Medication Transitions of Care in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Patients

Activity Summary

Although the benefits of improved transitions of care regarding medications are widely known, implementation is variable among inpatient settings and populations and requires an inter-professional effort. This article reviews the body of published research on challenges with medication history taking and reconciliation for inpatients requiring treatment of traumatic injuries or surgical intervention.

Objectives

Describe current literature addressing medication transitions of care in surgical patients.
Identify two challenges to medication reconciliations and gaps in literature at each care transition.
Discuss two best practices for a multidisciplinary effort to improve medication transitions

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Criteria for Awarding Contact Hours

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

Accreditation

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.
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The Nurse Planner has determined that no individuals with the ability to control content of this activity have relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

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

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