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Activity Steps

1 Activity
2 Take Test 3Certificate

Purpose of Activity

To provide NPs with updated information about gout.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Identify the basic cause of and risk factors for gout.
  2. List the characteristics of acute gout.
  3. Describe the diagnosis of gout.
  4. Discuss acute and long-term treatment of gout.

Disclosures

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

Price: $21.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 2.1 CH / 0.5 APH
  • DC - BON 2.1 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: NP0511A
Published: June 2011
Expires: 12/31/2026
Sources: The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care
Required Passing Score: 12/17 (70%)
Authors: Eva Hardy MSN, RN, APN-BC
Categories: Advanced Practice Nursing
Specialties: Medical-Surgical
Topics: Advanced Pharmacology Hours , Gout