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Overview
Overview
The goal of this course is to educate nurses and physical therapists in the acute setting on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.
Goals and Outcomes
Goals and Learning Outcomes
Osteoporosis, the most common metabolic bone disorder, is characterized by compromised bone mass and strength that predisposes affected people to an increased risk for fractures. The disease occurs when the rate of bone loss (resorption) is greater than the rate of bone formation. This results in decreased bone mass as the disease progresses, which causes the bones to become fragile. Fragile bones are more prone to fracture, even from normal activities such as lifting and bending. The goal of this course is to educate nurses and physical therapists in the acute setting on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  • Describe osteoporosis and identify people at risk
  • List four current treatment modalities for osteoporosis
  • Relate four appropriate nursing strategies aimed at prevention
  • Describe osteoporosis characteristics, risk factors, and diagnosis.
  • Discuss current prevention or treatment modalities for osteoporosis and related fractures.

Course Termination Date: Not yet determined

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/24

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

Course Originally Released on : 5/1/2019

REL-ACU-0-CE204-60

Course Author

Angela Williams BSN

RN

Dorothy Roberts

EdD(c), MSN, MACI, RN, OCNS-C, CMSRN, CNE

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.