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Activity Steps

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Description

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Purpose of Activity

To provide senior managers with information to create a culture of safety in the organization to enable implementation of nonpunative procedures for improving resident safety.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Identify factors that affect quality of care and safety of long-term care (LTC) residents.
  2. Discern the importance of LTC facility culture change and how it can positively affect the safety of the residents.
  3. Recognize the strategies to improve safety that can reduce facility costs and litigation risk.

Disclosures

The planners have no financial relationships related to this educational activity. The program has been peer reviewed and has been determined to be free of commercial bias

Price: $6.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 0.5 CH
  • DC - BON 0.5 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, #50-1223.



Planner
Test Code: LASM0114b
Published: Apr 2014
Expires: 12/31/2026
Required Passing Score: 7/10 (70%)
Authors: Denise R. Felsenstein, MSN, CRNP, WHNP-BC; Gary Elias, JD
Categories: Geriatrics , Hospice and Palliative Care , Legal/Ethical , Management , Preventing Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC) , Professional Issues , Safety
Specialties: Gerontology, Hospice and Palliative Care, Legal, Management, Risk Management
Topics: Emerging Therapies