Liver Transplant Nursing Care
Contact Hours: 3.5
What's included?
Course Overview
The first liver transplant was performed in 1967 by Dr. Thomas Starzl. Today, liver disease is the 12th most common cause of death. A liver transplant remains the last treatment option for patients with end-stage liver disease. In this course, we will discuss all things liver transplant. You will come away from this course with a better understanding of the process of transplantation and its long-term implications.
Course Outline
- Introduction
- Purpose Statement
- Stages of Liver Disease
- Causes of Liver Disease Necessitating Liver Transplant Nursing Care
- Case Study: Meet The Patient
- When Demand Exceeds Supply: How Do We Allocate Livers?
- Case Study: History of Present Illness
- Evaluation Process – Liver Transplant Nursing Care
- Case Study: The Workup
- Living Donor Liver Transplant: The Other Kind of Transplant
- Contraindications of Transplantation
- Liver Transplant Nursing Care Complications
- Case Study: The Post-Operative Period
- Post Transplant Management: Immunosuppression, Infection Prevention, and Long Term Outcomes
- Summary
Course Outcomes
After completing this course, the learner will be able to:
- Identify when liver transplantation is an appropriate treatment modality for end-stage liver disease.
- Discuss the process of transplant workup and evaluation.
- Understand the post-operative care required for liver transplant recipients.
Accreditations and Approvals
- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) (P0614)
- California Board of Registered Nursing (CEP 17418)
- Kentucky Board of Nursing (7-0090)
- Louisiana State Board of Nursing (58)
- Florida Board of Nursing (50-23983)
- Delaware Board of Nursing (DE-24-010127)
- Alabama Board of Nursing (#ABNP1577)
- Iowa Board of Nursing (#393)
- Kansas Board of Nursing (LT0340-0325)
Approved by the Board of Nursing in every state, you can complete your RN, LVN, and APRN CEUs with confidence.
Accreditation Statement
Nursing CE Central LLC is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
It will take the average learner 210 minutes to complete and awards 3.5 contact hours of continuing education.
Written For
- Registered Nurses (RN)
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)
- Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN/LVN)
Requirements for Completion
- Enrollment in the course by the learner
- Read and learn all course materials
- Complete the course evaluation
- Attest and testify learning of the course materials
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
Nursing CE Central nor any of the authors, planners, content experts, or any contributors have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
