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Activity Steps

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Describe the benefits of using PoCUS to complement physical assessment.
  2. Identify education and training required for PoCUS use, and the types of medical issues where PoCUS can aid in diagnosis.
  3. Explain how PoCUS is used in practice settings by NPs.

Learning Outcomes

Seventy-five percent of participants will be able to demonstrate an increase in knowledge about using the emerging clinical tool point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) for the enhancement of physical assessment by achieving a posttest score of 70% or greater.
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: NP0822B
Published: Aug 2022
Expires: 6/6/2025
Required Passing Score: 8/10 (80%)
Authors: Courteney D.M. Fraleigh, BN, RN; Elsie Duff, PhD, NP