Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: The A-F Bundle Beyond the ICU

Session Summary

In spite of a decade-long history of recognition, post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) continues to plague critical illness survivors today. The bedside nurse plays a key role in the care of patients in the critical care unit and the post-ICU acute care unit. The bedside nurse must be knowledgeable of PICS and the A-F Bundle, ensuring the implementation of the bundle beyond the walls of the ICU. This session provides the critical care and acute care nurse with the tools to improve the post-ICU patient's care and stimulate practice changes.

Objectives

Describe post-intensive care syndrome and the ICU survivor.
Discuss the importance of components of the A-F bundle in post-ICU acute care.
Identify essential nursing practices for post-ICU acute care.

Topics Delirium

Population Adult

Role Staff

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Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.00 contact hours.

Disclosure

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.

Activities with pharmacology hours are to assist the APRN in fulfilling the pharmacotherapeutic education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Activities meet the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your own state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting your certificate of completion.

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Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.