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

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.