Product Code: ECCO4HpMIND
Caring for Patients with Hematological Disorders
Subscription Length - 6 months
Summary
The hematology modular course provides an in-depth overview of assessment, management, nursing priorities, interventions and evaluation for managing patients with a variety of hematologic and coagulation disorders. Topics include laboratory evaluation for hematologic and coagulation disorders, nursing priorities and treatment options for managing patients with thrombocytopenia, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), anemia, venous thromboembolism (VTE), drug-induced coagulopathies and reversal agents for anticoagulants. Nursing priorities are addressed for patients receiving blood product transfusions and assessing for transfusion complications, including pulmonary edema, transfusion reaction, transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) and transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO). Within each topic area, you will explore assessment tools and diagnostics, measures to intervene for alterations and tips to prevent complications.
Learning Objectives
- Interpret normal and abnormal hematologic and coagulation test results.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the care and interventions to correct the underlying causes for a patient experiencing thrombocytopenia and coagulopathy.
- Describe the care of a patient receiving a blood transfusion.
- Identify signs and symptoms of a transfusion reaction.
Derived From ECCO
The contents of this modular course are from “Essentials of Critical Care Orientation” (ECCO) 4.0’s PCU track.
Designed for nurses new to working in progressive or intensive care units, ECCO applies current, evidence-based practice to equip learners with the knowledge and confidence to provide safe patient care in the PCU. Featuring evidence-based learning, real-life patient scenarios and virtual simulations, ECCO (PCU) consists of 17 modules that offer up to 67.72 continuing education (CE) contact hours.
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Access for Multiple Learners
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Disclosures
CE hours are provided for this ECCO modular course.
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 Commission on Accreditation, Provider Number 0012. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is approved by the California State Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP1036, for up to 3.14 contact hours.
CE Expiration Date: July 1, 2026.
This product is nonrefundable.
