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Neuroscience nursing is a specialty field. Equipping the neuroscience nurse with enhanced knowledge of the central nervous system contributes to frontline nursing staff delivering the highest level of expert nursing care. Given the number of new nurses entering the workforce and constant updates in clinical practice, this educational activity will provide nurses with the knowledge to further promote safe patient care.
Target Audience
Nurse
Learning Objectives
Identify the indications for superior temporal artery-middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) bypasses.
Describe nursing care for patients undergoing STA-MCA bypasses.
Explore prehospital systems of care specific to the stroke and trauma populations.
Describe the prevalence of stroke in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Identify key neuroscience nursing care interventions to improve patient care and outcomes.
Describe central nervous system anatomy and physiology.
Explore abnormal findings within the central nervous system manifested by common disease pathologies including traumatic brain injury, stroke, and spinal cord injury.
Additional Information
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Neuroscience nursing is a specialty field. Equipping the neuroscience nurse with enhanced knowledge of the central nervous system contributes to frontline nursing staff delivering the highest level of expert nursing care. Given the number of new nurses entering the workforce and constant updates in clinical practice, this educational activity will provide nurses with the knowledge to further promote safe patient care.
Sarah Ortenzo, RN
Michael Lang, MD
Christian Martin-Gill, MD
Kim Klamut, RN
Priya Nidamanuri, MD
Vanessa Dwairi, MD
Clayton Wiley, MD
Kate Spiering, RN
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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 healthcare team.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 4.75 contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 4.75 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 4.75 Attendance