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Activity Steps

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Purpose of Activity

To provide information on a hospital-wide initiative to decrease delirium-associated falls.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Recognize the link between delirium and falls, including interventions to prevent those falls.
  2. Outline methods to identify patients at risk for delirium and results from a study on delirium screening, prevention, and treatment.

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.







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Test Code: JNCQ0718
Published: Jul/Sep 2018
Expires: 12/31/2026
Sources: Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Required Passing Score: 14/19 (73%)
Authors: Alice Ferguson, BSN, RN, CPHQ; Karina Uldall, MD, MPH; Jessica Dunn, MSN, RN, CNL; Christopher Craig Blackmore, MD, MPH; Barbara Williams, PhD
Categories: Geriatrics , Quality Improvement , Safety
Specialties: Quality Improvement
Topics: Delirium , Falls , Lean Process , Older Adults , Prevention