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Activity Steps

1 Take Test 2Certificate

Purpose of Activity

To provide registered professional nurses with information to increase their knowledge about current issues affecting emergency nursing practice.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Identify issues related to blood culture (BC) contamination and sampling techniques for BC sample acquisition.
  2. Evaluate results from a quality improvement (QI) study assessing the effect of using initial specimen diversion (ISD) devices to decrease the BC contamination rate (BCCR) in a veterans' health care system.

Disclosures

The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Price: $15.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 2.0 CH
  • DC - BON 2.0 CH
  • FL - BON 2.0 CH
  • GA - BON 2.0 CH

Lippincott Professional Development is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Professional Development is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Nursing, and Georgia Board of Nursing, #50-1223.







Planner
Test Code: JEN0321PI
Published: Mar/Apr 2021
Expires: 3/7/2025
Required Passing Score: 7/10 (70%)
Authors:
Categories: Emergency Care , Practice Improvement
Specialties: Emergency
Topics: Blood Culture , Contamination