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Overview
Overview
This course provides an overview on pulmonary emboli, including the causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
Goals and Outcomes
Goals and Learning Outcomes
Any occlusion in the pulmonary vasculature, known as a pulmonary embolus (PE), will reduce the amount of oxygen uptake in the blood, negatively affecting systemic tissue oxygenation. Numerous elements may become lodged in the blood vessels of the lungs, causing PE. The most common is a blood clot. One of the major causes of pulmonary embolism is blood clots arising from the legs: deep vein thrombosis. Virchow’s triad is one method of estimating the risk for developing a DVT. This course provides an overview on PE, including the causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention. Healthcare professionals of various disciplines must be able to recognize patients with risks for PE, help with prophylaxis, and spot signs and symptoms so early interventions can be initiated.

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  • List at least four risk factors for pulmonary emboli.
  • Identify at least three common symptoms of a pulmonary embolism.
  • Describe interventions to initiate after recognizing a potential pulmonary embolism.
  • List four risk factors for pulmonary emboli
  • Identify three common symptoms of a pulmonary embolism
  • Describe interventions to initiate after recognizing a potential pulmonary embolism

Course Termination Date: 02/08/22

Content Expiration Date: 09/19/22

Course Originally Released On: 05/01/19
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Course Details

Course Originally Released on : 5/1/2019

REL-ACU-0-CE606

Course Author

Jeff Solheim

MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, CFRN, FAEN, FAAN

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.

Please note: The Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board has designated this educational activity to receive 1.0 contact hour in Category A and 0 contact hours in Category B toward recertification.