MENINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS
Tracking # 20-1151566
Course overview
MENINGITIS IS AN INFECTION/INFLAMMATION OF THE MEMBRANES THAT ENVELOP THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD KNOWN AS THE MENINGES. MENINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS IS THE TERM USED TO DESCRIBE A BACTERIAL FORM OF MENINGITIS CAUSED BY NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS. THIS FORM OF MENINGITIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. MENINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY FOR WHICH SYMPTOMS CAN RANGE FROM TRANSIENT FEVER TO FULMINANT BACTEREMIA AND SEPTIC SHOCK. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF MENINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
1.5h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Certified Nurse Practitioner
1.5h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
1.5h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Clinical Nurse Specialist
1.5h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Licensed Practical Nurse
1.5h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Licensed Psychiatric Technician Nurse
1.5h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Registered Nurse
1.5h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Registered Nurse Practitioner
1.5h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Bahamas Medical Council
Medical Practitioner
1.5h
Continuing Medical Education
Specialty Medical Practitioner
1.5h
Continuing Medical Education
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
1.5h
Licensed Practical Nurse - Continuing Education
Registered Nurse
1.5h
Registered Nurse District of Columbia - Continuing Education
0.5h
Pharmacology Component
Florida Board of Medicine
Anesthesiologist Assistant
1.5h
General (AMA Category I)
Area of Critical Need Medical Doctor
1.5h
General (AMA Category I)
Medical Doctor
1.5h
General (AMA Category I)
Medical Doctor Faculty Certificate
1.5h
General (AMA Category I)
Medical Doctor Limited License
1.5h
General (AMA Category I)
Medical Doctor Public Health Certificate
1.5h
General (AMA Category I)
Medical Doctor Public Psychiatry
1.5h
General (AMA Category I)
Medical Doctor Visiting Faculty Certificate
1.5h
General (AMA Category I)
Florida Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
1.5h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse
1.5h
General
Registered Nurse
1.5h
General
Florida Board of Pharmacy
Pharmacist
1.5h
General
Registered Pharmacy Technician
1.5h
General
Florida Physician Assistants
Physician Assistant
1.5h
General (AMA Category I)
Georgia Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
1.5h
General
Registered Professional Nurse
1.5h
General
Georgia Composite Medical Board - Physicians & Telemedicine
Physician
1.5h
General CME
Telemedicine
1.5h
General CME
Kansas State Board of Nursing
Clinical Nurse Specialist
1.5h
Approved CNE Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
1.5h
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)
Nurse Midwife
1.5h
Approved CNE Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
1.5h
Approved CNE Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse
1.5h
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)
Registered Nurse Anesthetist
1.5h
Approved CNE Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
0.5h
Continuing education related to pharmacology
Licensed Practical Nurse
1.5h
Continuing education related to nursing
Registered Nurse
1.5h
Continuing education related to nursing
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Physicians & Surgeons
Physician & Surgeon
1.5h
Category I CME
Michigan Board of Medicine
Medical Doctor
1.5h
Category 1 Hours
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Doctor of Osteopathy
1.5h
AMA Category I
Medical Doctor
1.5h
AMA Category I
Physician Assistant
1.5h
AMA Category I
New Hampshire Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
0.5h
Pharmacology
1.5h
General CE
Licensed Practical Nurse
1.5h
General CE
Registered Nurse
1.5h
General CE
New Mexico Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Practitioner
0.5h
Continuing education related to pharmacology
1.5h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
1.5h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
Clinical Nurse Specialist
0.5h
Continuing education related to pharmacology
1.5h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
Licensed Practical Nurse
1.5h
Continuing education relevant to the licensed practical nurse
Registered Nurse
1.5h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
North Dakota Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
0.5h
Pharmacotherapy Related to Scope of Practice
1.5h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
Licensed Practical Nurse
1.5h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Medical Doctors
Medical Doctor
1.5h
Category I CME
Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Physician Assistants
Physician Assistant
1.5h
Category I CME
South Carolina Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
1.5h
General
0.5h
Pharmacotherapeutics
Licensed Practical Nurse
0.5h
Pharmacotherapeutics
1.5h
General
Registered Nurse
1.5h
General
0.5h
Pharmacotherapeutics
State Medical Board of Ohio
Doctor of Medicine
1.5h
AMA Category I
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
1.5h
AMA Category I
West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
1.5h
Relating to professional nursing practice
Wyoming Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
1.5h
General
Certified Nurse Practitioner
1.5h
General
Certified Nurse Specialist
1.5h
General
Certified Nursing Assistant
1.5h
General
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
1.5h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse
1.5h
General
Registered Nurse
1.5h
General