{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} The FRAIL Questionnaire: A Useful Tool for Bedside Screening of Geriatric Trauma Patients

Activity Steps

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Purpose of Activity

To present a study conducted to determine the extent to which a five-item FRAIL Questionnaire score predicted 1-year outcomes for geriatric trauma patients.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Identify the impact of frailty on geriatric trauma patients and the tools used by researchers to complete the components of the FRAIL Questionnaire.
  2. Summarize the results of the study evaluating the FRAIL Questionnaire?s ability to predict 1-year functional status and mortality.

Disclosures

The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Price: $17.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 1.5 CH
  • DC - BON 1.5 CH
  • KY-BON 1.5 CH
  • GA - BON 1.5 CH

Lippincott Professional Development is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education 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, and Georgia Board of Nursing, #50-1223.







Planner
Test Code: JTN0718B
Published: Jul 2018
Expires: 12/31/2026
Sources: Journal of Trauma Nursing
Required Passing Score: 12/16 (75%)
Authors: Cathy A. Maxwell, PhD, RN; Mary S. Dietrich, PhD; Richard S. Miller, MD
Categories: Geriatrics , Trauma
Specialties: Trauma
Topics: Frailty , Older Adults , Trauma