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Overview
Overview
This course provides information to clinicians so they can recognize and care for older patients who have minor problems with their feet.
Goals and Outcomes
Goals and Learning Outcomes
Age-related change, years of wear and tear, inadequate care, use of poorly fitting footwear, increased weight and body mass index, and the prevalence of medical conditions that affect the feet may result in disability, decreased mobility, diminished function, and loss of quality of life. Healthcare providers as a team can reduce these problems by providing a comprehensive assessment, daily foot care, and patient education.

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  • Describe age-related changes in feet.
  • Teach self-care practices as a health promotion strategy for healthy feet.
  • Identify age-related changes in feet.
  • Identify self-care practices as a health promotion strategy for healthy feet.
  • Differentiate minor problems in feet from those that require expert intervention.
  • Describe age-related changes in feet
  • Differentiate minor problems in feet from those requiring expert intervention
  • Teach self-care practices as a health promotion strategy for healthy feet

Course Termination Date: 05/06/23

Content Expiration Date: 05/31/23

Course Originally Released On: 05/01/19
Details
Course Details

Course Originally Released on : 5/1/2019

REL-ACU-0-CE261-60

Course Author

Laurel Koss

MS, OTR/L

Sooa Devereaux

MSN, RN

Catherine R. Ratliff

PhD, GNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN, FAAN

Accreditations
Accreditations

NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791

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Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.

CEBroker
Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Examiners For Registered Professional Nurses
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.