ICU-CARE: A Mobile App to Enhance the Efficiency of Daily Informal Caregiving in the ICU

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Actively involving informal caregivers in direct patient care at the bedside in the ICU has the potential to improve outcomes for the patient, informal caregiver and healthcare system. In this session, participants learn about ICU-CARE, a mobile app that can be instrumental in promoting caregiver involvement in ICU patient care, and which is highly endorsed by participants and nurses.

Objectives

Discuss the potential benefits of informal caregiver engagement in ICU patient care.
Identify appropriate integrative interventions to ease distressing symptoms experienced by the ICU patient.
Determine the future implications of the use of technology to promotion engagement in ICU patient care.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity. Activities with pharmacology hours are to assist the APRN in fulfilling the pharmacotherapeutic education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Activities meet the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your own state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting your certificate of completion.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.