Both tube dislodgement and medical device-related pressure injuries can lead to significant morbidity and mortality for the patient and potential legal and financial risks for healthcare organizations. This learning activity will outline the incidence, complications, and costs of unplanned extubation and medical device-related pressure injuries.

This continuing education activity will describe observable symptoms of burnout, contributing factors, and opportunities to enhance resilience and prevent burnout. In addition, myths, facts, and recent events related to clinician burnout, will be explored.

Instances of accidental burns have been documented. Moreover, reports of burns resulting from prolonged exposure to traditional surgical lighting, particularly before the adoption of light emitting diode (LED) technology. This educational activity will identify patient risks associated with surgical lights and strategies for enhancing patient safety.

The increased need to navigate to areas impossible to locate through touch, and an increased focus on oncoplastic approaches, have led to the development of several wire-free localization techniques that alleviate some of the evidence-based disadvantages of wire-guided localization. This program aims to educate a broader audience on the latest localization techniques for breast conservation surgery with a specific focus on Radar Localization.

This CE activity will outline best practices for safe and effective inspection, processing and handling of rigid oral endoscopes, the Medical Device Manufacturers (MDM) instructions for use and guideline recommendations to ensure the instruments are patient ready.

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total joint arthroplasty is a significant complication, and diagnosis and treatment are challenging, which makes prevention the most compelling strategy. This program defines PJI and explains its incidence, pathogenesis, risk factors, clinical consequences, and financial costs. The implications of biofilm formation for the diagnosis and treatment of PJI are discussed. Preoperative, perioperative, intraoperative, and postoperative preventive strategies are described in detail, focusing on the benefits of irrigation with high-osmolarity surfactant solutions.

Cholecystektomia laparoskopowa (LC) jest metodą leczenia pierwszego rzutu w przypadku kamieni żółciowych i innych chorób pęcherzyka żółciowego. Chociaż stała się bardzo powszechnie wykonywanym zabiegiem, często przeprowadzanym w warunkach ambulatoryjnych, nadal wiąże się z ryzykiem dla pacjenta. Wszyscy członkowie zespołu operacyjnego, w tym pielęgniarki, instrumentariusze i technicy sterylizacji, odgrywają kluczową rolę w zapewnianiu bezpieczeństwa i skuteczności zabiegu. W niniejszym materiale szkoleniowym zostaną omówione zapadalność i chorobowość objawowej kamicy żółciowej, najważniejsze uznane techniki chirurgiczne zapewniające bezpieczne usunięcie pęcherzyka żółciowego, a także kluczowe aspekty dotyczące bezpieczeństwa oraz działania z zakresu obróbki narzędzi laparoskopowych i chirurgicznych – takich jak klipsy do zaciskania przewodu pęcherzykowego – dzięki którym pacjenci mogą uniknąć powikłań po LC i uzyskać optymalny wynik zabiegu.

Key characteristics of successful Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) nurses are those nurses that are knowledgeable, confident, efficient, organized and dedicated experts in PD therapy. This education activity offers a comprehensive approach for nurses who want to embark on a PD learning journey. Find out what PD is and how it works, including strategies to develop a structured PD patient training program, based on the International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD) syllabus.

As Chief Diversity and Community Health Equity Officer for UI Health of Chicago, Rani Morrison gives valuable insight into the intricate connection between health equity and patient outcomes. By expanding on this relationship, you'll gain insight into how factors such as social determinants of health, socioeconomic status, cultural competence, and healthcare system disparities impact patient well-being.

According to governing and recommending entities, frequent monitoring and timely feedback provides the best information to help drive and improve outcomes. Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of various compliance monitoring methods, and implementing the most compatible method, can assist organizations with acquiring sustained improvement.

This continuing education reviews common surgical positioning injuries, high-risk surgical positions, and how team collaboration and communication can help prevent patient harm. Strategies, techniques, and evidence-based guidelines for steep deep Trendelenburg, prone, beach chair, and lateral positions are covered.

Ultrasound probes are used in nearly all departments in clinical settings including point of care situations such as the bedside and remote clinics. This continuing education covers best practices to prevent the transmission of infection.

Será descrita uma visão geral dos tipos de dreno torácico, indicações para uso eficaz e principais fatores de gerenciamento. O uso seguro e eficaz de sistemas de drenagem torácica será discutido para que os profissionais de enfermagem possam fornecer cuidados de alta qualidade aos seus pacientes para a obtenção dos melhores resultados.

This continuing education activity provides a review of the key considerations for the appropriate selection and use of surgical gowns as an infection prevention measure for both patients and the surgical team. Standards and guidelines pertaining to the selection and use of surgical gowns published by various federal agencies and professional organizations are covered.

La colecistectomía laparoscópica (CL) es el tratamiento de referencia para los cálculos biliares y otras enfermedades de la vesícula biliar. Si bien la CL se ha convertido en un procedimiento muy común, a menudo realizado en entornos ambulatorios, todavía presenta riesgos para el paciente. Cada miembro del equipo perioperatorio, incluidos enfermeras tituladas, técnicos de quirófano y técnicos en esterilización, desempeña un papel fundamental en la optimización de la seguridad y eficacia de la CL. Este curso de formación analizará la incidencia y prevalencia de los cálculos biliares sintomáticos, las técnicas quirúrgicas clave establecidas para garantizar la extirpación segura de la vesícula biliar y los aspectos y actividades de seguridad fundamentales para el reprocesamiento del instrumental laparoscópico y de los suministros quirúrgicos (como los clips aplicados en el conducto cístico) que ayuden a cada paciente de CL a evitar complicaciones y lograr un resultado posoperatorio óptimo.

In this educational activity, the role of common AF risk factors and biomarkers prediction of incident AF will be summarized. Current treatment options based on the latest clinical evidence for the management of AF will be discussed, including patient identification, indications for use and risks. Finally, recommendations from leading clinical guidelines will be reviewed.

This activity-based program reinforces knowledge of key concepts to help patients stay on PD therapy.

Learn about updated guidance for the prevention of the transmission of CRE (arbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae) and related superbugs during gastrointestinal endoscopy and new standards of practice regarding infection prevention and control in the GI endoscopic setting.

Electrosurgery may be hazardous, so it is important that clinicians understand how electricity behaves and relates to electrosurgical function and applications can contribute to its safe use. Knowledge of the intraoperative and postoperative medical and nursing considerations and interventions can impact positive patient outcomes.

Gloves are a common medical device used as barrier protection in the medical field. This continuing education discusses how latex surgical gloves are being replaced with synthetic alternatives to create latex-safe environments.