Fact or Fiction: Deciphering Publicly Reported Scientific Data to Become Better Evidence Consumers

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Increasingly, healthcare professionals and patients consume scientific findings reported in the news and on social media. However, findings are often misrepresented, misinterpreted or difficult to decipher, leading to confusion about the validity and accuracy of what’s being reported. This session provides a foundational overview of common inaccuracies in publicly reported data, providing tips to interpret this information in the context of acute and critical care nursing.

Objectives

Identify ways in which scientific data are reported publicly, and explain how data can be misinterpreted and misrepresented.
Appraise publicly reported scientific information in order to become better consumers of evidence for yourself and your patients.
Apply learnings to real-world scenarios in acute and critical care nursing.

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 {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

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.