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Activity Steps

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Learning Objectives

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

  1. Identify the background information the authors considered when planning and conducting their study of the effects of two different paddings on protecting the skin underneath pneumatic tourniquet cuffs.
  2. Select the results of the study that can lend insight to orthopedic surgery clinicians' clinical practice.

Learning Outcomes

Seventy-five percent of participants will demonstrate knowledge of a research study aimed at determining the effects of two different paddings on protecting the skin underneath pneumatic tourniquet cuffs by achieving a minimum score of 70% on the outcomes-based posttest.

Disclosures

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

Price: $25.00

Credits:

  • ANCC 2.5 CH
  • DC - BON 2.5 CH
  • FL - BON 2.5 CH
  • GA - BON 2.5 CH
  • NM - BON 2.5 CH
  • SC - BON 2.5 CH
  • WV - BOERN 2.5 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, 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.













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Test Code: ON0722B
Published: Jul/Aug 2022
Expires: 6/6/2025
Sources: Orthopaedic Nursing
Required Passing Score: 8/10 (80%)
Authors: Atiye Aydin, PhD; Nevin Kanan, PhD, RN
Categories: Medical-Surgical , Musculoskeletal , Orthopaedics , Preventing Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC) , Safety
Specialties: Medical-Surgical, Orthopaedics, Perioperative, Surgery
Topics: Pneumatic Tourniquet , Prevention , Skin , Skin Tears