{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} CRNI® Recertification Units & CE Credit - Infusion Topics: Cultural Congruence; Oral Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy; Glycemic Control; Alemtuzumab Administration; Vessel Diameter

Activity Steps

1 Activity
2 Take Test 3Certificate

Description

By participating in this activity you will earn CRNI Recertification and CE Credit.

This issue contains the following articles:
  • Cultural Congruence and Infusion Nursing Practice
  • Oral Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Administration in a Homeless Population
  • The Importance of Glycemic Control in the Hospital and the Role of the Infusion Nurse
  • Best Practices in Alemtuzumab Administration: Practical Recommendations for Infusion in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
  • Using Ultrasonography for Vessel Diameter Assessment to Prevent Infiltration

Purpose of Activity

To provide information on current issues affecting infusion nursing practice.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Evaluate nursing models of cultural competence and guidelines to assist in caring for patients from various cultures.
  2. Examine the methodology and results of the study.
  3. Examine evidence on glycemic control in the hospital, risk factors for hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia, and the role of infusion nurses in improving outcomes for hospitalized patients with diabetes.
  4. Examine the use of alemtuzumab in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, including potential infusionassociated reaction (IAR) prevention and management.
  5. Recognize risk factors for infiltration and the use of ultrasonography in choosing appropriate veins for short peripheral catheter (SPC) insertion to minimize this risk.

Disclosures

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

Price: $200.00

Credits:

  • ANCC 7.0 CH
  • INCC 10.0 CRNI
  • DC - BON 7.0 CH
  • KY-BON 7.0 CH
  • GA - BON 7.0 CH

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 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 Williams & Wilkins is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, #50-1223, Florida Board of Nursing, #50-1223, and Georgia Board of Nursing, #50-1223. Your certificate is valid in all states.

The Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation (INCC) has approved this CNE activity for 10 CRNI® recertification units.







Planner
Test Code: JINNR0316
Published: Mar/Apr 2016
Expires: 12/31/2026
Sources: Journal of Infusion Nursing
Required Passing Score: 28/40 (70%)
Authors: Tracey L. Abitz , MS, RN, CTN-B, NEA-BC; Whitney Hernandez, NP-C, et al.; Gwen Klinkner, MS, RN, APRN, BC-ADM, CDE; Lynn McEwan, MScN, NP, MSCN, CNNc, et al.; Hidenori Tanabe, ME, et al.
Categories: Cultural Competence , Infusion Therapy
Specialties: Infusion
Topics: Bacteremia , Catheter occlusions , Diabetes , Disease-Modifying Therapy , Glycemic Control , Homelessness , Hyperglycemia , Hypoglycemia , Infiltration , Infusion , Infusion Nurses Society (INS) , Monoclonal Antibodies (MAbs) , Multiple Sclerosis , Parenteral Nutrition , Substance Use Disorders , Ultrasound