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Activity Steps

1 Activity
2 Take Test 3Certificate

Purpose of Activity

To provide information on the tools caregivers need to manage their family member's mobility at home.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Examine techniques for safely assisting someone with mobility issues.
  2. Identify issues related to falls and fall prevention in older adults.
  3. List strategies to care for and prevent damage to aging skin.
  4. Identify techniques to prevent or treat wounds in the home.
  5. Recognize teaching points for someone caring for a person with a stoma.

Disclosures

The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Price: $24.95

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.







Planner
Test Code: AJN0518S
Published: May 2018
Expires: 1/1/2025
Sources: AJN, American Journal of Nursing
Required Passing Score: 20/28 (71%)
Authors: Gail Powell-Cope, PhD, ARNP, FAAN; Karla M. Pippins, DPT, PT, NCS; Heather M. Young, PhD, RN, FAAN; Gail Powell-Cope, PhD, ARNP, FAAN; Susan Thomason, DNP, RN; Tatjana Bulat, MD; Karla M. Pippins, DPT, PT, NCS; Holly Kirkland-Kyhn, PhD, FNP-BC, GNP-BC; Sunniva Zaratkiewicz, PhD, RN, CWCN; Oleg Teleten, MS, RN CWCN; Heather M. Young, PhD, RN, FAAN; Stephanie Anne Generao, MSN, NP; Sanaz Martin, MS, RN; Morgan Whitmore, MSN, RN
Categories: Education , Evidence Based Practice , Geriatrics , Skin/Wound Care
Specialties: Gerontology, Home Health, Wound
Topics: Ambulation , Caregivers , Mobility , Older Adults , Patient Education , Patient Safety , Skin Tears , Wound Care