Fever Management and Sepsis: Discovering the Evidence to Guide Nursing Practice

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Temperature monitoring and fever management are in nursing’s practice domain. This intermediate session engages participants in reviewing nursing traditions and current evidence related to fever management including: 1) accuracy of body temperature measurement methods, 2) the impact of fever suppression during infection/sepsis on patient outcomes and 3) recent research findings which support trials of permissive fever during infection/sepsis.

Objectives

Identify the three most accurate and reliable methods of measuring body temperature in adult and pediatric patients.
Describe the risks and benefits of fever suppression with antipyretic medications and physical cooling for ICU patients.
List the indications from research findings for considering permissive fever for patients with infection/sepsis.

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.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

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 Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.