Course Description
This course is intended for operative and acute care nurses who work with patients undergoing surgical procedures. In this course, we will discuss the importance of reducing surgical site infections (SSIs) and how this reduction will lead to better patient health outcomes by reducing morbidity and mortality, as well as decreasing national healthcare costs. Knowledge of SSI risk, identification of existing SSIs, and prevention strategies are critical to providing safe, evidence-based, and optimal patient care.
Contact Hours: 2
Target Audience:
Instructional Level: BeginnerAccreditation Information:
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Course Goals & Objectives:
Course Goals:
This course is intended for operative and acute care nurses who work with patients undergoing surgical procedures. In this course, we will discuss the importance of reducing surgical site infections (SSIs) and how this reduction will lead to better patient health outcomes by reducing morbidity and mortality, as well as decreasing national healthcare costs. Knowledge of SSI risk, identification of existing SSIs, and prevention strategies are critical to providing safe, evidence-based, and optimal patient care.
Learning Outcomes:
After completing this course, the learner will be able to:
- Differentiate SSI from other hospital-acquired infections.
- Examine the significance and incidence of SSI in the United States.
- Compare classifications of wounds and SSIs.  
- Identify risk factors for SSIs.
- Examine the microbiology of SSI.
- Identify preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative strategies to reduce the risk of SSI.
- Identify nursing interventions to increase patient engagement in reducing SSIs.
- Apply strategies to implement SSI prevention interventions in the healthcare setting.
Disclosures:
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Contact Hours: 2 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state-specific course catalog for your profession).
Target Audience: Nurses
Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 75% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 75% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.
Personnel Disclosure:
Financial- Stephani Hunt, MSN, RN, WCC, OMS, ONC, CFCN is employed and receives a salary. She received payment from Colibri Healthcare, LLC for the presentation of this course.
Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service
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Authors:
Stephani Hunt, MSN, RN, WCC, OMS, ONC, CFCN
Stephani Hunt, MSN, RN, WCC, OMS, ONC, CFCN received her master’s degree in nursing with an education focus from Framingham State University and her baccalaureate degree in nursing from Northeastern University, Boston.  She is Wound Care Certified, an Ostomy Management Specialist, a Certified Foot Care Nurse, and is a Certified Orthopedic Nurse.   Ms. Hunt was formerly a medical-surgical clinical healthcare provider educator and is currently working as the Inpatient Wound and Ostomy Specialist in Manchester, NH.  Prior to her current position, she was actively involved as a wound care specialist in Boston.  Her current workplace is a 300-bed level 2 trauma center. In her current role, she provides wound care education, consultation, and standardization for nursing throughout the institution. 
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