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Overview
Overview
Although Parkinson’s disease (PD) has been recognized for about two centuries, awareness has dramatically increased with its acknowledgment by public personalities, such as actor Michael J. Fox and boxer Mohammed Ali. Reports about PD and its treatment are now featured in lay publications and on television. Because the greatest risk factor is increasing age, the prevalence of PD is expected to rise as the elderly population grows. However, 10% of PD cases are young onset, occurring in people between the ages of 20 and 50 (Gopalakrishna & Alexander, 2015). Healthcare professionals can expect to encounter patients with PD in settings throughout the healthcare system and should be aware of the complexities of this chronic, neurodegenerative disorder.

 

Goals and Outcomes
Goals and Learning Outcomes
The goal of this educational program is to provide nurses in acute care settings with knowledge about Parkinson’s Disease.  After taking this course, you should be able to:
  • Identify motor and nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
  • Explain what causes the physical and psychiatric symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
  • Relate intervention strategies for treatment of early and advanced Parkinson’s disease.
  • Describe recent treatment options and research foci for treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
Details
Course Details

CE213-60NT

Course Author

Carrie Furberg

BSN, RN, CRN

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.