Product & Courseware Notifications

Clinical Development Notification: 2026-02 (February) 

02-06-2026 04:17 PM

Revised: 2/6/2026

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    Announcements & Reminders

    Workforce Trends to Watch in 2026: Insights for IT and Nursing Leaders 
    As you plan for the year ahead, staying informed about workforce trends is critical to building resilient, future-ready teams. Our latest blogs, Healthcare IT Workforce Trends to Watch in 2026 and Nursing Workforce Trends to Watch in 2026, highlight the key forces shaping healthcare workforces, from AI’s impact on IT and nursing workflows to cybersecurity demands, staffing shortages, burnout, and data-driven workforce planning. Each resource includes practical insights and executive perspectives to support smarter strategic decisions. Explore the full blogs and access additional resources for CIOs and CNOs on our 2026 workforce trends resource pages.
     

    hStream for Portal Coming Soon!
    Soon, you’ll see a refreshed, modern look—while keeping the same easy experience for submitting and tracking your support cases.
    What’s new?
    The Support Portal will move to hStream ID for login, so you’ll no longer need separate credentials to access support. One login, fewer passwords to remember.
    We’ll be sharing timeline details soon as we begin beta testing. Stay tuned!
     

    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 through 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: Dynamic Health, Medical Product Training
    • 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 & 2026 Schedule
    Regularly scheduled maintenance is Friday, February 6, from 8pm — 4am Central Time. Click here to view the 2026 system maintenance schedule.

    CE Unlimited

    New CE Unlimited Dashboard
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    We have released a new CE Unlimited dashboard available to HLC admins. This dashboard highlights how your staff engage with CE Unlimited — helping you track learning activity, certification prep usage, and top courses to gauge training impact and ROI. Here is a quick guide on how to access this new dashboard. 
     

    CE Unlimited
    Please note, if you contract for CE Unlimited, the EBSCO course, Breast Cancer - 20-1236362 has been reversioned to include more relevant content to this topic. The previous version has therefore been expired to immediately provide this updated information.

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    Expected This Month: New Outcomes Dashboard & Updated Benchmarks
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    Expected This Month
    • New Outcomes Dashboard: Will showcase overall assessment performance vs. national benchmarks; score variations, including gains/losses; “seat time” savings by hours and dollars; learners with development plans; and more! Once available, you’ll first access Insights (review here), and then select “Analytics” from the top navigation.
    • Updated Benchmarks: As we do each year, all benchmarks will be updated to reflect nationwide performance from January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025. Gains or losses > 5 points include: 
      • Allied: Surgical Technologist Assessment with +7.12 point variance 
      • RN: Graduating Nurse Assessment with +6.59 point variance 
      • Adjunct: RN Wound Care Assessment with +6.25 point variance 
      • RN: ICU Neonatal Assessment (Level II) with +5.03 point variance 
      • Adjunct: Fetal Monitoring Assessment with -5.87 point variance  
    Expected March
    • New Assessment Notification: We are currently working on a high priority request to create a learner email notification upon assignment of assessments. More details on ETA to come once the development team finalizes requirements.
    Expected April
    • New and Updated Pathways: The Allied: Cardiovascular Technologist Assessment will receive an update and we’ll have 16 new LPN pathways releasing that will include both knowledge assessments and skills self-evaluations: 
      1. Licensed Practical Nurse Adjunct: LPN Medication Dose Calculation Assessment 
      2. Licensed Practical Nurse Adjunct: LPN Pediatric Pharmacology Assessment (Hospital) 
      3. Licensed Practical Nurse Adjunct: LPN Pediatric Pharmacology Assessment (Hospital) 
      4. Licensed Practical Nurse Adjunct: LPN Pharmacology Assessment (Hospital) 
      5. Licensed Practical Nurse Acute Behavioral Health 
      6. Licensed Practical Nurse Acute Rehabilitation 
      7. Licensed Practical Nurse Correctional Health 
      8. Licensed Practical Nurse Emergency 
      9. Licensed Practical Nurse Hemodialysis 
      10. Licensed Practical Nurse Home Health 
      11. Licensed Practical Nurse Hospice or Palliative Care 
      12. Licensed Practical Nurse Labor and Delivery 
      13. Licensed Practical Nurse Oncology 
      14. Licensed Practical Nurse Parent-Baby 
      15. Licensed Practical Nurse Pediatric 
      16. Licensed Practical Nurse Postpartum 

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    Specialty Content

    Live: 10 New Specialty Courses in HealthStream Surgical Orientation
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    If you contract for HealthStream Surgical Orientation (HSO), 10 new specialty courses are now available for assignment! This expansion continues our commitment to supporting all perioperative roles with structured, competency-driven content. The newest courses further strengthen resources for circulating nurses and surgical technologists, helping build confidence, clinical judgment, and role readiness in the OR environment.

    Live (December Release):
    • 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 (November Release):
    • 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
     

    Live: New Version of AWHONN’s POEP
    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.
     

    Expected April: New Version of AWHONN’s NOEP
    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 18, 2026. 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 
    • NOEP Study Guides to use in conjunction with the program 
    • 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 
     

    Live: ENA Content Expirations & Updated Versions
    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  
     

    What’s Coming: Next Week’s Quality OB EFM & Help Updates + May Content Revisions
    If you contract for Quality OB, we expect to release new versions of these courses next week, which will also update 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 
    After this release, all new assignments/enrollments will automatically include the new versions. For existing assignments, any in-progress learners will have approximately 90 days to complete (May 2026). You can expect: 
    • New Pre-Assessment Competency Exam 
    • Brand-new EFM strips and case scenarios
    • Safety Alerts and Stop & Think moments to challenge critical thinking 
    • Focus on: 1) Pathophysiology and the maternal-placental-fetal oxygen pathway; 2) Communication and NICHD terminology
    New Course Names: 
    • Quality OB: EFM – Introduction to Electronic Fetal Heart Monitoring (old EFM Module 1) 
    • Quality OB: EFM – Relating Maternal-Fetal Oxygen Supply to Fetal Heart Rate Patterns (old EFM Module 2) 
    • Quality OB: EFM – Applying NICHD Category Definitions to Clinical Scenarios (old EFM Module 3) 
    • Quality OB: EFM – Applying Knowledge of Fetal Heart Rate Patterns to Clinical Care (old EFM module 4) 
    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 
    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. 
     

    Expected March: CE Renewed for Sigma’s Surviving Your First Years as a Nurse 
    If you contract for Sigma “Surviving Your First Years as a Nurse”, a new version will be released March 2026.  Learners currently in progress should complete modules by CE expiration date:  March 1, 2026. Updates to expect: 
    • Significant improvements to knowledge checks and test questions based on learner feedback 
    • Social media module will be replaced with updated content to ensure relevance and currency 
    • Other modules are not expected to change significantly 
    • Closed captions added  
     

    Expected April: CE Renewed for Sigma’s Healthcare Leadership Certificate Program 
    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 update: Nurse Executive Development Program- 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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