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Overview
Overview
Many common medications, including salicylates, quinines, and the aminoglycoside antibiotics can cause ototoxicity or ear poisoning. The onset of toxicity is not as dramatic as anaphylactic shock nor is it visible like a vibrant red rash. But the impact of this quiet damage on patients’ well-being is no less profound. It can produce anything from mild hearing loss to profound bilateral deafness. Ototoxicity can cause balance problems severe enough to prevent employment. This course will help the reader understand ototoxicity, its causes, and appropriate nursing and medical care. Topics include anatomy and physiology, ototoxic substances, signs and symptoms of ototoxicity, risk factors, assessment, and nursing interventions.
Goals and Outcomes
Goals and Learning Outcomes
The goal of this continuing education program is to increase the healthcare professional’s knowledge about the causes and treatment of ototoxicity and to educate them to recognize and prevent ototoxicity in patients. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:
  • Describe the structure and function of the inner ear.Identify common ototoxic substances.
  • Identify signs and symptoms of ototoxicity.Discuss the risk factors of ototoxicity.
  • Explain ototoxicity assessment skills.
  • Explain nursing interventions for the prevention of ototoxicity and the care of ototoxic patients.
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Course Author

Dana Bartlett

RN, MSN, MA, CSPI

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.

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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.