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Activity Steps

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Purpose of Activity

To present the details of a study conducted to assess the frequency with which family caregivers of cognitively impaired older adults sought prehospital guidance from health care professionals.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Describe the background context useful in understanding the authors' study of family caregivers of cognitively impaired older adults seeking prehospital guidance from health care professionals.
  2. summarize the results of the authors' study.

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: AJN0319A
Published: March 2019
Expires: 12/31/2026
Sources: AJN, American Journal of Nursing
Required Passing Score: 13/18 (72%)
Authors: Melinda R. Steis, PhD, RN; Varadraj Prabhu Gurupur, PhD; Emilia Shettian, BS; Meredeth Rowe, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN; Adam Golden, MD
Categories: Geriatrics , Neurological
Specialties: Gerontology
Topics: Caregivers , Cognitive Impairment , Older Adults