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Activity Steps

1 Activity
2 Take Test 3Certificate

Purpose of Activity

To provide information about the early identification of sepsis and the appropriate interventions to help patients survive sepsis.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Identify diagnostic and assessment criteria for sepsis based on the most recent practice guidelines.
  2. Select appropriate pharmaceutical treatments for managing patients based on severity and responsiveness to distributive shock resuscitation and vasopressor therapies.
  3. Identify an evidence-based plan for patient evaluation and monitoring to achieve the best outcomes for patients with distributive shock.

Disclosures

This continuing nursing education activity was supported by an unrestricted educational grant from La Jolla Pharmaceutical. LPDs peer review process has determined this content to be objective and free of commercial bias. The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise. This activity is provided by Lippincott Professional Development and jointly provided by the American Academy of Physician Assistants.

Price: FREE

Credits:

  • ANCC 1.0 CH / 0.5 CH
  • DC - BON 1.0 CH
  • KY-BON 1.0 CH
  • GA - BON 1.0 CH

Lippincott Professional Development is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Professional Development is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Nursing, and Georgia Board of Nursing, #50-1223.

Awarded Advanced Pharmacology Hours







Planner
Test Code: DS0718A
Published: Jul 2018
Expires: 12/31/2026
Required Passing Score: 1/1 (100%)
Authors: Adrijana K. Anderson, MMS, PA-C; Luana Atherly, PhD; Stephanie M. Jalaba, MMS, PA-C; Jennifer S. Palermo, MMS, PA-C; Maureen A. Seckel, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCNS, CCRN, FCCM; Paul Szczybor, PA-C, DFAAPA
Categories: Evidence Based Practice
Specialties: Medical-Surgical
Topics: Distributive Shock , Pneumonia , Sepsis , Shock