High Levels of Surveillance: Caring for Immunosuppressed Adult Patients in the ICU

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Large numbers of severely immunosuppressed patients are presenting to ER and acute care settings with signs of infection. The challenge is to sift through the wide range of potential opportunistic infections that pose a great threat to their survival. This advanced session reviews the process for detection, containment and management of infections in the seriously ill immunosuppressed population in our critical care units.

Objectives

Describe reasons for abnormal host defense mechanisms in adults in response to infection.
Discuss special considerations for detection, diagnosis and containment of opportunistic infections in adults.
Identify challenges associated with management of infection in immunosuppressed adult patients in critical care.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must attend/view/read the entire activity and complete the associated evaluation to be awarded the contact hours or CERP. No partial credit will be awarded.

Disclosure

This activity has been reviewed by the Nurse Planner. It has been determined that the material presented here shows no bias. No conflicts of interest have been identified for any individual with the ability to influence the content of this activity. Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN or ANCC approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC's) Commission on Accreditation, ANCC Provider Number 0012. AACN has been approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the California State Board of Nursing (CBRN), California Provider number CEP 1036. This activity is approved for 0.00 contact hours.

AACN programming meets the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education contact hours for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting CE to fulfill continuing education requirements.

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Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.