Managing Polypharmacy in Older Adults - 4 Contact Hours
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What you'll learn
Upon completion of this course, nurses will be able to do the following:
- Define polypharmacy and related terms.
- Quantify the prevalence of polypharmacy in the older adult population.
- Describe the aging process on pharmacokinetic principles.
- List predictors of polypharmacy.
- Describe the consequences resulting from polypharmacy on older adults.
- Identify therapeutic classes of drugs commonly associated with functional impairment.
- Discuss the use of evidence-based strategy tools to monitor for confusion and falls.
- Relate inappropriate and appropriate prescribing to evidence-based tool kits.
- Provide comprehensive strategies utilized to prevent polypharmacy.
- Relate polypharmacy to case studies.
Course overview
This course presents the concept of polypharmacy; related definitions and concepts; its incidence; predictors of polypharmacy; consequences of polypharmacy; pharmacokinetic principles that relate to the elder population; drug classes and individual medications that cause the most risk; and evidence-based strategies to prevent and manage polypharmacy. Case studies will be presented to allow for the application of concepts. Nurses have an integral role in identifying and preventing the sequalae of polypharmacy.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
4h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Certified Nurse Practitioner
4h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
4h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Clinical Nurse Specialist
4h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Licensed Practical Nurse
4h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Licensed Psychiatric Technician Nurse
4h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Registered Nurse
4h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
4h
Pharmacology Component
Clinical Nurse Specialist
4h
Pharmacology Component
Licensed Practical Nurse
4h
Licensed Practical Nurse - Continuing Education
Nurse Practitioner
4h
Pharmacology Component
Registered Nurse
4h
Registered Nurse District of Columbia - Continuing Education
Registered Nurse Anesthetist
4h
Pharmacology Component
Florida Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
4h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse
4h
General
Registered Nurse
4h
General
Georgia Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
4h
General
Registered Professional Nurse
4h
General
Michigan Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
4h
General
Registered Nurse
4h
General
Mississippi Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
4h
Continuing education related to nursing
Registered Nurse
4h
Continuing education related to nursing
New Mexico Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Practitioner
4h
Continuing education related to pharmacology
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
4h
Continuing education related to pharmacology
Clinical Nurse Specialist
4h
Continuing education related to pharmacology
Licensed Practical Nurse
4h
Continuing education relevant to the licensed practical nurse
Registered Nurse
4h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
North Dakota Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
4h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
Licensed Practical Nurse
4h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
Registered Nurse
4h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
South Carolina Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
4h
Pharmacotherapeutics
Licensed Practical Nurse
4h
Pharmacotherapeutics
Registered Nurse
4h
Pharmacotherapeutics
West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
4h
Prescriptive Authority Privilege (RXA) pharmacotherapeutic
Registered Nurse
4h
Prescriptive Authority Privilege (RXA) pharmacotherapeutic
Disclosure statements
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, nurses will be able to do the following:
- Define polypharmacy and related terms.
- Quantify the prevalence of polypharmacy in the older adult population.
- Describe the aging process on pharmacokinetic principles.
- List predictors of polypharmacy.
- Describe the consequences resulting from polypharmacy on older adults.
- Identify therapeutic classes of drugs commonly associated with functional impairment.
- Discuss the use of evidence-based strategy tools to monitor for confusion and falls.
- Relate inappropriate and appropriate prescribing to evidence-based tool kits.
- Provide comprehensive strategies utilized to prevent polypharmacy.
- Relate polypharmacy to case studies.
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