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Activity Steps

1 Activity
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Learning Objectives

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

  1. Define the principle of shared decision-making in healthcare.
  2. Explain what to do if a patient refuses care.
  3. Identify two special situations related to informed refusal.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will demonstrate knowledge of informed refusal by achieving a minimum score of 70% on the outcomes-based posttest.

Disclosures

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

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.













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Test Code: N0922B
Published: Sep 2022
Expires: 9/5/2025
Sources: Nursing2024
Required Passing Score: 8/10 (80%)
Authors: Kathleen Peterson, PhD, RN, PPCNP-BC, CNE
Categories: Communication , Evidence Based Practice , Legal/Ethical , Professional Issues
Specialties: Acute Care, Ambulatory Care, Critical Care, Emergency, Family Practice, Home Health, Hospice and Palliative Care, Medical-Surgical, OB/GYN, Obstetrics, Occupational Health, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Pediatrics, Perinatal, Perioperative, Physical Therapy, Plastic Surgery, Post Acute Care, Primary Care, Psychiatric and Mental Health, Rehabilitation, Rheumatology, Risk Management, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), Surgery, Transplantation, Trauma
Topics: Evidence-Based Healthcare , Patient Care , Patient Empowerment , Patient Rights , Patient-Centered Care