Surviving and Thriving Post COVID-19: My Journey with Long COVID

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

This session focuses on the impact of living with long COVID symptoms. Evidence-based practices for both medical and alternative therapies for health and healing are reviewed. This session also highlights the role of the RN as an advocate for finding complimentary therapies when no additional medical treatments are offered.

Objectives

Describe long COVID symptoms and the role of patient self-advocacy in directing the plan of care.
Identify alternative therapies along with modern medicine treatments being used for long COVID symptom management.
Discuss therapies and treatments which can be utilized to improve quality of life for long COVID patients.

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, 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.