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Activity Steps

1 Activity
2 Take Test 3Certificate

Purpose of Activity

To provide nurses with an overview of the problems latex can present to patients and healthcare workers and to identify solutions for minimizing sensitivity and allergic reactions.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Describe the incidence, pathology, and effects of latex hypersensitivity.
  2. Identify ways to decrease the incidence of allergic reactions to latex.

Disclosures

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

Price: $17.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 1.9 CH
  • DC - BON 1.9 CH
  • KY-BON 1.5 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: ORN1111A
Published: November 2011
Expires: 12/31/2026
Sources: OR Nurse 2015
Required Passing Score: 12/17 (70%)
Authors: Joanne Mercurio MSN, RN, CNOR, CRNFA
Categories: Immunology/Allergy , Medical-Surgical , Surgery
Specialties: Perioperative, Surgery
Topics: Allergy , Perioperative Care