Caring for the Elderly Patient

Course overview

CE Care of the Elderly Patient Care for the Elderly Patient, target audience for this continuing education activity is CNA, LPN, RN, and ARNP. The CNA, LPN, RN and ARNP, will receive one contact hour for Care for the Elderly Patient. They will receive one contact hour which is an estimated sixty minutes of educational instruction. This educational activity will equip the professional nurse with the knowledge to care for the elderly patient and identify age related changes. Learning Objectives After taking this training you will be able to *Define gerontology and geriatric * Recognize age related changes in your patients *Identify pathophysiology changes related to aging Learning Outcomes The professional nurse will *Discuss pathophysiology changes related to aging *List Body System changes related to aging * Describe age related changes as it relates to aging Teaching method for this educational activity is traditional lecture. The lecture is accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation and video presentation. This educational activity will also be an online self directed internet course.