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Activity Steps

Purpose of Activity

To provide nutrition recommendations that promote the health and wellness of older adults and strategies to promote nutrition when an older adult requires dietary and feeding modifications.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Explain the importance of good nutrition and various dietary recommendations for older adults.
  2. Describe the need for the early identification and intervention for older adults at risk for poor nutrition.
  3. Identify strategies caregivers can use to promote nutrition in older adults who require dietary and feeding modifications.
Price: $21.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 2.0 CH
  • DC - BON 2.0 CH
  • FL - BON 2.0 CH
  • GA - BON 2.0 CH

Lippincott Professional Development is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Professional Development is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Nursing, and Georgia Board of Nursing, #50-1223.







Test Code: AJN0220-O
Published: February 2020
Expires: 1/1/2025
Required Passing Score: 12/16 (75%)
Authors: Francene M. Steinberg, PhD, RDN; Melissa K. Batchelor-Murphy, PhD, RN-BC, FNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN; Heather M. Young, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
Categories: Geriatrics , Nutrition
Specialties: Gerontology