Perioperative Nursing Conference 2022

September 24, 2022

CHP is starting to provide more types of surgeries to patients that many nurses have not previously cared for, impacting the nursing care and requiring more education to nurses based on new surgery types or updates to current practices. This course will review mangled extremities and stages of anesthesia.

Target Audience

RN

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the conference the learner will be able to

List implications of interventions required for patients with mangled extremities including but not limited to pressure injury prevention, neurovascular checks and pain control.

List differences between general anesthesia and sedation including stages of anesthesia

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
09/24/2022
Course expires: 
10/08/2022
Event starts: 
09/24/2022 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
09/24/2022 - 12:00pm EDT
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UPMC: Childrens's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

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 2 contact hour.

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

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