Product & Courseware Notifications

Clinical Development Notification: 2025-11 (November) 

11-06-2025 09:00 AM

Revised: 11/6/2025

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    Announcements & Reminders
    Live: New NIH Stroke Scale Certifications
    In February, we added one more course to your hStream benefits: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification. Thanks to your valued collaborative feedback, we already improved this offering, released a 1-year certification, and have plans to expand this certification suite further:
    • Live: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification (2-year)
      New course version removing pediatric content and increasing CE credit! – 2.5 ANCC contact hours and a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. NOTE: Any learners in progress with the previous version must complete by January 31, 2026; otherwise, an administrator must unenroll/reenroll them in the new content. 
    • Live: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification (1-year)
      New adult NIHSS certification course providing a 1-year certification, accredited for 2.5 ANCC contact hours and a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
    • Expected Spring 2026: New PedNIHSS certification courses with pediatric-only test patients – both a 1-year and 2-year certification option, with both ANCC and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™provided (CE amount pending).
    We’ll provide release updates as our teams progress, including an updated transition guide for recommendations related to student groups and assignments. As a reminder, our partnership with APEX Innovations is ending, and these courses permanently expire on August 5, 2026:
    • APEX Innovations: NIH Stroke Scale Training and 1-Year Certification (free course)
    • APEX Innovations: NIH Stroke Scale Training and 2-Year Certification (free course)
     
    Live: Free Access to “Essential Pediatric Respiratory Care Bundle”
    Children’s Hospital Association and HealthStream want to help address pediatric respiratory issues during the height of RSV and flu season by providing complimentary access (assignment or self-enrollment) to these courses from mid-November – March 31, 2026: 
    • PLS - Lower Airway Diseases
    • PLS - Asthma
    • PLS - Pediatric Assessment: The Respiratory System
    • PLS - Basic Principles of Oxygen Therapy, Specialty Gases and Non-invasive Ventilation
    NOTE: These courses represent current evidence-based practice to prepare pediatric and adult clinicians to care for children with critical respiratory issues presenting in the ED or inpatient care areas (search term: PLSrespiratoryfree).
     
    Updated Content Listings: CE Unlimited, Dynamic Health, Medical Product Training
    • CE Unlimited | Review Master List►  
      If you contract for CE Unlimited, we recommend regularly reviewing our updated “Master List," especially the Change Log tab.
    • EBSCO Dynamic Health | Review Master List►
      If you contract for Dynamic Health, we recommend regularly reviewing our Master List as it updates monthly with the latest course additions, retirements/replacements, etc. 
    • Medical Product Training | Review Master List►
      Included with your hStream subscription, access these Medical Product Training courses via the Services tab. Just “Accept” relevant content, and then choose your preferred publishing settings. In addition to the "Master List," review a summary of recent MedTech partner course additions, expirations, and more.
     
    Upcoming Maintenance & 2025 Schedule
    Regularly scheduled maintenance is Friday, November 7, from 8pm — 4am Central Time. Click here to view the 2025 system maintenance schedule.

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    Expected Next Month: 1st Clinical Judgement Interactive Debriefs & More 
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    Review 2023-25 Releases►

    Live
    • Student Group Automation: This new feature enables auto-enrollment using HealthStream Learning Center (HLC) student groups. Administrators can auto-enroll learners into Pathways based on their department, job title, job category, etc. Once enrolled in the automated Pathway, learners are assigned assessments and development based on the Pathway’s configuration.
    • Assessment Name Changes: Last month we updated these assessments, including name changes:
      • Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Assessment changed to Clinical Care Technician Assessment
      • RN: Long-Term Care (LTC) Assessment changed to RN: Skilled Nursing Assessment
      • LPN: Long-Term Care Assessment changed to LPN: Skilled Nursing Assessment
    • Knowledge Assessment & Microlearning Updates: Review the Master List for assessment updates, new course listings, and course title changes: 
      • 19 new microlearning courses published on October 1
      • Multiple assessments updated/updating at the end of September, October, and November
      • Title changes for multiple jane microlearning courses
    Expected Early December
    • New Medical Assistant Pathway: Includes a knowledge assessment, skills self-evaluation, and personalized development. 
    • Updated Knowledge Assessments:
      • RN: Burn Care Assessment
      • RN: Oncology Assessment
      • RN: Acute Rehabilitation Assessment
      • RN: Acute Behavioral Health Assessment
      • RN: Cardiac Catheterization Assessment
      • RN: ICU Burn Care Assessment
      • RN: Hospice or Palliative Care Assessment
      • Adjunct: RN Pharmacology Assessment (Hospital)
      • Adjunct: RN Medication Dose Calculation Assessment
      • Adjunct: RN Pharmacology Assessment (Neonatal ICU, Level II)
      • Adjunct: RN Pharmacology Assessment (Neonatal ICU, Level III)
      • Adjunct: Fetal Monitoring Assessment
      • Adjunct: Cardiac Rhythm Identification Assessment (Advanced)
      • Adjunct: Cardiac Rhythm Identification Assessment (Basic)
    • Clinical Judgment Updates: We’re updating the assessment instructions as well as these assessments, each including 4 clinical scenarios to help optimize assessment time while preserving validity. NOTE: All updated assessments will retain their current benchmark to ensure no workflow disruption. The 2026 benchmarks are expected to go live in February.
      • Acute Care AI Clinical Judgment Assessment
      • Emergency Care AI Clinical Judgment Assessment
      • Intensive Care AI Clinical Judgment Assessment
      • Labor and Delivery AI Clinical Judgment Assessment
      • Neonatal ICU AI Clinical Judgment Assessment
      • Perioperative AI Clinical Judgment Assessment
      • Postpartum AI Clinical Judgment Assessment
      • Skilled Nursing AI Clinical Judgment Assessment
    • 1st Clinical Judgment Interactive Debriefs: Designed to offer more guided development while allowing learners to repeat the practice necessary to develop clinical reasoning skills. Debriefs also align with the updated Clinical Judgment Assessments! Review the Master List for related scenario names and conditions.
      • Emergency Care AI Clinical Judgment Assessment
      • Intensive Care AI Clinical Judgment Assessment
      • Labor and Delivery AI Clinical Judgment Assessment
      • Perioperative AI Clinical Judgment Assessment
      • Postpartum AI Clinical Judgment Assessment

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    Specialty Content
    Live: HealthStream Surgical Orientation – Content Expansion for Circulating Nurses & Surgical Techs
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    If you contract for HealthStream Surgical Orientation (HSO), our most recent release is geared toward the newest members of the perioperative team – circulating nurses and surgical technologists – helping build confidence and core competencies in the OR environment:

    Live
    • 56 Checklists: Structured for skills verification and competency documentation
    • 43 Foundations Courses: Core onboarding and orientation content for perioperative roles
    • 12 Cognitive Simulations: Interactive experiences that strengthen decision-making and team communication
    • 7 In-Situ Simulations (with Facilitator Guides): Real-world, team-based training scenarios
    • 7 Specialty Courses: Comprehensive specialty learning paths
    • 9 Safety Courses: Focused modules promoting safe surgical practices
    • 70+ Guideline Summaries (and Growing): AORN- and ASPAN-aligned resources, available both as standalone references and integrated course elements
    • CNOR® Certification Prep Resources: Tools to support surgical nurses pursuing certification
    • Expanded Accreditation: 35 AST-accredited courses, in addition to full ANCC accreditation
    Expected December
    • 10 New Specialty Courses
      • HSO Specialty: Cardiac, Intraoperative Considerations
      • HSO Specialty: Cesarean Section, Care and Complications
      • HSO Specialty: Cesarean Section, Workflow and Safety Essentials
      • HSO Specialty: Gastrointestinal, Upper and Lower GI Procedures
      • HSO Specialty: Neurologic, Spinal Procedures
      • HSO Specialty: Orthopedic, Hand and Wrist Procedures
      • HSO Specialty: Orthopedic, Hip Replacement
      • HSO Specialty: Orthopedic, Knee Replacement
      • HSO Specialty: Orthopedic, Shoulder Replacement
      • HSO Specialty: Surgery, Bariatric
    • Additional Guideline Summaries
    • Updated Role-Based Course Guide: Streamlined navigation by role and experience level
    • Updated Customizable Sample Schedules & Assignable Curricula: Tools for structured onboarding and continuing education
    • Updated Implementation Guide: Refreshed rollout recommendations and curriculum management support
     
    Live: New EFM Tracing Activities for "Quality OB"
    If you contract for Quality OB, we recently expanded your EFM tracing activities from 12 to 24 total learning activities:
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 13
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 14
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 15
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 16
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 17
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 18
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 19
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 20
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 21
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 22
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 23
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 24
    As a reminder, we also recently released new versions of these courses with brand-new activities/content (previous versions expire November 30): 
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 05
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 06
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 07
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 08
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 09
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 10
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 11
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 12
     
    Live: New Versions of AWHONN’s POEP & NOEP
    If you contract for AWHONN’s Perinatal (POEP) or Neonatal Orientation and Education Program (NOEP), new versions were released for assignment on September 12 and November 3, respectively. Any learners in progress prior to each release must complete the previous versions before they both expire on December 1. NOTE: Content did not change with this update, but learners now receive “test feedback” – regardless of whether the test is passed or failed, incorrect answers now include rationale, and learners can revisit a specific slide before reattempting the test (3 attempts max). 
     
    Expected This Month: ENCCO Version 5.0 from PLS
    If you contract for Essentials of Neonatal Critical Care Orientation (ENCCO) from Pediatric Learning Solutions (PLS), version 5.0 will be available in late November – key details below. For existing assignments, please ensure any in-progress learners complete before the current version expires on December 31.  
    • Neonatal Nutrition: This course will be split into 2 lessons – Neonatal Nutrition Overview & Modalities of Neonatal Nutrition – to improve learner engagement and retention.
    • Neonatal Sepsis: This course will be reorganized, and the congenital infections content will be moved to an app-based lesson – Congenital Infections in the Newborn – that covers toxoplasmosis, rubella, CMV, etc. 
    • Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: To better align with industry terminology, this course will be retitled – Intrauterine Substance Exposure (no content changes). 
    • Implementation Guide: Updated version designed to better support a blended learning approach with suggested additional learning activities for each topic.
    • Retiring Courses: Courses previously separated into different versions for Child Life Professionals and Respiratory Therapists will permanently retire after December 31 (below). Content and CE credit will be delivered via main course editions with the same title. 
      • PLS - ENCCO: Patient Care: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome - ACLP (Child Life Professionals)
      • PLS - ENCCO: Respiratory Care: Apnea of Prematurity - AARC (Respiratory Therapists)
      • PLS - ENCCO: Respiratory Care: Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia - AARC (Respiratory Therapists)
      • PLS - ENCCO: Respiratory Care: Meconium Aspiration Syndrome - AARC (Respiratory Therapists)
      • PLS - ENCCO: Respiratory Care: Pneumothorax in the Neonate - AARC (Respiratory Therapists) 
     
    “Activated Insights – Home & Hospice Library” Updates
    If you contract for Activated Insights – Home and Hospice Library, please note:
    • New Course – This course is now available for assignment: Sexual Harassment Prevention Training.
    • CE Expired – This course’s CE expired November 1, but it will remain active until December 31: Medicare Noncoverage and Change of Care Notices in Home Care.
     
    ENA Course Retirements & Replacements
    If you contract for ENA content (review full catalog), please note:
    • GENE Level I 2.0: To receive CE credit, any learners in progress must complete before this course expires on December 31. Beginning December 9, you may assign this replacement course – Geriatric Emergency Nursing Education: Foundational Knowledge.
    • GENE Level III: Beginning October 28, Geriatric Emergency Nursing Education (GENE) Level III was replaced with a new course – Geriatric Emergency Nursing Education: Empathy and Limited English Proficiency.
    • Medical Toxicology: Due to a minor typo in the post-assessment, we released a new version of Medical Toxicology in September. To receive CE credit, any learners in progress must complete the previous version before it expires on December 31.


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