Apex Innovations | Center for Professional Practice of Nursing | UC Davis Health

Apex Innovations

The mission of Apex Innovations is to improve the knowledge, skills/strategy, and/or performance of healthcare individuals and teams for optimal patient outcomes. We achieve this through innovative, interactive, and guideline-based education—enhanced by technology—to address learning needs and advance clinical practice.

Apex Innovations eLearning courses are available in UC Learning Center for UC Davis Health employees and affiliates. Please use the direct links below to access the training.

Hemispheres 3.0 Stroke Competency Series 

Hemispheres 3.0 Stroke Competency Series presents nine guideline-based courses from stroke basics to urgent management, with an emphasis on excellence in quality care, this comprehensive series promotes healthcare team's skill, strategy, and performance, resulting in positive patient outcomes.

National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)

National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is a free program developed by the National Institutes of Health for use in certification of clinicians on administering an 11-item neurological examination to assess the effects of acute cerebral ischemia on patients.

Learn how to quantify items associated with major areas of the brain including level of consciousness, vision, motor, and cerebellar functions, sensation, language, and extinction or inattention to determine severity of acute ischemic stroke.

Contact

For questions or assistance with the UC Learning Center, please contact us at LMSProblem@health.ucdavis.edu.