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Activity Steps

Purpose of Activity

To provide information about cognitive, psychological, social, and economic factors that can affect the nutritional status of older adults.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. discern the scope of the problem of malnutrition in older adults.
  2. list age-related changes that increase the risk of malnutrition in older adults.
  3. outline assessment tools and strategies to prevent and address malnutrition in older adults.
Price: $12.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 1.0 CH
  • DC - BON 1.0 CH
  • KY-BON 1.0 CH
  • GA - BON 1.0 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: AJN0318B
Published: Mar 2018
Expires: 12/31/2026
Required Passing Score: 16/18 (88%)
Authors: Ann Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, FADA
Categories: Geriatrics , Nutrition
Specialties: Gerontology