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ForwardDiagnosis and Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury
This presentation will discuss the physical exam findings with location of spinal cord injury for all members of trauma nursing team. A case review discussing the medication used to manage an acute spinal cord injury in the critical care setting and then step down management. The most common complication of an acute spinal cord injury - autonomic dysreflexia will be presented and how the nurse needs to assess and intervene.
Target Audience
Nurses, Social workers and Case Managers
Learning Objectives
Classify physical exam findings with location of spinal cord injury.
Choose appropriate medication for hemodynamic support for a patient with spinal cord injury. I
dentify key signs of autonomic dysreflexia
Course summary
- 1.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.00 Attendance
Brady Bielewicz DNP,CRNP,CNS,RN,CCRN,TCRN,CHSE,CCAPP
Expert Advance Practice Provider UPMC Presbyterian
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.
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.00 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
- 1.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.00 Attendance