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Overview
Bleeding in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract happens for a variety of reasons. It may be occult or obvious and can occur anywhere between the throat and the rectum. It can be difficult to detect until a patient has lost a significant amount of blood. A useful way to differentiate the various etiologies of GI bleeding is to separate the causes that originate in the upper GI tract from those that originate in the lower GI tract. To ensure patients receive appropriate and life-saving care, nurses must understand not only the causes but also the warning signs and possible consequences of GI bleeding. This course describes how to recognize and manage the most common causes of upper and lower GI bleeding.
Goals and Learning Outcomes
- Name at least 9 common causes of GI bleeding.
- Discuss at least 6 diagnostic methods for evaluating a GI bleed.
- Describe at least 3 ways in which nurses can provide tertiary prevention to patients with GI bleeding.
Course Details
Course Originally Released on : 1/24/2011
CE612
Course Author
MA, RN, CGRN, CNOR
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
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.