Prevention of perioperative injuries

ON THIS PAGE: Objectives Intended audience Disclosures Non endorsement statement Accreditation

Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participant should be able to:

Describe the incidence and consequences of surgical site injuries and pressure injuries.
Understand and implement the interventions that reduce the risk and incidence of surgical site infections throughout the perioperative period.
Recognize the risk factors and contributing factors associated with the development of surgical site infections and pressure injuries.
Describe the interventions related to patient positioning and transfer that decrease the risk of pressure injury development.

Intended audience

This activity is designed for nurses and other extended healthcare providers who are at the forefront of assessing and caring for patients.

Disclosures

Ciné-Med adheres to accreditation requirements regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of the planning committee and faculty's commercial relationships will be made known at the activity. Speakers are required to openly disclose any limitations of data and/or any discussion of any off-label, experimental, or investigational uses of drugs or devices in their presentations.

All Ciné-Med employees and subject matter experts in control of content have indicated that they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Susan Thibeault, MS, CRNA, CLNC, CCRN, CFRN, EMT-P
Nurse Development Specialist
Disclosure: No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Non Endorsement Statement

Ciné-Med verifies that sound education principles have been demonstrated in the development of this educational offering as evidenced by the review of its objectives, teaching plan, faculty, and activity evaluation process. Ciné-Med does not endorse or support the actual opinions or material content as presented by the speaker(s) and/or sponsoring organization.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Ciné-Med Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.

Take the course and obtain CE credits

This activity provides 1 contact hour for nurses.

All other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Participation.

Release: March 17, 2017
Expiration: November 30, 2020

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^{This activity is designed to address the following core and team competencies: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Employ Evidenced-based Practice, and Roles & Responsibilities.}

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