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Activity Steps

Description

This article has been approved by the Orhopaedic 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. Select the results of the authors' study of hearing protection devices during cast removal that could lend insight when using a cast saw for this procedure.
  2. Identify the findings of previous studies of hearing protection during cast removal that support the authors? methodology and results.

Learning Outcomes

Nurses will demonstrate understanding of the results of a study aimed at determining whether inexpensive forms of hearing protection provide similar noise reduction during cast-saw operation in comparison to more expensive models by achieving a minimum score of 70% on the outcomes-based posttest.
Price: $20.00

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: ON0721C
Published: Jul/Aug 2021
Expires: 6/7/2024
Required Passing Score: 8/10 (80%)
Authors: Travis Baes, MD; Daniel Ludwigsen, PhD; Matthew Sardelli, MD; Patrick Atkinson, PhD; Theresa Staton Atkinson, PhD