At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Describe the origins of e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injuries.
2. Describe the demographic most impacted by e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injuries.
3. Describe the potential health effects of vaping for adolescents and young adults.
4. Describe the likely causative agents for e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injuries.
5. List key Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations for preventing e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injuries.
6. Identify strategies health care providers can use to manage patients with known or suspected e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injuries.
7. Identify strategies health care providers can use to reduce the risk for rehospitalization and death in patients with e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injuries.
8. Describe the proper documentation and tracking of EVALI-related health encounters.

  Level 2. Basic Application of Skills and Concepts

AchieveCE is an approved provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. GNA Approved Provider Number is 4003268.

Start Date: 07/14/2022
Expiration Date: 07/14/2025

This activity was developed by AchieveCE free of any commercial support.