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Understanding Sickle Cell Disease, Complications, and Barriers to Care
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This activity aims to inform health care professionals about sickle cell disease and barriers to the treatment of a patient with sickle cell disease. After studying the content presented, you will be able to:
1. Define sickle cell disease.
2. Identify signs and symptoms of patients experiencing a sickle cell disease crisis.
3. Describe the course of treatment for sickle cell disease patients.
4. Describe adequate pain control management.
5. Identify barriers within the healthcare system for patients experiencing sickle cell disease.
RELEASE DATE
06/24/2022
EXPIRATION DATE
06/24/2024
AUTHOR
Tia Wilson, BSN, RN
CRITERIA FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION
All learners must complete the entire activity and complete the evaluation to receive contact hours.
APPROVAL STATEMENT (ACCREDITATION INFORMATION)
This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Ohio Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91).
In addition to states that accept American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) courses, CE Leaders is an approved provider by the Florida Board of Nursing, and a registered provider with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing, District of Columbia Board of Nursing, Georgia Board of Nursing, Kentucky Board of Nursing, New Mexico Board of Nursing, South Carolina Board of Nursing and West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses (Provider # 50-33450).
RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP
No one with the ability to control content of this activity has a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company.
INTRODUCTION
Sickle Cell Disease affects an estimated total of 70,000 to 100,000 Americans (1). It is a lifelong condition, starting from prenatal screening and birth. Through prenatal care and newborn screening, parents with sickle cell trait determine their chances of having children with sickle cell disease or passing on the sickle cell trait to their children. Health care professionals in nearly every setting have the potential to encounter patients with sickle cell disease, as these patients experience frequent hospitalizations and may require community medical care as they prepare for discharge. Adequate pain control management, crisis prevention, and infection control are some of the ongoing factors in their care. Proper understanding of sickle cell disease by families, caregivers, and health care professionals is essential to encourage health promotion and facilitate high-quality treatment for these patients.
Understanding the nature of sickle cell disease will assist health care professionals in better tailoring individualized care plans effective for treatment and prevention (of sickle cell crises). So, what is sickle cell disease, what causes it, and how can it affect the body?
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