Puerto Rico LPN Bundle

Course Overview

Course Authors

1. Joe Brandon BSN, RN, CRRN
2. Shane Slone DNP, AGACNP-BC
3. Edith Fomuso MSN, CCM, RN
4. Michael York MSN, RN
5. R.E. Hengsterman MSN, RN, MA
6. Abbie Schmitt MSN, RN
7. Charmaine Robinson MSN-Ed, BSN, RN
8. Tabo Mwikisa-Kelly DNP, MSN, RN, CNEcl
9. Cathleen Adams CNO, RN CENP
10. Madeira Fountaine MSN, RN, PHN

Course Outline

1. Bioethics in Nursing
2. Infection Control and Barriers
3. Hypertension Updates
4. GI Bleed: An Introduction
5. Constipation Management and Treatment
6. Spinal Cord Injury: Bowel and Bladder Management
7. Pressure Injury Prevention, Staging and Treatment
8. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Wound Vac)
9. Nutritional Interventions to Promote Wound Healing
10. Ostomy Management
11. Diabetes Management: Nursing Updates
12. Hospice Vs. Palliative Care: Whats the difference?
13. Navigating Difficult End of Life Conversations
14. Basic Ventilator Management

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 1,260 minutes to complete and awards 21 contact hours of continuing education.

Course Outcomes

After completing this course, the learner will rate a 4 out of 5 on the Likert Scale for their ability to:

1. Explain principles of bioethics and decision-making frameworks.
2. Understand sepsis and the core elements of sepsis treatment and recognition.
3. Identify potential cases of hypertension and screen individuals at risk, fostering interventions and mitigating adverse outcomes through prompt diagnosis. 
4. Understand the pathophysiology of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract and list examples of underlying conditions that cause gastrointestinal bleeding. 
5. Discuss signs and symptoms of constipation. 
6. Identify ways nurses can help patients with spinal cord injuries start a bowel and bladder regimen. 
7. Identify the six stages of pressure injuries based on National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel guidelines. 
8. List types of wounds that negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) may be used to treat. 
9. Identify nutrient deficiencies that will impact wound healing. 
10. Understand the different types of ostomies and their care techniques. 
11. Define the 2 main types of diabetes and the preferred approach used to treat each of the identified disease processes.  
12. Differentiate between hospice and palliative care. 
13. Implement beneficial end of life conversations into their practice.
14. Explain the mechanism of action of invasive and noninvasive ventilation.

Target Audience

• Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN/LVN)

Requirement for Completion

1. Enrollment in the course by the learner
2. Read and learn all course materials
3. Complete the course evaluation
4. Attest and testify learning of the course materials

Accreditations + Approvals

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.