The refusal of blood is no longer solely a religious issue. For religious and secular reasons, many people of all faiths and persuasions are looking for alternatives to blood transfusion. Healthcare providers must assess and treat patients holistically, considering both physical and spiritual well-being. A few key practices universal to transfusion-free care are conservation, prompt treatment, minimally invasive procedure choices, and maximization of a patient’s blood supply. The goal of this program is to expand nurses’ ability to care for patients who refuse blood or blood products.
The goal of this course is to inform nurses and clinical laboratory professionals about common practices in transfusion-free medicine.
The refusal of blood is no longer solely a religious issue. For religious and secular reasons, many people of all faiths and persuasions are looking for alternatives to blood transfusion. Healthcare providers must assess and treat patients holistically, considering both physical and spiritual well-being. A few key practices universal to transfusion-free care are conservation, prompt treatment, minimally invasive procedure choices, and maximization of a patient’s blood supply. The goal of this program is to expand nurses’ ability to care for patients who refuse blood or blood products. The goal of this course is to inform nurses and clinical laboratory professionals about common practices in transfusion-free medicine.
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Relias LLC is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® Program.
Arkansas State Board Of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
District of Columbia Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Georgia Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Kentucky Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 0.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners - Clinical Laboratory Personnel (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Michigan Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Mississippi Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
New Mexico Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
North Dakota Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
South Carolina Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Tennessee Medical Laboratory Board (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Outline:
Section 2: Transfusion-Free Medicine
A Feared Therapy of Last Resort
Declining Transfusion Based on Faith
Reviewer: Leonard Levin, MS, MBA, RM(NRCM), M(ASCP)Monica Caicedo Orellana, MS, RN, OCN, is an SME writer for Relias with over 20 years of acute care experience in nursing. She has served in several leadership roles in the acute care setting, the medical-surgical division, and as a nurse educator. She has mentored nurses in renal and oncology specialties. She has been involved in various institutional committees and quality improvement projects. Monica is passionate about professional nursing standards and fostering an environment of continuous lifelong learning as an instrument to improve patient care.
Mr. Levin obtained his BS degree in Biochemistry from Albright College, MS degree in Microbiology & Immunology from Temple University, and MBA in Finance from LaSalle University. He worked in nine hospital clinical laboratories for 38 years, including seven years as a microbiology supervisor and 28 years as a laboratory administrative director. Additionally, he worked as an assistant editor for a biology reference publication and editor-in-chief of an AIDS newsletter. He is currently a freelance scientific writer and laboratory management consultant.
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