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Diabetic emergencies such as diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state, and hypoglycemia are life-threatening complications frequently encountered in hospitalized patients that result from under-treatment or over-treatment of hyperglycemia. Early identification of patients at risk and clinical manifestations of these conditions are key to expeditious treatment and improved outcomes. This session will help equip attendees to do just that and provide a current look at the underlying pathophysiology of each of these diabetic emergencies. Learning Outcomes/Objectives: • Identify risk factors for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state (HHS), and hypoglycemia as well as their associated morbidities in hospitalized adults. • Describe the clinical presentation of DKA, HHS, and hypoglycemia in adults. • List diagnostic studies and clinical manifestations that can help differentiate between DKA and HHS in adults. • Discuss current, priority treatment strategies for DKA, HHS, and hypoglycemia in hospitalized adults.
This session will educate RNs about the role and purpose of rapid response teams in early identification and management of the most common clinical emergencies to support patient survival. Learning Outcomes/Objectives: • Identify best practices for the identification and activation of rapid response teams. • Identify ways to effectively manage the most common clinical emergencies necessitating rapid response including respiratory, cardiac, neurologic, and shock situations.
In this session, we’ll review the characteristics of delirium, the current best practices for management of critically ill patients at risk or currently experiencing delirium, the current standard of care, and strategies to improve care. Learning Outcomes/Objectives: • Identify signs and symptoms of delirium. • Develop strategies to manage difficult behaviors in patients with an altered perception of reality. • Discuss the current standard of care in managing delirium in the hospital setting.
It’s been more than two years since severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) began spreading across the globe, causing a pandemic. Vaccines have reduced the spread of the disease, prevented individuals from getting infected, and lessened the severity of illness in those who have gotten infected. However, despite the availability of vaccines, people continue to become seriously ill and die from COVID-19, and it continues to take its toll on health care workers and health care resources. This webinar will explore where we are more than two years later in the fight against COVID-19, including new variant presentation, new vaccine-related information, evolving infection prevention practices and treatment options, long-term effects of COVID-19, staffing shortages, and the moral distress and mental health consequences facing health care workers. Moreover, the webinar will discuss measures to improve staffing, reduce moral distress, and build health care worker resiliency and wellbeing. Learning Outcomes/Objectives: • Define the incidence and clinical presentation of SARS-CoV-2, including new variants and identify methods for protecting against transmission and acquisition of COVID-19. • Describe current inpatient and outpatient treatment options, including pharmacologic agents; strategies to improve oxygenation, ventilation, and perfusion; and modalities for managing complications and long-term effects. • Identify the impact of COVID-19 on health care workers and methods to improve staffing, reduce moral distress, and build health care worker resiliency and wellbeing.
Thinking about submitting an article for publication? Whether a novice or experienced author, this webinar will provide essential information that is key to success in the publishing process including considerations for topic and journal selection, single and joint authorship, author “voice” and style, manuscript preparation and submission tips, peer review feedback, traditional versus open access, and publication ethics. Attendees will come away with a much better understanding of how to prepare a submission that is well positioned for acceptance. Learning Outcomes/Objectives: • Describe strategies for successful manuscript preparation and submission. • Explain the rationale for professional peer review in the publication process. • Discern important ethical considerations related to authorship.
