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Activity Steps

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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. Explain the pathophysiology of heart failure.
  2. Select treatment strategies related to the management of a patient with heart failure.
  3. Illustrate nursing considerations when caring for an orthopaedic patient with heart failure.

Learning Outcomes

Professional nurses will apply knowledge and demonstrate clinical reasoning about the pathophysiology of heart failure and the monitoring and management of an orthopaedic patient with heart failure by achieving a minimum score of 70% on a case-based assessment and posttest.

Disclosures

The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

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.







Planner
Test Code: ON0122B
Published: Jan/Feb 2022
Expires: 3/7/2025
Sources: Orthopaedic Nursing
Required Passing Score: 8/10 (80%)
Authors: Amber S. Kujath, PhD, RN, ONC; Judith Frei, DNP, FNP-BC
Categories: Cardiovascular , Orthopaedics
Specialties: Orthopaedics
Topics: Heart Failure