Program Description:
From the September/October 2011 Oncology Nurse Advisor: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common, serious side effect that can lead to dose reductions or early discontinuation of chemotherapy, reducing the efficacy of cancer treatments. It can cause debilitating symptoms and also significantly impacts the patient’s quality of life. This activity is designed to give an overview of the causes of CIPN, its symptoms, and possible prevention and treatment strategies. To date, no medications are approved for treatment or prevention of CIPN; therefore, this overview presents the most common agents currently under investigation.
INTENDED AUDIENCE:
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of registered nurses and nurse practitioners involved in the management of patients with cancer.
Activity Objectives:
After participating in this activity, clinicians should be better able to:
- Determine three of the most common causative agents for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
- Describe the most common symptoms of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
- Discuss the management options for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
IMPORTANT NOTICE: When you have passed the post-test and claim credit for this course, please be sure to claim full credit. Some myCME activities allow for variable credit, but this program is not designed to allow for variable credit. All certificates will indicate the full designated contact hours.
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Credits
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Type
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Accreditation Statement
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Designation Statement
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1.25
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CE for Nurses
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This continuing nursing education activity is provided by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation (NPHF).
NPHF is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
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This educational activity for 1.25 contact hours is provided by The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation.
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Faculty:
Colleen H. Erb, MSN, ACNP-BC, AOCNP
Hematology-Oncology Nurse Practitioner
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
Disclosures:
Faculty
Colleen H. Erb, MSN, ACNP-BC, AOCNP, reported no financial relationships or relationships to products or devices she or her spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CE activity.
Planners, reviewers, and staff
Fiona J. Shannon, MHS, FNP; Phyllis Arn Zimmer, MN, FNP, FAAN; Joyce Pagan; Kristen Childress, DNP, ARNP; and Connie Morrison-Hoogstede, MN, ARNP, AOCNP, reported no financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CE activity.
Accreditor Disclosure
The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation (NPHF) assesses conflict of interest with its instructors, planners, reviewers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of CE activities. All relevant conflicts of interest that are identified are thoroughly vetted by NPHF for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies utilized in this activity, and patient care recommendations. NPHF is committed to providing its learners with high quality CE activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in health care.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity does not contain discussion of any published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA .
Disclaimer
The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of or imply endorsement by NPHF, the American Nurses Credentialing Center, or Haymarket Media, Inc. As this article contains only a review, participants have an implied responsibility to use this newly acquired information while also consulting other appropriate sources of information in order to gain full understanding of the topic.
Accredited Provider:
Co-sponsored by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and Haymarket Media Inc.
Instructions:
To obtain credit, a score of 80% or better is required. This CNE is offered at no cost to participants. Please proceed with the activity until you have successfully completed this program, answered all test questions, completed the post-test survey, and have received your digital copy of your credit certificate. Your online certificate will be saved on myCME.com within your Profile/Exam History, which you can then access at any time.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
WINDOWS PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
266-MHz Pentium II; Windows 98 or higher; 64 MB RAM; 800 x 600 screen resolution
set for “High Color (16-Bit)”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.
MACINTOSH® SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Power Mac g3 at 300 MHz; System 8.5 or higher (excluding Mac OSX); 96 MB RAM; 20
MB minimum hard disk space available; 800 x 600 screen resolution set to “Thousands
of Colors”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.