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Activity Steps

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Learning Objectives

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

  1. Identify the background information that informed the study of the characteristics of older hospitalized adults with initial and recurrent CDI.
  2. Choose the demographic characteristics of the patients included in the study.
  3. Select the results of the study that offer insight to clinicians caring for this patient population.

Learning Outcomes

Seventy-five percent of participants will demonstrate knowledge of a study exploring the characteristics of hospitalized adults ages 55 and older with initial Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and recurrences by achieving a minimum score of 70% on the outcomes-based posttest.

Disclosures

All authors and planners have no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible organizations regarding this educational activity.

Price: $35.00

Credits:

  • ANCC 3.5 CH
  • DC - BON 3.5 CH
  • FL - BON 3.5 CH
  • GA - BON 3.5 CH
  • NM - BON 3.5 CH
  • SC - BON 3.5 CH
  • WV - BOERN 3.5 CH

Lippincott Professional Development is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development 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, Georgia Board of Nursing, New Mexico Board of Nursing, South Carolina Board of Nursing, and West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses, #50-1223.













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Test Code: GN0523A
Published: May/Jun 2023
Expires: 3/6/2026
Sources: Gastroenterology Nursing
Required Passing Score: 7/10 (70%)
Authors: Anna W. Boone, PhD, ANP-BC; Thomas P. McCoy, PhD, PStat; Laurie Kennedy-Malone, PhD, GNP-BC, FAANP, FGSA, FAGHE; Debra C. Wallace, PhD, RN, FAAN; Reham Yasin, MSN, RN
Categories: Advanced Practice Nursing , Gastrointestinal , Geriatrics , Infection , Preventing Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC) , Safety
Specialties: Advanced Practice Nursing, Gastroenterology, Gerontology, Infectious Diseases, Medical-Surgical
Topics: Clostridium difficile , Older Adults