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Activity Steps

Description

This article has been approved by the Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board for Category A credit toward recertification as an ONC.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Identify risk factors for or complications of vertebral compression fractures (VCFs).
  2. Assess a patient who has a lumbar compression fracture.
  3. Explain the management of a patient with a VCF.
Price: $10.00

Credits:

  • ANCC 1.0 CH
  • DC - BON 1.0 CH
  • FL - BON 1.0 CH
  • GA - BON 1.0 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, and Georgia Board of Nursing, #50-1223.







Test Code: ON0321C
Published: Mar/Apr 2021
Expires: 3/7/2025
Required Passing Score: 6/8 (75%)
Authors: Patrick Graham, MSN, RN, APRN/ANP-BC
Categories: Orthopaedics
Specialties: Orthopaedics