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Activity Steps

1 Activity
2 Take Test 3Certificate

Purpose of Activity

To provide clinically significant information for safe prescribing and monitoring of patients who receive valproic acid (VPA).

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Identify the uses, pharmacokinetics, cautions, and contraindications of VPA.
  2. Select adverse drug reactions (ADRs) that may occur with the use of VPA.

Disclosures

The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Price: $17.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 1.5 CH / 1.5 APH
  • DC - BON 1.5 CH
  • KY-BON 1.5 CH
  • GA - BON 1.5 CH

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 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 Williams & Wilkins 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. Your certificate is valid in all states.

Awarded Advanced Pharmacology Hours







Planner
Test Code: JNN0217
Published: Feb 2017
Expires: 12/31/2026
Sources: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
Required Passing Score: 14/20 (70%)
Authors: Angela Collins-Yoder, PhD, RN, CCNS, ACNS, BC; Jordan Lowell, BSN, RN
Categories: Advanced Practice Nursing , Neurological
Specialties: Neurology
Topics: Advanced Pharmacology Hours , Migraine , Valproic Acid