Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 13791
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
Relias, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
DC-RN -- District of Columbia Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CE Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 1.20 contact hours for participating in this course.
Florida Board of Nursing CE Provider #: 50-290
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Georgia Board of Nursing CE Provider #: 50-290
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
This program was approved by the South Carolina Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education Program (CE provider #50-290) CE Broker Course # 20-[Custom_Code]
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Anatomy and Physiology
Anatomy of the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
Arteries of the Intestines
Veins of the Intestines
Review
Summary
Section 3: Bowel Ischemia and Infarction
Bowel Ischemia
Risk Factors for Bowel Ischemia
Symptoms of Bowel Ischemia
Management of Bowel Ischemia
Progression of Acute Bowel Ischemia
Signs and Symptoms of Bowel Infarction
Diagnostic Findings
Management of Bowel Infarction
Intra-Abdominal Pressure Monitoring
Nursing Interventions Following Surgical Management of Bowel Infarction
Signs and Symptoms of Septic Shock and End-Organ Failure
Patient Education
Review
Summary
Section 4: Bowel Perforations
Contributing Factors to Bowel Perforations
Medications and Bowel Perforation
Iatrogenic Bowel Perforation
Colon and Rectal Perforations
Colon Perforations Following Colonoscopy
Signs and Symptoms of Bowel Perforation
Management of Bowel Perforation
Nursing Interventions
Patient Education
Review
Summary
Section 5: Bowel Obstructions
Contributing Factors to Bowel Obstructions
Signs and Symptoms of Bowel Obstruction
Management of Bowel Obstructions
Diagnostic Findings
Review
Summary
Section 6: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
What is Inflammatory Bowel Disease?
Symptoms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Crohn’s Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Patient Education
Review
Summary
Section 7: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
References
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Rebecca Smallwood, MBA, RN, has extensive experience across a wide spectrum of healthcare settings including: rural and urban acute care hospitals, public health, ambulatory surgery, higher education, and commercial healthcare learning organizations. Her roles have included: medical/surgical, ED, and OR staff and charge nurse; Director of School Health Services/school nurse; Public Health Epidemiology and Bioterrorism Preparedness Specialist; Infection control practitioner; Quality Management Specialist; Organizational Development Specialist; and Educator. Prior to joining Relias as a SME writer, she provided healthcare learning and development consultation to Swank Healthcare and was the Director of Education Services for Health.edu, a division of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Rebecca earned a diploma in nursing from Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Lubbock, Texas and an MBA from Wayland Baptist University. Disclosure: Rebecca Smallwood, MBA, RN has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.