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Activity Steps

1 Activity
2 Take Test 3Certificate

Purpose of Activity

To present registered professional nurses with the details of a study conducted to identify how well patients understand the role of blood transfusion in their treatment and whether or not it causes them discomfort.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. discuss the issues that prompted the authors' study of patients' perceptions of blood transfusion as well as their methodology.
  2. summarize the results of the authors' study and implications for practice.

Disclosures

The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Price: $21.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 2.4 CH
  • DC - BON 2.4 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.





Planner
Test Code: AJN0911A
Published: September 2011
Expires: 12/31/2026
Collections: CEC Collection 09122024
Sources: AJN, American Journal of Nursing
Required Passing Score: 12/16 (75%)
Authors: Kristine Weiss Adams MSN, CNP, Deborah Tolich MSN, RN
Categories: Infusion Therapy , Research
Specialties: Medical-Surgical
Topics: Blood Transfusion , Case Study , Sentinel Events