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Learning Objectives

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

  1. Explain the mechanism of injury associated with button battery ingestion.
  2. Describe the evaluation and diagnostic approach for patients who have ingested button batteries.
  3. Apply evidence-based management strategies for patients who have ingested button batteries.

Learning Outcomes

By the conclusion of this activity, a majority of the participants will demonstrate knowledge of the utility of cardiac biomarkers in diagnosing acute cholecystitis by achieving a passing score on the 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: AENJ0425B
Published: Apr/Jun 2025
Expires: 6/4/2027
Required Passing Score: 8/10 (80%)
Authors: Kathleen S. Jordan, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, ENP-C, FAEN, FAANP; Cody Carpenter, MD; Sara H. Steelman, MD, FAAP, FACEP
Categories: , Emergency Care , Pediatrics , Safety