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Activity Steps

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Define the pathologies associated with back pain.
  2. Compare the three spinal areas in terms of their vulnerability to pain and degeneration.
  3. Select the assessment procedures that help differentiate the various pathologies that cause back pain.

Learning Outcomes

Nurses will demonstrate competency in understanding and applying knowledge of back pain manifestations that may signal the presence of a debilitating or even fatal disease process by achieving a minimum score of 70% on the posttest.
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, and Georgia Board of Nursing, #50-1223.







Test Code: AJN0721B
Published: July 2021
Expires: 6/6/2025
Required Passing Score: 8/10 (80%)
Authors: Margaret J. Carman, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, ENP-BC, FAEN