{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} A Prone Positioning Protocol for Awake, Nonintubated Patients with COVID-19

Activity Steps

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Identify the steps in designing the prone positioning protocol for patients with COVID-19 on medical-surgical units.
  2. Select the nursing actions necessary for adhering to the prone positioning protocol.
  3. Choose the results of the evaluation of the prone positioning protocol that are useful for clinicians considering a similar protocol.

Learning Outcomes

Nurses will demonstrate competency in understanding how an interdisciplinary team of clinicians developed a prone positioning protocol for use with awake, nonintubated, oxygen-dependent patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 on medical-surgical units by achieving a minimum score of 70% on the posttest.
Price: $24.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 2.5 CH
  • DC - BON 2.5 CH
  • FL - BON 2.5 CH
  • GA - BON 2.5 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.







Test Code: AJN1021B
Published: October 2021
Expires: 9/6/2024
Required Passing Score: 8/10 (80%)
Authors: Bridgid Joseph, DNP, RN, CCN; Lynn G. Mackinson, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC; Lauge Sokol-Hessner, MD; Anica C. Law, MD; Susan DeSanto-Madeya, PhD, RN, CNS, FAAN