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Activity Steps

1 Activity
2 Take Test 3Certificate

Purpose of Activity

To provide NPs with information about health risks associated with contraceptive methods in obese women.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Describe the prevalence of obesity and health risks associated with obesity.
  2. Discuss the WHO categories of medically eligible criteria for contraceptive use and risks of contraceptive methods in relation to obesity.
  3. Identify the effects of contraceptive hormones on the health of the obese female.

Disclosures

The author and planners have disclosed that they have no financial relationships related to this article.

Price: $21.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 2.4 CH / 1.0 APH
  • DC - BON 2.4 CH
  • KY-BON 2.0 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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The ANCC's accreditation status of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Department of Continuing Education refers only to its continuing nursing educational activities and does not imply Commission on Accreditation approval or endorsement of any commercial product.

Awarded Advanced Pharmacology Hours.





Planner
Test Code: NP0310A
Published: March 2010
Expires: 12/31/2026
Sources: The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care
Required Passing Score: 11/15 (73%)
Authors: Beth Kelsey EdD, WHNP-BC
Categories: Advanced Practice Nursing , Women's Health
Specialties: Women's Health
Topics: Advanced Pharmacology Hours , Contraception , Obesity