Elder Care
Tracking # 20-1253312
$49.00
4.7
(78 ratings)
Educator WILD IRIS MEDICAL EDUCATION, INC.
CE Broker Reporting Reported automatically
Method Computer-Based Training
What you'll learn
Upon completion of this continuing education course, you will have increased your knowledge of the unique issues related to caring for older adult patients. Specific learning objectives to address potential knowledge gaps include:
- Summarize the models and goals of care for the older adult.
- Discuss the major age-related physiologic changes impacting older adults and related assessment and management recommendations.
- Describe cognitive and psychosocial changes impacting the health of older individuals and related management recommendations.
- Identify assessment tools and strategies to address functional limitations of the older adult.
- Explain the risks, safety, and management of medications for older adults.
- Relate strategies for supporting family caregivers of elders.
- Discuss legal and ethical considerations in the care of the older adult.
- Review the assessment and management of elder abuse victims.
- Clarify the principles that guide end-of-life care.
Course overview
Comprehensive CE course on elder care and geriatric care. 10-contact-hour course on the physiologic, cognitive, and psychosocial changes of aging. Topics include assessment, goals of care, balance and fall risks, medication use and misuse in seniors, elder abuse, and end-of-life care, including hospice.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
10h
Patient Related
Occupational Therapy Assistant
10h
Patient Related
Alabama State Board of Respiratory Therapy
Licensed Respiratory Therapist
10h
Healthcare and consumer education
Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
Occupational Therapist
10h
Related to the Clinical Practice of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy Assistant
10h
Related to the Clinical Practice of Occupational Therapy
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
10h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Certified Nurse Practitioner
10h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
10h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Clinical Nurse Specialist
10h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Licensed Practical Nurse
10h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Licensed Psychiatric Technician Nurse
10h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Registered Nurse
10h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Registered Nurse Practitioner
10h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Clinical Nurse Specialist
10h
Relevant to Clinical Nurse Specialty
Licensed Practical Nurse
10h
Licensed Practical Nurse - Continuing Education
Nurse Practitioner
10h
Relevant to Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Registered Nurse
10h
Registered Nurse District of Columbia - Continuing Education
Registered Nurse Anesthetist
10h
Relevant to Registered Nurse Anesthetist Specialty
Florida Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
10h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse
10h
General
Registered Nurse
10h
General
Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
10h
General
Occupational Therapy Assistant
10h
General
Georgia Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
10h
General
Registered Professional Nurse
10h
General
Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
10h
General Continuing Education
Occupational Therapy Assistant
10h
General Continuing Education
Kansas Board of Healing Arts - Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
10h
Class I CE
Occupational Therapy Assistant
10h
Class I CE
Kansas State Board of Nursing
Clinical Nurse Specialist
10h
Approved CNE Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Licensed Mental Health Technician
10h
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)
Licensed Practical Nurse
10h
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)
Nurse Midwife
10h
Approved CNE Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
10h
Approved CNE Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse
10h
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)
Registered Nurse Anesthetist
10h
Approved CNE Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
10h
Continuing education related to nursing
Registered Nurse
10h
Continuing education related to nursing
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
10h
Related to the Clinical Practice of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy Assistant
10h
Related to the Clinical Practice of Occupational Therapy
Michigan Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
10h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse Special Volunteer
10h
General
Registered Nurse
10h
General
Registered Nurse Special Volunteer
10h
General
Mississippi Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
10h
Continuing education related to nursing
Registered Nurse
10h
Continuing education related to nursing
New Hampshire Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
10h
General CE
Licensed Practical Nurse
10h
General CE
Registered Nurse
10h
General CE
New Mexico Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Practitioner
10h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
10h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
Clinical Nurse Specialist
10h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
Licensed Practical Nurse
10h
Continuing education relevant to the licensed practical nurse
Registered Nurse
10h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
North Dakota Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
10h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
Licensed Practical Nurse
10h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
Registered Nurse
10h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
South Carolina Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
10h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse
10h
General
Registered Nurse
10h
General
South Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
10h
Direct client/patient services in occupational therapy
Occupational Therapy Assistant
10h
Direct client/patient services in occupational therapy
West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
10h
Relating to professional nursing practice
Registered Nurse
10h
Relating to professional nursing practice
Wyoming Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
10h
General
Certified Nurse Practitioner
10h
General
Certified Nurse Specialist
10h
General
Certified Nursing Assistant
10h
General
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
10h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse
10h
General
Registered Nurse
10h
General
Disclosure statements
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Wild Iris Medical Education is approved as a provider of nursing continuing education by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Quality Assurance, Board of Nursing. Florida Board of Nursing Accreditation #NCE3403.
Course Availability: Expires April 1, 2027. You must score 70% or better on the test and complete the course evaluation to earn a certificate of completion for this CE activity. Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., provides educational activities that are free from bias. The information provided in this course is to be used for educational purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional healthcare.
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