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Overview
Overview
Acinetobacter baumannii is a common pathogen isolated in U.S. hospitals that is responsible for about 2% of hospital-acquired infections and as many as 7% of hospital-associated pneumonias. A. baumannii is a gram-negative, nonspore-forming, nonmotile, aerobic coccobacilli bacteria often found in healthcare environments. Acinetobacter is notable due to its ability to become resistant to antibiotics, and in fact, nearly two-thirds of Acinetobacter infections are caused by resistant strains. It is one of the hospital-acquired pathogens whose antibiotic resistance cannot be blamed on the community use of antibiotics or on the use of antibiotics in animals — it rests primarily on failures of hospital hygiene and the overuse of antibiotics in hospitals. 
Goals and Outcomes
Goals and Learning Outcomes
The goal of this continuing education program is to inform nurses about Acinetobacter baumannii, a potentially untreatable hospital-acquired pathogen that is becoming more common. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:
  • List the two main features that make A. baumannii a dangerous pathogen
  • Identify the risk factors for infections with A. baumannii
  • Determine the steps needed to control A. baumannii transmission in hospitals
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Course Details

Course Originally Released on : 4/18/2011

CE624

Course Author

Beth R. Wallace

MPH, CIC

Connie C. Chettle

MS, MPH, RN

Accreditations
Accreditations

NURSES
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.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791

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Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.

CEBroker
Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Examiners For Registered Professional Nurses
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.