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Activity Steps
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Purpose of Activity
To provide information about polypharmacy, with a focus on ways to reduce the prescription and use of potentially inappropriate medications among community-dwelling older adults.Learning Objectives
After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:
- Outline the evidence relevant to polypharmacy that emphasizes the seriousness of this problem among older adults.
- Summarize the appropriate assessment and intervention strategies for older adults who might require deprescribing.
Disclosures
To provide information about polypharmacy, with a focus on ways to reduce the prescription and use of potentially inappropriate medications among community-dwelling older adults.
Price:
$17.95
Credits:
- ANCC 1.5 CH
- DC - BON 1.5 CH
- FL - BON 1.5 CH
- GA - BON 1.5 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: AJN0220B
Published: February 2020
Expires: 3/7/2025
Sources:
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
Required Passing Score: 15/19 (78%)
Categories:
Drug Therapy
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Geriatrics