Course Summary
Contact Hour(s):
2 Contact Hours, including 2 Advanced Pharmacology Hours
Author:
Kelly LaMonica, DNP(c), MSN, RNC-OB, EFM
This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), 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, Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Nurse Practitioner
Accreditations:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
State Approvals:
Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353
Course Description:
This course discusses neonatal infections, including maternal risk factors and common organisms responsible for infection. The course also reviews the presentation and signs and symptoms of various infections.
Outcomes:
≥ 92% of participants will know how to provide evidence-based care to neonates with an infection.
Objectives:
After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to:
- Identify maternal risk factors associated with neonatal infections.
- Summarize the common organisms responsible for neonatal infections.
- Differentiate between types of infections and clinical presentations seen in infants with sepsis.
- Describe the initial management of neonatal sepsis.
- Compare organisms that can cause congenital infections.
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.