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Activity Steps

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Recognize the background information the authors considered when planning and evaluating their study of patients? perception of reasons contributing to delays in seeking help for a DFU.
  2. Identify the characteristics of the study participants.
  3. Select the results of the study that relate to participants? delays in seeking help for a DFU.
  4. Choose the results of the study that relate to delays in referral to a wound care specialist for a DFU.

Learning Outcomes

Seventy-five percent of participants will demonstrate knowledge of a study exploring patients' perception of reasons contributing to delays in seeking help and referral to a wound care specialist for a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) by achieving a minimum score of 70% on the outcomes-based posttest.
Price: $24.95

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.













Test Code: JWOCN0922A
Published: Sep/Oct 2022
Expires: 9/5/2025
Required Passing Score: 8/10 (80%)
Authors: Idevania G. Costa, PhD, RN, NSWOC; Deborah Tregunno, PhD, RN; Pilar Camargo-Plazas, PhD, RN
Specialties: Diabetes, Primary Care, Wound