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Nursing POCUS Essentials Course

Advance your nursing skills with GUSI’s Nursing POCUS Essentials course. This self-paced, online course offers practical ultrasound training for everyday clinical use, enhancing patient assessment and care efficiency.

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Nursing POCUS Essentials Course Description:

Our Nursing POCUS Essentials course is built for nurses ready to expand their clinical assessment skills with point-of-care ultrasound. This course provides a foundational, hands-on approach to integrating ultrasound into routine nursing care across diverse clinical settings.

Learners will gain confidence using ultrasound to evaluate cardiac, pulmonary, abdominal, and vascular conditions at the bedside. Key concepts include image acquisition, interpretation basics, and workflow integration—all tailored to the nursing role.

Content is structured around common nursing scenarios and patient presentations, equipping participants with tools to enhance triage, monitoring, and procedural support. Whether you’re new to ultrasound or looking to formalize your skills, this course is designed to meet you where you are.

By the end of the course, nurses will be able to use POCUS to support faster, safer decision-making and elevate the quality of patient care in real time.

Course Curriculum

Ultrasound Basics Physics and Probes

Ultrasound Basics Scanning Technique

Ultrasound Basics Machine Settings

Ultrasound Basics Artifacts

Ultrasound Basics Summary

US Guided PIV Case & Literature

US Guided PIV Scanning Technique

US Guided PIV Pearls & Pitfalls

US Guided PIV Summary

US Guided PIV Case & Literature (pe)

US Guided PIV Scanning Technique (pe)

US Guided PIV Pearls & Pitfalls (pe)

US Guided PIV Summary (pe)

Pediatric Bladder Volume Assessment

Skin Soft Tissue Case and Literature

Skin Soft Tissue Scanning Technique

Skin Soft Tissue Pathology and Pitfalls

Skin Soft Tissue Troubleshooting

Skin Soft Tissue Clinical Integration

Skin Soft Tissue Summary

The Big “Why” Behind OB POCUS Essentials

Probe Cleaning

The ALARA Principle

Trauma Informed & Gender Inclusive Language

Patient Counseling

Reporting Results

Intro to the “Big 5”

Fetal Number: Intro and Scanning Technique

Fetal Number: Troubleshooting & Clinical Integration

Fetal Heart Rate: Intro & Scanning Technique

Fetal Heart Rate: Troubleshooting & Clinical Integration

Fetal Presentation: Intro & Scanning Technique

Fetal Presentation: Troubleshooting & Clinical Integration

Placental Location: Intro & Scanning Technique

Placental Location: Troubleshooting & Clinical Integration

Amniotic Fluid Assessment Part 1: The Why and How?

Amniotic Fluid Assessment Part 2: Troubleshooting & Cases

Pulmonology Case and Literature

Pulmonology Scanning Technique

Pulmonology Pathology and Pitfalls

Pulmonology Troubleshooting

Pulmonology Clinical Integration

Pulmonology Summary

COVID-19 Lung Disease (GNE)

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Why Choose Global Ultrasound Institute?

Join the world’s leading platform for Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) education. Empower your medical practice today!
Expert-Led Training
Learn from experienced physicians and ultrasound specialists guiding you every step of the way.
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Access training anytime, anywhere with our user-friendly platform and on-demand courses.
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Enhance your skills with Sage AI™, our groundbreaking ultrasound training assistant.
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Join a mission to improve healthcare outcomes worldwide, especially in underserved communities.

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What 18,000+ Clinicians Are Saying

Join a growing global network of providers gaining confidence with Point-of-Care Ultrasound. Our trusted, accredited curriculum helps you build real-world skills to elevate patient care.

Learning is made easier by the support provided to each student.

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Dr. Kate Feibusch, MPH
Physician
Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center
Santa Rosa, California

POCUS Has Allowed Me to Find New Excitement in Primary Care, and Reduces Burnout by Providing Quicker Answers to Medical Problems in Real Time.

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Dr Moses J. Syldcort
FM Physician, Advanced OB
Fellow at Swedish First Hill FMR
Seattle, USA

…the GUSI Essentials course has been an amazing addition to our residency’s POCUS program and has freed up my time to spend teaching residents at the bedside.

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Dr. Anna McDonald
Residency
POCUS Champion, Clinical Faculty and Global Health Lead
Swedish First Hill Family Medicine
USA

Being able to do an ultrasound would be a great way for us to get involved in everyday clinic [as medical students].

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Yalnaz Mohasin
Medical Student
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Bahrain

It was intensive, packed with high-quality training, and even better than I expected! We covered all systems, and I never thought I could acquire these skills so easily.

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Chakib Khouri
University of Balamand
Lebanon

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Course FAQ’s

This course is ideal for nurses in Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Primary Care, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Geriatrics, Rural and Remote Healthcare

You’ll gain practical skills in performing and interpreting point-of-care ultrasound across common nursing scenarios. This includes bedside assessment techniques that support faster clinical decisions and better patient care.

Empowerment and health equity are the heart of GUSI’s core values. GUSI’s mission is to make the best quality POCUS training affordable and accessible for clinicians worldwide. Price structure varies based on institution, practice setting, and number of participants. Please see our courses for specific pricing.

GUSI’s founder physicians are board-certified family medicine doctors with extensive experience training healthcare professionals across multiple medical specialties. Our comprehensive POCUS training programs welcome clinicians from family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, midwifery, emergency medicine, and all other medical specialties. All qualified healthcare providers are eligible to enroll in our point-of-care ultrasound certification courses.

Yes. GUSI believes POCUS is the most revolutionary addition to the physical exam since the stethoscope. Our training programs are designed for all medical professionals who perform physical exams. This includes nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, clinical officers, physical therapists, paramedics, EMTs, and more. Everyone can benefit from GUSI’s comprehensive ultrasound training to enhance their clinical practice.

Yes. With backgrounds in global health, GUSI faculty have taught POCUS across Africa, Asia, North and South America. We currently support learners in over 120 countries worldwide. In alignment with our mission for health equity and empowerment, GUSI adjusts its pricing structure for resource-limited settings to improve access and impact.

The GUSI curriculum equips healthcare providers with the skills to confidently use point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) across diverse clinical settings.

It combines online coursework, review and assessments to support your journey from foundational knowledge to hands-on scanning expertise.

You can choose from flexible options, including:

  • In-person 1–2 day courses for rapid skills development
  • Comprehensive fellowship programs with structured mentorship and certification
  • Self-paced online learning backed by expert-reviewed scan feedback
    GUSI has supported clinicians in over 120 countries and adapts to the needs of global learners and health systems.

Yes. GUSI provides a certificate of completion and a transcript with lessons completed and test scores. Residency directors also receive a template for minimum scanning competency based on AAFP curriculum guidelines.

No. All GUSI content is created independently. We collect Conflict of Interest (COI) disclosures from all course contributors to ensure that no one involved has financial relationships that could bias the educational material. To ensure transparency and trust, we follow best practices in medical education to make sure our content remains objective, evidence-based, and free of commercial influence, especially from companies that sell ultrasound devices or related products.

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“Learning is made easier by the support provided to each student.”

GUSI provided education in the areas I wanted and needed, right from my home and office environment. I recommend this curriculum highly. It’s not just the way the course material is presented—learning is made easier by the support provided to each student throughout the program.

“POCUS Has Allowed Me to Find New Excitement in Primary Care, and Reduces Burnout by Providing Quicker Answers to Medical Problems in Real Time.”

POCUS has allowed me to find new excitement in primary care, and reduces burnout by providing quicker answers to medical problems in real time. By improving my diagnostic skills, and increasing my interaction with patients, I hope to continue to have POCUS as an integral part of my practice!

“…the GUSI Essentials course has been an amazing addition to our residency’s POCUS program and has freed up my time to spend teaching residents at the bedside.”

The GUSI essentials online platform is fantastic for high yield asynchronous learning and letting residents learn at their own pace. I recently gave didactics on bleeding and clotting disorders – and spent an hour of that time dedicated to practicing DVT scanning. All residents were asked to complete the DVT module prior to didactics, so we could use our time in person for hands-on transducer time. The very next week I was attending on service and we had a patient come in with unilateral leg swelling; the resident team was able to quickly and confidently diagnose cellulitis based on the clinical picture and cobblestoning seen on US – but they also felt confident to scan for DVT, practicing their skills acquired the week prior. As an educator, you live for these “lightbulb moments” when students can put theory into practice, and feel confident doing so. Overall, the GUSI Essentials course has been an amazing addition to our residency’s POCUS program and has freed up my time to spend teaching residents at the bedside.

“Being able to do an ultrasound would be a great way for us to get involved in everyday clinic [as medical students].”

I feel like medical students should do this program. I think it’s a great way for us to incorporate what doctors teach us how we can be like useful as medical students being able to do an ultrasound would be a great way for us to get involved in everyday clinic.

“It was intensive, packed with high-quality training, and even better than I expected! We covered all systems, and I never thought I could acquire these skills so easily.”

Now, I don’t just see the holistic picture—I see it through the lens of ultrasound. It’s a game-changer in clinical decision-making.

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