Coursera - The Science of Safety in Healthcare

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Specializes in Acute Care Cardiac, Education, Prof Practice.

I just wanted to share a Coursera.org course I am taking in June. I am not sure how familiar everyone is with MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) so I will link a little info below. Basically these are free classes, taught online, through top universities in the country. They range from everything from calculus, to understanding the AHA, to this one on healthcare safety.

https://www.coursera.org/course/healthcaresafety

MOOC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_open_online_course

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Specializes in Med Surg.

That sounds fascinating. Browsing the site, I've found so many interesting courses. Have you taken other classes? Were they beneficial?

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Specializes in Acute Care Cardiac, Education, Prof Practice.

Because I was finishing up my MSN I haven't completed a class yet. My husband however too a Quantum Mechanics class before he started his Master's program to see if he could manage the coursework and work full-time. My mom has taken several classes including Mathematical Thinking and the History of Einstein, but often gets bogged down in the math portions which are a bit beyond her. My father-in-law has done the Affordable Health Care Act class, as well as several classes in movies and music and loved them. I believe they are beneficial if you are interested in them because they are taught by some amazing professors one would never see without paying big tuition money. They are beginning to integrate classes you can get credit for as well, but I haven't investigated that very far.

Tait

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Thanks for mentioning this. Found a few courses that I'm going to try for supplemental information as I begin my grad entry program soon.

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Specializes in Med Surg.

I've signed up for a couple of classes. I just completed my RN-BSN, so I actually have a little free time. Thanks for posting!

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