4043: Development and Implementation of an Evidence-Based Alcohol Withdrawal Order Set for use with Hospitalized Patients
Many patients admitted to hospitals are at risk for development of alcohol withdrawal syndrome. If early symptoms are not identified and treated appropriately the patient suffers and care becomes much more complex. This presentation describes the development an evidence-based order set to decrease serious symptoms of alcohol withdrawal in hospitalized patients.
Speaker: Kathleen Lenaghan MSN, RN-BC
Disclosures: The speaker has no conflicts of interest to disclose. The activity planners have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Target Audience: RN, APRN
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1. Identify the nurse led process of developing and implementing a new alcohol withdrawal order set in an acute care hospital.
2. Describe an evidence-based alcohol withdrawal order set for use with hospitalized patients.
3. Describe outcomes of a new alcohol withdrawal order set used in treatment of hospitalized patients.
Continuing Nursing Education
0.75 Contact Hour, upon completion of an evaluation. Certificate generated online.
The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Saturday, October 16th: 10:20-11:05am
APNA 24th Annual Conference
Kentucky International Convention Center
The contact hours for this session expire: December 31, 2012