Course Summary
Contact Hour(s):
2 Contact Hours
Contact hours for LPNs in any state are earned by completing this course. This is part of a series of 24 contact hours of courses to prepare for LPN IV Certification in Florida. Florida certification participants must schedule a 6-hour live presentation and return demonstration to complete IV Certification. The live presentation is not provided by CEUFast.com.
Author:
Desiree Reinken, PhD, APRN, NP-C
Julia Tortorice, RN, MBA, MSN, EdD, NEA-BC
This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Registered Nurse
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 indications and recommendations for administering parenteral nutrition. The delivery of parenteral administration, including catheter types, is also discussed. The types of parenteral nutrition, including total nutrient admixture (TNA), peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN), and total parenteral nutrition (TPN), and their complications are covered.
Outcomes:
≥ 92% of participants will know how to administer parenteral nutrition properly.
Objectives:
After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to meet the following objectives:
- Identify indications for parenteral nutrition administration.
- Compare the various types of parenteral nutrition.
- Summarize the delivery and administration of parenteral nutrition.
- Monitor for complications of parenteral nutrition.
- Evaluate specific recommendations for nutritionally-at-risk patients.
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.