Journal Club – Factors Affecting Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Surgical Patients

Journal Club is designed to give participants experience with appraising current literature and identifying best practice based on research.

Target Audience

This course is open to anyone interested in the topic.

Learning Objectives

  • Critique the journal article by identifying the purpose, design, limitations, and results
  • Identify risk factors and possible adverse outcomes associated with postoperative nausea and vomiting
  • Describe causes of postoperative nausea and vomiting in ambulatory surgery patients
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
09/01/2020
Course expires: 
09/01/2022

Denise Krall, BSN, RN, CCRN, CEN
Senior Professional Staff Nurse II
UPMC St. Margaret

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.

This activity is approved for the following credit: ANCC.  Other healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1 contact hour.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
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