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Activity Steps

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Purpose of Activity

To provide registered professional nurses with an understanding of how adherence to a low-sodium diet (LSD) affects the link between depressive symptoms and event-free survival among patients with heart failure (HF).

Learning Objectives

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

1. Identify the relationships between an LSD, 24-hour urinary sodium excretion (USE), HF, and depression.
2. Discuss the characteristics of patients in this study and the study results identifying depression and sodium intake as predictors of event-free survival in HF patients.

Price: $24.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 2.5 CH
  • DC - BON 2.5 CH
  • KY-BON 2.5 CH

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
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This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia and Florida #50-1223. Your certificate is valid in all states.
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Test Code: JCVN0709
Published: July/August 2009
Expires: 12/31/2026
Sources: Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
Required Passing Score: 14/20 (70%)
Authors: Eun Kyeung Song PhD, RN
Categories: Cardiovascular
Specialties: Medical-Surgical