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ForwardBariatric Education Day - September 12, 2024
The bariatric surgical population require unique post-operative care and considerations related to mobility, diet, pain control, and complications.
As an accredited Bariatric Surgery program, it is important for nursing staff to receive education specific to bariatric surgery to provide safe and quality care this patient population. With the onboarding of many new staff, they need to have education on the types of bariatric surgeries, post-operative care and dietary education.
Target Audience
Registered Nurse
LPN/LVN
CNA
Learning Objectives
The learner will be able to name one change you plan to implement in your practice after attending this class.
The learner will be able to name one dietary restriction following bariatric surgery.
The learner will be able to name one post-operative intervention you can implement to prevent gas or reduce pain.
The learner will be able to identify topics you would like to see in the future.
Additional Information
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The bariatric surgical population require unique post-operative care and considerations related to mobility, diet, pain control, and complications.
As an accredited Bariatric Surgery program, it is important for nursing staff to receive education specific to bariatric surgery to provide safe and quality care this patient population. With the onboarding of many new staff, they need to have education on the types of bariatric surgeries, post-operative care and dietary education.
Katie Wroczynski
Babette Rudick
Gabrielle Nichinski
Allison Honer
Jennie Cheeley
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 3.75 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
- 3.75 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 3.75 Attendance