ELECTRICAL SAFETY: MAINTAINING

Course overview

Nurses in various clinical specialties use electrical devices in the performance of their professional responsibilities, resulting in the potential risk for both the nurse and the patient of electrocution, electric shock, thermal burns, and electricity-related falls after contact with electrical current. This continuing education module is designed to give the reader/learner an increased understanding of maintaining electrical safety including related risk factors, demographic information, and outcome data to aid in preventing injury from electrical devices. Readers may explore any or all of the topics. One contact hour of continuing education credit is available for those who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form.