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Activity Steps

Purpose of Activity

To describe an evidence-based practice change designed to reduce the severity of oral mucositis in adults receiving radiation treatment for head and neck cancer at a radiation oncology center.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. identify the methods and components of this initiative.
  2. discuss the results of this practice change and any implications for practice.
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.







Test Code: AJN0118A
Published: Jan 2018
Expires: 12/31/2026
Required Passing Score: 13/18 (72%)
Authors: Laura Cullen, DNP, RN, FAAN; Sharon Baumler, MSN, RN, CORLN, OCN; Michele Farrington, BSN, RN, CPHON; Cindy Dawson, MSN, RN, CORLN; Peggy Folkmann, BSN, RN; Loraine Brenner, MSN, RN, OCN