Older Adult and Geriatric Care for Texas Nurses
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TEXAS MANDATORY NURSING CNE. Fulfills the Texas Board of Nursing 2-contact-hour requirement for older adult care or geriatric care. Any Texas LVN, RN, or APRN whose practice includes the older adult or geriatric population is required to complete at least two contact hours in every licensure cycle. Course covers physiologic and cognitive changes of aging, mental health, elder abuse, and end-of-life care.
Course Objectives
- Discuss the major age-related physiologic changes impacting older adults and related prevention and health maintenance.
- Discuss cognitive changes impacting the health of older individuals and related management recommendations.
- Describe mental health issues of older individuals.
- Review the assessment and management of elder abuse victims.
- Clarify the principles that guide end-of-life care.
Accreditation/Approval Information
REQUIRED FOR TEXAS NURSES Fulfills the requirement for nurses whose practice includes older adult or geriatric populations. Covers major age-related physiologic and cognitive changes impacting older adults and related prevention and health maintenance; includes overview of mental health issues, elder abuse, and end-of-life care.
Nursing
REQUIRED FOR TEXAS NURSES Fulfills the requirement for nurses whose practice includes older adult or geriatric populations. Covers major age-related physiologic and cognitive changes impacting older adults and related prevention and health maintenance; includes overview of mental health issues, elder abuse, and end-of-life care.
- Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Course Information
Contact Hours: 2.00
Course Availability: Expires 2024-02-01
This course fulfills the requirement for at least 2 contact hours of continuing education relating to older adult care for nurses in Texas whose practice includes older adult or geriatric populations .
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