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Activity Steps

1 Activity
2 Take Test 3Certificate

Purpose of Activity

To discuss the etiology and prevention of pressure injuries resulting from medical and other devices.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. outline the risk factors for pressure injuries and the bodily sites at which they most often occur.
  2. identify current clinical practice guidelines and information about the staging of these injuries.

Disclosures

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

Price: $17.95

Credits:

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

Lippincott Professional Development 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 Professional Development 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.







Planner
Test Code: AJN1217B
Published: Dec 2017
Expires: 12/31/2026
Collections: Never Events: Pressure Injuries stage III & IV
Sources: AJN, American Journal of Nursing
Required Passing Score: 13/18 (72%)
Authors: Barbara Ann Delmore, PhD, RN, CWCN, MAPWCA, IIWCC-NYU; Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CWON, FAAN
Categories: Preventing Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC) , Skin/Wound Care
Specialties: Wound
Topics: Pressure Injury , Pressure Ulcer