Fever: Evidence Based Practice

Contact Hour(s): 

1.5 Contact Hours

Author:

Krystle Maynard, DNP, RN, SANE-A

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 Anesthetist (CRNA), 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, Respiratory Therapist (RT)

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# 12537. This distant learning-independent activity is offered at 0.15 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: CE26-128091; 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 temperature regulation, the definition of fever, pathophysiology of fever, and evidence-based methods of fever reduction.  This course will also compare the strategies for fever between neonate and older adults.

Outcomes:

≥ 92% of participants will know the current evidence-based information and treatment related to fever.

Objectives:

After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to:

1. Describe the mechanisms of temperature regulation in the human body.
2. Analyze the pathophysiology of fever initiation.
3. Evaluate the limitations and benefits of various body temperature measurement methods.
4. Identify evidence-based methods of fever reduction.
5. Compare evaluation and treatment strategies for fever between neonates and older adults.
6. Summarize common non-infection causes of infection.

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.