Older Adult and Geriatric Care for Texas Nurses
- Continuing education credit hours 2.00
- Mobile-Friendly, Self-Paced Format
- Nationally-Accredited, Regulatory-Approved
Course Objectives
Discuss the major age-related physiologic changes impacting older adults and related management recommendations.
Describe 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.
Course Description
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.
Regulations/Board Approvals
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.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #12300.
Accredited and Approved Nationwide High-Quality CEU Courses since 1998.