244 - Bands to the Left, Reticulocytes to the Right: I’m Stuck in the Middle Reading the Differential

Description

Analyze the implications of red blood cell indices in the determination of the various anemias, and interpret the response of the white blood cell differential in viruses and bacterial infections.

Contact hours available until 10/10/18.

Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.

Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:

Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Denise Murcek – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
• Dawn Koonkongsatian – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
• Melissa Nesmith-Vester – Employee, Aegerion
• Elizabeth St. John - Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
• Kyra Trappett – Employee, DaVita
• Kimberly Waugh – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care

There are no other disclosures to declare.

Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.

Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses’ Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

ANNA is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 00910.

Objectives:
• Analyze the implications of red blood cell indices in the determination of the various anemias.
• Interpret the response of the white blood cell differential in viruses and bacterial infections.
• Apply knowledge of the white and red blood cell differentials through case studies.

Speaker(s):

• Sally Campoy, DNP, ANP-BC, CNN-NP, Adult Nurse Practitioner - Denver VA Medical Center