Session Summary
Regional anesthesia is a rapidly expanding treatment modality for acute pain management. Regional anesthesia provides analgesia in a targeted region and includes peripheral nerve blocks and epidural and spinal anesthesia. Regional anesthesia is associated with a reduction in opiate use and improved patient outcomes: early mobility and reduced morbidity. This session describes regional anesthesia techniques, patient selection, risk/benefits, pharmacokinetics of local anesthetics, side effect burden, potential complications and adverse drug events. Pharmacology content = 75%
Objectives
- Identify the clinical presentation of an epidural hematoma.
- Describe the clinical presentation of local anesthetic systemic toxicity.
- Explain the steps of lipid rescue in the treatment of local anesthetic system toxicity.
Topics
Pain Management, Medication Management
Population
Adult
Role
Staff
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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.
Refund Policy
Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.