Total Parenteral Nutrition Overview for Healthcare Professionals
DescriptionThis course provides an overview of TPN including it's uses, goals of therapy, and assessments necessary to begin and continue treatment. TPN supplies such as solution, additives, tubing and pumps will be discussed as well as key steps and care considerations for safe, successful administration.
This is a self-paced course with optional knowledge check quizzes after each lesson. These non-graded quizzes allow you to check your understanding of the lesson objectives before proceeding to the next lesson. After the final lesson you will be required to take the final exam. You must score 80% or higher to pass the course and obtain a certificate of completion.
- Describe TPN including its indications and goals of therapy.
- Describe assessment components related to TPN administration
- Analyze patient needs to identify appropriate TPN delivery routes
- Identify basic components of and supplies for TPN therapy.
- Describe the process for safe administration and follow up care for TPN.
- Apply knowledge of TPN therapy to determine appropriate plan of care for patients with TPN
1 Contact Hour: Based on 60 minute contact hour
The estimated time for completion for this activity is 1 hour(s).
This continuing education course is of interest for all healthcare professionals that communicate with patients and peers, such as: licensed practical nurses, registered nurse, physical therapists, dietitians, and social workers.
Lori Stich - AD RN
Ms. Stich has over 15 years of experience in healthcare. She began her career as a Certified Nursing Assistant/Trained Medication Aide in a long term care facility. She continued on in her education, becoming an LPN working in long term care, assisted living and pool nursing. It was during this time Lori began to develop her interest in infusion therapy. She went on to obtain her registered nursing degree in 2004 and started working with infusion therapy in home care and on a medical surgical floor of a rural hospital. Ms. Stich is currently a RN Clinical Manager and Infusion Nurse Specialist providing infusion therapy education for healthcare professionals in home care.
Materials used in connection with this course may be subject to copyright protection. Retention of the materials for longer than the class term, unauthorized further dissemination of the materials, or use of copyrighted materials in any way other than intended for this class is prohibited by Copyright and Teach Act laws.
This course was developed with Rochester Community and Technical College's Continuing Education and Workforce Development Division located in Rochester Minnesota. Development was funded from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System.