{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} Nosocomial Infection in Neonates: Inevitable or Preventable?

Activity Steps

Purpose of Activity

To provide the registered professional nurse with an understanding of nosocomial infections and strategies to minimize the risks of nosocomial infections in low-birth-weight infants.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Explain the differences between perinatal and nosocomial infections (NIs) and the incidence, types, and potential complications of NIs.
  2. Identify the symptoms of and risk factors for NIs as well as strategies to minimize their occurrence.
Price: $21.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 2.0 CH
  • DC - BON 2.0 CH
  • KY-BON 2.0 CH

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
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This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia and Florida #50-1223. Your certificate is valid in all states.
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The ANCC's accreditation status of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Department of Continuing Education refers only to its continuing nursing educational activities and does not imply Commission on Accreditation approval or endorsement of any commercial product.





Test Code: JPNN0708B
Published: July/September 2008
Expires: 12/31/2026
Required Passing Score: 13/18 (72%)
Authors: Joan Newby MSN, RN, NNP-BC
Categories: Infection , Pediatrics
Topics: Nosocomial