Course Summary
Contact Hour(s):
2 Contact Hours
Author:
Celeste Barefield (MSN, APRN, FNP-BC)
This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Athletic Trainer (AT/AL), Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Midwife (MW), Nursing Student, Occupational Therapist (OT), Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA), Physical Therapist (PT), Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Nurse Practitioner
Accreditations:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers (BOC)
CEUFast, Inc. is an AOTA Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 9758. This distant learning-independent activity is offered at 0.2 CEUs Intermediate, Categories: Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
State Approvals:
Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Florida Physical Therapy Association Approval: CE26-1175500; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353; Nevada Board of Physical Therapy; New York State Education Department’s State Board for Physical Therapy
Course Description:
This course discusses the disease processes of UTIs, including testing methods and current data on antibiotic stewardship. This course also discusses at-risk populations. The different types of UTIs and their prevalence are briefly mentioned.
Outcomes:
≥ 92% of participants will know the seriousness of the disease’s processes, etiology, and how to implement patient care.
Objectives:
Following the completion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:
- Differentiate between the types and locations of urinary tract infections (UTIs).
- Discriminate between uncomplicated and complicated UTIs.
- Outline manifestations of a UTI in at-risk populations.
- Demonstrate knowledge of ways to prevent UTIs.
- Describe testing methods for a UTI.
- Recall the most common uropathogenic species.
- Assimilate and support the concepts of antimicrobial stewardship into practice.
Disclosures:
CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.