{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} Weight Stigma in Children and Adolescents: Recommendations for Practice and Policy

Activity Steps

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Identify myths about obesity.
  2. Identify adverse health outcomes related to obesity.
  3. Describe 2 sources of weight stigma.
  4. Explain 2 recommendations for practice when caring for children or adolescents with obesity.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will demonstrate knowledge of weight stigma in children and adolescents 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
  • NM - BON 2.0 CH
  • SC - BON 2.0 CH
  • WV - BOERN 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, Georgia Board of Nursing, New Mexico Board of Nursing, South Carolina Board of Nursing, and West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses, #50-1223.













Test Code: N0622B
Published: Jun 2022
Expires: 6/6/2025
Collections: CESaver
Sources: Nursing2024
Required Passing Score: 8/10 (80%)
Authors: Karyn J. Roberts, PhD, RN, CHSE; Michele L. Polfuss, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC
Topics: Children , Obesity , Stigma , Weight