting structured skills validation and competency documentation
- 9 Surgical Safety courses promoting safe surgical practices across perioperative settings
- Integrated industry-aligned guideline summaries embedded throughout the curriculum
- New Role-Based Education Guide and Orientation Schedule Template to streamline program planning
- Role-based content filtering within the HLC and Course Catalogue for simplified assignment by position
- CNOR® certification preparation resources including flashcards and practice tools
- Implementation and facilitator guides to support structured rollout and curriculum management
Expected March:
- 12-week HealthStream-recommended orientation curriculum for circulating nurses and surgical technologists, pre-built and available for assignment
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Live: New Version of AWHONN’s POEP
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| If you contract for AWHONN's Perinatal Orientation and Education Program (POEP), a new version was released on January 5, 2026 – review content changes. Any learners in progress with the previous version must complete by March 31, 2026. |
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Expected April: New Version of AWHONN’s NOEP
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If you contract for AWHONN’s Neonatal Orientation and Education Program (NOEP), a new version is expected to release on April 18, 2026 – review content changes. Any learners currently in progress with NOEP modules must complete by April 17, 2026, at 23:59 EST. We’ll provide additional details as available, but you can expect the new version to provide a more efficient learning experience that is better aligned with today’s NICU environment:
- Three new narrators
- The learner can now speed up or slow down the speed of narration
- Integrated case scenarios throughout the modules
- Optional NOEP Study Guides to use in conjunction with the program – will be found as a learning activity within each Module
- Several modules were reorganized, and the entire program streamlined to allow learners to focus on core knowledge and avoid information overload
- Eliminated redundancy in the program
- Pre-test is now optional
- To earn CE, learner must complete 100% of the module and receive an 80% or higher on the posttest with an unlimited number of attempts
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Expected May: New Version of AWHONN’s Perinatal Bereavement Certificate Program
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If you contract for AWHONN’s Perinatal Bereavement Certificate Program, a new version with new CNE/CME is expected to be released May 23, 2026. Any learners currently in progress with the Perinatal Bereavement modules must complete them by current CE expiration date, May 23, 2026.
New Course Titles:
- AWHONN Perinatal Bereavement Certificate Program – Nursing Contact Hours (CNE)
- AWHONN Perinatal Bereavement Certificate Program – Provider for CME
You can expect the new version to provide:
- Overall enhancements to each module based on customer feedback and evaluation data
- Option to slow down or speed up narration
- PDF participant hand-outs available as a resource to support learning
- Introduction module will point learner to AWHONN’s Perinatal Bereavement Resource webpage for additional resources
- Updated references and information throughout modules to new 2025 guidelines
- Impact of Faith and Culture on Perinatal Loss module received the most significant enhancements and expanded coverage to include:
- Asking parents about traditions and understanding common practices and rituals both at birth and end-of-life including burial traditions
- Demonstrating respect for traditional rituals and practicing cultural humility
- Creating a safe space for a person’s faith or spirituality
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Live: ENA Content Expirations & Updated Versions
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If you contract for ENA content (review full catalog), please note:
- Triage Curriculum – Version 2.0 released on January 30, 2026.* In addition to the content changes below, Triage Curriculum 2.0 will be 1 course (vs. 7) with 1 evaluation and 1 certificate displaying the full contact hours.
- Emergency Severity Index 2.0 (ESI 2.0) – Learners in progress with version 2.0 must complete before it expires on March 31, 2026. Version 3.0 was released on January 30, 2026.*
- Introduction to Trauma: Caring for Pediatric Patients 2.0 – Version 3.0 with renewed CE was released on January 27.
*Key changes in these new course versions include:
- Updated citations and references in each module to reflect current practice
- Pediatric vital signs to reflect the 2025 updated PALS guidelines
- New 10-question post-test for Triage Curriculum 2.0
- New 10-question post-test for ESI 3.0
- New knowledge checks throughout each module
- Updated look to ESI 3.0 to match Triage Curriculum 2.0, with learner engagement strategies such as drag and drop and matching
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Live: Quality OB Updates
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If you contract for Quality OB, new versions of these courses were released on the week of February 9, which also updated the Quality OB EFM Learning Plan:
- Quality OB – EFM Module 1
- Quality OB – EFM Module 2
- Quality OB – EFM Module 3
- Quality OB – EFM Module 4
- Quality OB – EFM Pre-Assessment Competency Exam
For existing assignments, any in-progress learners will have until May 8, 2026, to complete.
New Course Names:
- Quality OB: EFM – Introduction to Electronic Fetal Heart Monitoring
- Quality OB: EFM – Relating Maternal-Fetal Oxygen Supply to Fetal Heart Rate Patterns
- Quality OB: EFM – Applying NICHD Category Definitions to Clinical Scenarios
- Quality OB: EFM – Applying Knowledge of Fetal Heart Rate Patterns to Clinical Care
If you contract for Quality OB and need administrative support or possibly are onboarding a new Quality OB admin role, a new section specific for Quality OB was recently added to HealthStream Help, which you can view here. |
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Expected This Month: New Quality OB Dashboard
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| In March, we will be releasing a new Quality OB dashboard available to Quality OB administrators within the Insights application. This dashboard provides clear visibility into performance by benchmarking clinical knowledge and judgment, providing completion tracking, and helping to uncover actionable trends in obstetric risk to gauge training impact and ROI. Administrators will appreciate the enhanced user interface and ease of use with the quick ability to download and export data as needed. Here is a quick guide on how to access this new dashboard. The current Quality OB dashboard will continue to be available within the “reports” section of the HLC for approximately 6 months. |
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Expected May: Quality OB Content Revisions
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If you contract for Quality OB, the following courses below went through an accreditation review and update. Learners in progress with current versions need to complete before May 2, 2026, when current CE and versions expire. New versions will be released by May 2, 2026.
- Quality OB – Effective Communication and Event Disclosure in Obstetrics
- Quality OB – Effective Communication and Event Disclosure in Obstetrics MicroSim
- Quality OB – EFM Microsim- Nurse
- Quality OB – EFM Microsim – Provider
- Quality OB – Hypertension in Pregnacy MicroSim
- Quality OB – Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Quality OB – Postpartum Hemorrhage MicroSim
- Quality OB – Shoulder Dystocia
- Quality OB – Shoulder Dystocia Microsim: Nurse
- Quality OB – Shoulder Dystocia Microsim: Provider
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Live: CE Renewed for Sigma’s Surviving Your First Years as a Nurse
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If you contract for Sigma “Surviving Your First Years as a Nurse”, a new version was released on March 2, 2026. Current modules CE expired on March 1, 2026. Updates included:
- Significant improvements to knowledge checks and test questions based on learner feedback
- Social media module replaced with updated content to ensure relevance and currency
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Expected April: CE Renewed for Sigma’s Healthcare Leadership Certificate Program
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If you contract for Sigma’s “Healthcare Leadership Certificate Program”, a new version will be released April 2026. Learners currently in progress should complete modules by CE expiration date: April 1, 2026. Updates to expect:
- Title will be updated to better reflect the intended audience & purpose of the program
- Significant design updates, including revised assessments
- Structural changes (e.g., moving/removing content)
- Anticipated increase in number of SCORM modules to improve pacing and usability for busy nurse leaders
- Interactive scenario videos added
- NCPD contact-hour recalculation anticipated at approximately half of the current amount (~26 hours)—current is 52.25 hours
- Alignment to Expert-level competencies within the Global Nurse Leadership Competency (GNLC) Framework, with supporting learner resources
- Incorporation of high-quality AI-generated voiceover with closed captioning
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