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Overview
This course aims to educate RNs, RDNs, pharmacists, PTs, physicians, and radiologic technologists about managing hypertension.Goals and Learning Outcomes
Uncontrolled hypertension can cause multiple complications ranging from a myocardial infarction (MI) to stroke. Diagnosing and managing this chronic condition involves a team approach to improve a patient's outcome. There continues to be a global and national push to manage hypertension. There are various evidence-based approaches and strategies when treating patients who have or are at risk for developing hypertension. This course aims to educate nurses, registered dietitian nutritionists, pharmacists, physical therapists, physicians, and radiologic technologists about current guidelines and drug therapy for the management of hypertension.
This course has a maximum of 3 exam attempts.
- State blood pressure goals for various patient populations with hypertension
- Discuss the five components of lifestyle modification
- Discuss the four classes of antihypertensive drugs recommended as first-line agents known to reduce the complications associated with hypertension
- Recall blood pressure goals for various stages of hypertension.
- Recall lifestyle modification strategies in managing patients with hypertension.
- Discuss major concerns related to the four classes of antihypertensive drugs.
- Recall blood pressure goals for various stages of hypertension.
- Recall lifestyle modification strategies in managing patients with hypertension.
- Discuss major concerns related to the four classes of antihypertensive drugs.
Course Details
Course Originally Released on : 2/1/2022
REL-ACU-0-HG
Course Author
RD, LDN
MD
MSN, RN, CCRN, CNL
II, RPh
BS, RN
PharmD, BCPS
MSN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, CNRN
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
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.