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Activity Steps

1 Activity
2 Take Test 3Certificate

Purpose of Activity

To provide the registered professional nurse with the use of vacuum assisted closure (VAC) device to assist wound healing in the neonate with a giant omphalocele.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Identify normal wound healing in neonates.
  2. Describe wound VAC therapy in neonates with giant omphalocele.

Disclosures

The authors and planners have disclosed that they have no financial relationships related to this article.

Price: $27.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 3.0 CH
  • DC - BON 3.0 CH
  • KY-BON 3.0 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.





Planner
Test Code: ANC0510
Published: June 2010
Expires: 12/31/2026
Sources: Advances in Neonatal Care
Required Passing Score: 13/18 (72%)
Authors: Susan L. Wilcinski MS, RN, NNP-BC, LINDA IKUTA RN, MN, CCNS, PHN
Categories: Neonatal
Specialties: Maternal-Child
Topics: Case Study , Hypotension