This course has been developed specifically for nurses who specialize in thoracic, interventional radiology, pulmonary, oncology, home health care and hospice care for the purpose of providing an overview of ascites and pleural effusions and a discussion of treatment strategies.
View this online accredited learning activity and earn 1.25 Contact Hours.*
Planning Committee Members: Rachel Behrendt, DNP, MSN, APN-C, AOCNS®, Senior Director of Staff Development and the Magnet Program, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA and Carol Rausch, RN, BSN, CCRC, Continuing Medical Education Grant Development Officer, Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, WI.
Instructor does have a relationship with CareFusion, a company that manufactures products used in treatment of subject matter discussed. Instructor receives commercial support from Mader Communications Group, Inc. in the form of honorarium for presenting and travel expenses. Instructor of their own volition may discuss unlabeled use of a commercial product. Off-label uses of chronic indwelling pleural catheters discussed include CHF and hepatic hydrothorax. The lack of FDA approval for this device is prominently discussed and is presented at the beginning of the presentation and in promotional materials.
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Wisconsin Nurses Association Continuing Education Approval Program Committee, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
*In order to receive contact hours, attendees must register for the activity by providing their name and address on the online registration page. The attendee must also view the entire video and complete an evaluation at the end of the activity. Certificates awarding the contact hours will be mailed to the address provided within 30 days of submission.
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