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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. Select the key elements of the methodology used for the study comparing the crutch length determined by the crutch manufacturer's height setting to the crutch length attained after applying a standard clinical protocol for crutch fitting.
  2. Choose the results of the study that offer insight to clinicians fitting patients for crutches.
  3. Recognize the background data that informed the study.

Learning Outcomes

Seventy-five percent of participants will demonstrate knowledge of a study that compared the crutch length determined by the crutch manufacturer?s height setting to the crutch length attained after applying a standard clinical protocol for crutch fitting by achieving a minimum score of 70% on the outcomes-based posttest.

Disclosures

All authors and planners have no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible organizations regarding this educational activity.

Price: $15.00

Credits:

  • ANCC 1.5 CH
  • DC - BON 1.5 CH
  • FL - BON 1.5 CH
  • GA - BON 1.5 CH
  • NM - BON 1.5 CH
  • SC - BON 1.5 CH
  • WV - BOERN 1.5 CH

Lippincott Professional Development is accredited 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: ON0923B
Published: Sep/Oct 2023
Expires: 9/5/2025
Sources: Orthopaedic Nursing
Required Passing Score: 7/10 (70%)
Authors: Nicholas Taweel, DPM, DPT; Charles Langman, DPM; Paul Sullivan, DPM; Faith Schick, DPM; Homyar Karanjia, DPM; Dawn T. Gulick, PhD, PT, AT, CSCS
Categories: Musculoskeletal , Orthopaedics , Rehabilitation
Specialties: Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation
Topics: Crutch Fitting , Musculoskeletal