Finding Solid Footing After Sepsis

Session Summary

There are an estimated 1.4 million patients who survive sepsis each year in the United States. Survivors often face many physical, mental, and emotional challenges following their initial hospitalization. Learn firsthand from a sepsis survivor and bilateral below-knee amputee as she discusses her ICU stay, recovery and life after sepsis. Unique insights into the patient’s experience and strategies will be shared to better interact with patients and their family to improve survivorship.

Objectives

Describe the physical and mental issues many sepsis survivors can experience.
Summarize patient and family education tools and resources to use in acute care and recovery.

Topics Sepsis

Population Adult

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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, {{contactHoursCalc}} 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.