Course Code: REL-ACU-0-DKLI
Hours: 1.75
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Learning Objectives:
Examine the roles of healthcare professionals in the prevention and management of kidney and liver toxicity.
Identify drugs and supplements that commonly cause kidney and liver toxicity.
Express the pathogenesis for druginduced kidney and liver injury.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Kidney and Liver Toxicity in Healthcare
Kidney and Liver Toxicity
Case Study
Roles of Each Healthcare Professional
Section 3: Drug-Induced Kidney Injury
Acute Kidney Injury
Overview of Renal Physiology
Definition of Acute Kidney Injury
Pathophysiology of Acute Kidney Injury
Detecting Acute Kidney Injury
Risk Factors for DrugInduced Acute Kidney Injury
Preventive Measures
Drugs Causing Kidney Toxicity
Important Equations
Section 4: Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Liver Injury
Risk Factors
Diagnosis
Monitoring and Treatment for DILI
Section 5: Drugs Causing Liver Toxicity
Intrinsic Drug Reactions
Idiosyncratic Drug Reactions
Review of Patient Case Study
Section 6: Clinical Vignette
Analyzing Nicole’s Case
Section 7: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Instructor: Sooa Devereaux, MSN, RN
Sooa Devereaux, MSN, RN, has a long history of professional development experience within the hospital setting. She has taught in pre-licensure nursing programs and has mentored many nurses, both new graduate and experienced, throughout her career as a nurse educator. Sooa is a Lead SME Writer at Relias and holds an MSN in Nursing Education.
Subject Matter Expert: Dr. Jennifer Gibson PharmD
Dr. Gibson is a pharmacist and medical communicator. She trained as a hospital pharmacist specializing in internal medicine and acute care. In this role, she helped implement patient safety initiatives and investigate medication errors and adverse drug reactions in hospital settings. She evaluates and consults on clinical performance and risk reduction in the healthcare industry and in other high-reliability organizations.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Physicians; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.