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Activity Steps

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Identify obesity classifications.
  2. Recognize risk factors for obesity.
  3. Choose appropriate management strategies for bariatric patients.
  4. Select potential complications of obesity.

Learning Outcomes

Seventy-five percent of participants will demonstrate competency in clinical reasoning regarding comprehensive care of patients with Class 3 obesity (formerly known as morbid or severe obesity), including safe patient handling, right-sized equipment, and skin and wound care issues, by achieving a minimum score of 70% on the outcomes-based posttest.
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 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: JWOCN0923A
Published: Sep/Oct 2023
Expires: 9/5/2025
Required Passing Score: 7/10 (70%)
Authors: Janice M. Beitz, PhD, RN, CS, CNOR, CWOCN-AP, MAPWCA, ANEF, WOCNF, FNAP, FAAN; Karen Lou Kennedy-Evans, RN, APRN-BC,FNP