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Fall Prevention Among the Elderly - CE151-60
Fall Prevention Among the Elderly by Carol Anne Weiss, RN, MSN, NP-C and Arlene Orhon Jech, RN, BSN
CE151-60 l 1.00 contact hrs

Price: $ 10.00
Free for Unlimited CE Subscribers

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Objectives:
The goal of this continuing education program is to improve nurses’ and physical therapists’ ability to identify and minimize risk factors for falls in the elderly and reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:
  • Identify the major physical, psychological and environmental risk factors for falls in the elderly
  • List measures that can prevent falls in home, hospital and long-term care settings
  • Conduct a thorough evaluation after a fall

This course will be updated or discontinued on or before 5/20/2016

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Gannett Education is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation

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