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Overview
Overview
Each year, about 3 to 5 million people in the United States have cerebral aneurysms, most producing no symptoms, but about 0.5% to 3% of those people will experience aneurysmal rupture. Bleeding occurs when the aneurysm ruptures and blood leaks into the subarachnoid space (a space between the arachnoid membrane and pia mater that contains cerebrospinal fluid). This event, a subarachnoid hemorrhage, is associated with a 30% to 40% mortality rate. Those who are treated and survive have a 20% to 35% chance of experiencing moderate to severe brain damage. Caring for a patient with a ruptured cerebral aneurysm requires diligence. Life-threatening complications can occur at any point during the patient’s illness. Sharp assessment skills and quick response can make the difference. The American Stroke Association strongly encourages healthcare professionals to suspect a subarachnoid hemorrhage when patients present with an acute onset of a severe headache.
Goals and Outcomes
Goals and Learning Outcomes
The goal of this continuing education program is to educate nurses about the incidence, etiology, signs and symptoms, complications, treatment, and nursing care associated with cerebral aneurysm. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:
  • List three risk factors associated with the formation of a cerebral aneurysm
  • Identify four signs or symptoms of subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by a ruptured cerebral aneurysm
  • Describe two treatment options for patients with a cerebral aneurysm
Details
Course Details

Course Originally Released on : 6/1/2009

CE558

Course Author

Anna Ver Hage

MSN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, CNRN

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.