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Overview
Overview
Discusses the roles of nurse’s and social worker’s in the older driver’s safe mobility.
Goals and Outcomes
Goals and Learning Outcomes
The number of older drivers is increasing. There were 40 million licensed drivers aged 65 and older in 2015, a 33% increase from 10 years earlier. In contrast, the total number of licensed drivers in the United States increased by only 8% between 2006 and 2015. Older drivers made up 18% of all licensed drivers in 2015, compared with 15% in 2006. In 2015, more than 6,800 older adults were killed and more than 260,000 were treated in emergency departments for motor vehicle crash injuries. This amounts to 19 older adults killed and 712 injured in crashes on average every day. By 2030, almost 10 million U.S. citizens will be aged 85 or older, and an estimated 90% will be licensed to drive. More than 3.5 million Americans 85 and older currently hold a driver’s license. Healthcare professionals need to be able to recognize the age-related conditions that can influence an older adult’s driving ability and be familiar with resources that can help older adults maintain their driving skills. By exploring the many resources and becoming knowledgeable in these areas, healthcare professionals can contribute to the safety of both older drivers and the public. 

 

 


After taking this course, you should be able to:

  • Describe the roles healthcare professionals can take in promoting the older driver’s safe-driving practices
  • Name resources to which healthcare professionals can refer concerned individuals
  • Describe the current research addressing older driver safety
  • Describe the effects of aging and common age-related medical, cognitive, and psychological conditions on the older driver
  • Describe the effects of aging and common age-related medical, cognitive and psychological conditions on the older driver’s safe mobility
  • Name referrals and resources to which healthcare professionals can refer concerned individuals

Course Termination Date: 12/31/23

Content Expiration Date: 09/08/22

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

Course Originally Released on : 5/1/2019

REL-ACU-0-CE350-60

Course Author

Annette Kelly

PhD, MSN, ARNP

Arlene Orhon Jech

BSN, RN

Maureen Habel

MA, RN

Marian D. Edmiston

DEd, MSN, RN-BC

Accreditations
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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.

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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.