2021 North Carolina Renewal Bundle

Course Overview

Course Authors

• Jillian Hay-Roe, RN, BSN, RN-NIC, LNC 
• Sarah Schulze, MSN, APRN 
• Caitlin Goodwin, MSN, CNM
• Renee Warmbrodt, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC
• Morgan Curry, RN, BSN
• Meghan Jenkins, MSN, APRN 
• Marcie Le, MSN, RN, CRNA
• Hollie Dubroc, RN, BSN 
• Chelsea McCracken, MSN, AGACNP-BC

Course Outline

1. The State of the Nursing Profession
2. Nursing Documentation 101
3. Flu Treatment, Symptoms, and Red Flags
4. Measles
5. Childhood Asthma Treatment and Prevention
6. Nursing Interventions for Sepsis: Fluid Management
7. One Hour Sepsis Bundle
8. Chest Tubes Nursing Care
9. Drains: Everything You Need to Know
10. Transaortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Nursing Care
11. Liver Transplant Nursing Care
12. Effective Communication in Nursing
13. Alzheimer’s Nursing Care
14. References

Accreditation Statement

Nursing CE Central is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This course will require the average learner 1,500 minutes to complete and awards 30 contact hours of nursing continuing education.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, the learner will be able to:

1. List and discuss three issues faced by modern day nurses.
2. List three best practices and three practices to avoid for proper nursing documentation.
3. Identify the signs and symptoms of seasonal influenza infection, including red flags which indicate serious infections.
4. Understand the importance of patient education and proper vaccination in the prevention of spread of the measles virus.
5. Identify the basics of diagnosis and treatment of asthma in children.
6. Identify the importance of fluid resuscitation in sepsis and list three measurements or end-goals that may be utilized to guide fluid resuscitation.
7. List four strategies that can be utilized to increase adherence to the one hour treatment window for sepsis patients.
8. Identify the proper care and monitoring required for patients with chest tubes, including basic troubleshooting for chest tubes.

Target Audience

• Registered Nurses (RN)
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)
• Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN/LVN)

Requirement for Completion

1. Enrollment in the course by the learner
2. Read and learn all course materials
3. Complete the course evaluation
4. Attest and testify learning of the course materials

Accreditations + Approvals

Conflict of Interest Statement

Nursing CE Central nor any of the authors, planners, content experts or any contributors have a commercial interest nor were influenced by commercial interests in the creation of this course, financially or otherwise.