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Activity Steps

Description

This Article has been approved by the Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board for Category A credit toward recertification as an ONC.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Recognize the indications and effects of gabapentin.
  2. Identify the background evidence the author used to support the practice change implemented for TJA patients.
  3. Choose the results of the analysis of the effectiveness of the practice change implemented for TJA patients.

Learning Outcomes

Seventy-five percent of participants will demonstrate knowledge of the ineffectiveness of gabapentin in reducing postoperative pain and a subsequent evidence-based practice change for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) patients by achieving a minimum score of 70% on the outcomes-based posttest.
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.













Test Code: ON1122B
Published: Nov/Dec 2022
Expires: 9/5/2025
Required Passing Score: 8/10 (80%)
Authors: Jeanette R. Schultz, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, ONP-C