Presenter:
Lee A. Schmidt, RN, PhD
Assistant Professor - Director, PhD in Nursing Program
Niehoff School of Nursing - Loyola University Chicago

Title:
Nursing Surveillance: Aiken's Research Indicates Nurses Provide Surveillance, But What Exactly Is Surveillance?

Description:
This webinar will focus on the concept of surveillance and watching over by registered nurses as it is performed with patients in the hospital setting. The history of the concept of surveillance, along with the results of two research studies will be presented. In the first study, a theory of the watching over process was generated through qualitative research and in the second study the theory was tested using quantitative methods.

Objectives:
- Trace the history of the concepts of surveillance and watching over
- Explain the watching over process as it is performed by registered nurses during the workshift
- Compare the watching over process across medical-surgical and critical-care assignment patterns
- Relate the watching over process to patient safety and quality
- Discuss the findings of two studies of the surveillance process

This continuing nursing education activity was submitted for approval to the Illinois Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Absence of conflict of interest: As required by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Accreditation Program, we would like to make you aware of all the potential conflicts of interests. This educational activity's planners and presenters have indicated they have no bias or conflict of interest.

Successful completion: Criteria for judging successful completion of the webinar are attendance at the entire activity and submission of a completed evaluation tool.