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Activity Steps

1 Activity
2 Take Test 3Certificate

Purpose of Activity

To provide information on suicide among older adults in the United States.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Outline the epidemiology of suicide among older adults in the United States.
  2. Identify risk factors for suicide and strategies to decrease the incidence of suicide.

Disclosures

The author and planners have disclose dno potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Price: $17.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 1.5 CH / 0.5 APH
  • 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.

Awarded Advanced Pharmacology Hours







Planner
Test Code: CNS1118
Published: Nov/Dec 2018
Expires: 12/31/2026
Collections: Suicide Risk: Assessment & Prevention
Sources: Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice
Required Passing Score: 14/20 (70%)
Authors: Patricia Anne O'Malley, PhD, RN, CNS
Categories: Advanced Pharmacology Hours , Advanced Practice Nursing , Psychosocial/Psychiatric
Specialties: Primary Care, Psychiatric/Mental Health
Topics: Older Adults , Suicide