The development of a consistent, safe, and efficient electronic handoff tool is critical to promote relevant and timely communication among health care providers in the care of patients.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/16/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Conferences Committee Disclosures: There are no disclosures to declare.
Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure: There are no disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or corporate sponsorship was received.
Accreditation Statement:
This session is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP 5387.
Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to learn how to use digital technology in order to improve the patient experience and nursing satisfaction.
Med-surg nurses need to be knowledgeable about factors that increase stroke risk, able to identify signs of stroke, proficient in assessing patients with new onset of stroke-like symptoms, informed about stroke mimics, and aware of the need for timely diagnosis and treatment.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/16/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Conferences Committee Disclosures: There are no disclosures to declare.
Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure: There are no disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or corporate sponsorship was received.
Accreditation Statement:
This session is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP 5387.
Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to discuss factors that increase a hospitalized patient's risk for stroke and list the steps for rapid stroke evaluation and determination of candidacy for thrombolytic or interventional therapy.
Review the findings of a research study to assess the knowledge and attitudes of registered nurses about LGBTQ people. In addition, a newly designed educational intervention on nurses’ knowledge and attitudes is discussed.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/16/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Conferences Committee Disclosures: There are no disclosures to declare.
Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure: There are no disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or corporate sponsorship was received.
Accreditation Statement:
This session is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP 5387.
Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to  understand the importance of incorporating LGBTQ education into nursing programs as well as creating organizational cultures that are inclusive and diverse.
Review the basics of writing for publication and identify appropriate resources to support the process.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/16/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Conferences Committee Disclosures: There are no disclosures to declare.
Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure: There are no disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or corporate sponsorship was received.
Accreditation Statement:
This session is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP 5387.
Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to be able to identify the steps needed to develop and submit a manuscript for publication.
Discuss ways in which nurses impact financial outcomes.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/16/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Conferences Committee Disclosures: There are no disclosures to declare.
Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure: There are no disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or corporate sponsorship was received.
Accreditation Statement:
This session is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP 5387.
Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will have a basic understanding of some common approaches to deploy in the current healthcare climate which may assist with positively impacting the healthcare organization from a financial standpoint.
Provide a clinical pathway that facilities can adopt to allow early identification of patients addicted to opioids. Appropriate and consistent treatment to minimize negative outcomes from opioid withdrawal are also discussed.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/16/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Conferences Committee Disclosures: There are no disclosures to declare.
Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure: There are no disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or corporate sponsorship was received.
Accreditation Statement:
This session is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP 5387.
Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to confidently utilize the Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale to determine severity of the withdrawal.
Delirium is not just a syndrome unique to the intensive care unit but follows patients across the continuum of care. This session lays the foundation for understanding and intervening to improve patient outcomes for patients on med-surg units.
This session will not be included in the Online Library.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/16/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Conferences Committee Disclosures: There are no disclosures to declare.
Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure: There are no disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or corporate sponsorship was received.
Accreditation Statement:
This session is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP 5387.
Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to identify the presence of delirium in their patients.
The medical-surgical nurse can improve patient outcomes by recognizing typical physiologic changes for common problems among adult and geriatric trauma patients. Concepts involving analysis of care provided throughout the trauma cycle are reviewed. These include resuscitation, common injury patterns, assessment and recognition of complications, evidence-based interventions, and injury prevention.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/16/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Conferences Committee Disclosures: There are no disclosures to declare.
Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure: There are no disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or corporate sponsorship was received.
Accreditation Statement:
This session is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP 5387.
Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to expand their knowledge base to recognize common complications and interventions for the adult and geriatric-injured patient.
This session walks the participant through the history of IV push medication preparation and administration, discusses the relevant research findings on IV push medication preparation and administration, and highlights the barriers to safer care to help nurses confidently and safely give IV push medications in the acute care setting.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/16/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Conferences Committee Disclosures: There are no disclosures to declare.
Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure: Maureen Burger discloses that she has received consulting fees as a member of Visante, Inc., Fresenius Kabi, and Becton Dickinson.
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or corporate sponsorship was received.
Accreditation Statement:
This session is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP 5387.
Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to understand the current state of IV push medication preparation and administration as compared to the current evidence-based practices that promote patient safety and adoption of innovation.
NOTE:Â The speaker for "Multimodal Pain Management: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic at the Bedside"Â unexpectedly could not make it.
Provide a clinical pathway that facilities can adopt to allow early identification of patients addicted to opioids. Appropriate and consistent treatment to minimize negative outcomes from opioid withdrawal are also discussed.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/16/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Conferences Committee Disclosures:Â There are no disclosures to declare.
Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:Â There are no disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or corporate sponsorship was received.Â
Accreditation Statement:
This session is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP 5387.
Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to confidently utilize the Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale to determine severity of the withdrawal.
Understand the difference between what occurs as part of the normal aging process and dementia.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/16/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Conferences Committee Disclosures: There are no disclosures to declare.
Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure: There are no disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or corporate sponsorship was received.
Accreditation Statement:
This session is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP 5387.
Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to determine normal aging cognitive impairment from dementia.
Identify the attributes, antecedents, and consequences of moral distress and discuss potential solutions to resolve moral distress in individual practice settings.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/16/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Conferences Committee Disclosures: There are no disclosures to declare.
Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure: There are no disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or corporate sponsorship was received.
Accreditation Statement:
This session is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP 5387.
Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to identify the antecedents to moral distress in nursing practice and collaborate with other participants to utilize the ANA Framework to Alleviate Moral Distress to plan two SMART goals for professional implementation.