NTI Recorded Session NTI21243
Author(s): Brown Helen F
Contact Hours 2.12
CERP A 2.12
Expires May 31, 2026
Topics: Decision-making, Evidence-Based Practice
Population: Across-the-Lifespan
Role: APRN
Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes
Developing the differential diagnosis is challenging for the novice to expert advance practice nurses. The benefits and risk of specific diagnostic reasoning skill such as heuristics, pattern recognition, or algorithms in establishing a patient’s diagnosis will be explored. Case studies will be used to to challenge the participant to develop a differential diagnosis and implement a plan of care. As each case is concluded a cognitive analysis is performed to assess for cognitive errors.Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.
AccreditationAmerican 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
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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.
Refund PolicyContinuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.