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Activity Steps

1 Activity
2 Take Test 3Certificate

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Identify changes in measures of throughput efficiency after implementation of an acuity adaptable model in a progressive care unit for noncritical trauma patients.
  2. Compare resource utilization pre- and post-implementation of an acuity-adaptable model.
  3. Evaluate indicators of nursing quality as a result of the implementation of an acuity-adaptable model.

Learning Outcomes

By the conclusion of this activity, a majority of the participants will demonstrate knowledge of outcomes from the use of a fixed acuity model compared with an acuity-adaptable model for admitted noncritical trauma patients at a Level I trauma center by achieving a passing score on the posttest.

Disclosures

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

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 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: AJN0424
Published: April 2024
Expires: 6/5/2026
Sources: AJN, American Journal of Nursing
Required Passing Score: 8/10 (80%)
Authors: Jacob T. Higgins, PhD, RN, CCRN-K; Rebecca D. Charles, DNP, RN; Lisa J. Fryman, DNP, RN
Categories: Hospital , Quality Improvement , Trauma
Specialties: Administration, Management, Nurse Executive, Quality Improvement
Topics: Acuity , Efficiency , Staffing , Throughput , Trauma