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Activity Steps

1 Activity
2 Take Test 3Certificate

Purpose of Activity

To provide information regarding therapeutic considerations for infections caused by drug-resistant organisms.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Describe incidence, risk, morbidity and mortality of infections with drug-resistant organisms.
  2. Select appropriate therapy for infection by drug-resistant organisms.

Disclosures

The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Price: $21.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 2.0 CH / 2.0 APH
  • DC - BON 2.0 CH
  • FL - BON 2.0 CH
  • GA - BON 2.0 CH

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, #50-1223, Florida Board of Nursing, #50-1223, and Georgia Board of Nursing, #50-1223. Your certificate is valid in all states.

Awarded Advanced Pharmacology Hours







Planner
Test Code: NP0216A
Published: Feb 2016
Expires: 1/1/2026
Sources: The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care
Required Passing Score: 13/18 (72%)
Authors: Kimberly L. Nealy, PharmD, BCPS; Delilah J. McCarty, PharmD, BCACP, CPP, CDE; J. Andrew Woods, PharmD, BCPS
Categories: Acute Care , Advanced Practice Nursing , Infection , Preventing Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC)
Specialties: Infection Control
Topics: Advanced Pharmacology Hours , Antibiotics , Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections , Methacillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)