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Activity Steps

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Identify the common types of visual impairment likely to increase the risk of falls among older adults, specifying their etiology and treatment.
  2. Summarize vision assessment techniques that can be used at home.
  3. Choose traditional home safety interventions that can be used to reduce the risk of falls.
  4. Distinguish emerging technology-based interventions being developed to reduce the risk of falls.

Learning Outcomes

Healthcare providers will demonstrate competency in clinical reasoning regarding the common types of visual impairment and strategies to reduce falls among older adults with visual impairments by achieving a minimum score of 70% on the outcomes-based posttest.
Price: $21.95

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 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: HHCN0721
Published: Jul/Aug 2021
Expires: 6/7/2024
Collections: CESaver
Required Passing Score: 8/10 (80%)
Authors: Thien Nguyen, BSN, RN; Elizabeth M. Combs, MA; Pamela J. Wright, MEd, MS, RN, CEN; Cynthia F. Corbett, PhD, RN, FAAN