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Activity Steps

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Purpose of Activity

To provide registered professional nurses with an understanding of normal neonatal thyroid development and issues related to altered thyroid states.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Describe key features of thyroid gland development, anatomy, and physiology.
  2. Identify signs and symptoms, causes, treatments, and effects of and screening for altered thyroid states in the neonate.

Disclosures

The author and planners have disclosed that he has no financial relationships related to this article.

Price: $21.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 2.3 CH
  • DC - BON 2.3 CH
  • FL - BON 2.0 CH

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
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This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia and Florida #50-1223. Your certificate is valid in all states.
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The ANCC's accreditation status of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Department of Continuing Education refers only to its continuing nursing educational activities and does not imply Commission on Accreditation approval or endorsement of any commercial product.





Planner
Test Code: ANC0712
Published: August 2012
Expires: 1/1/2026
Sources: Advances in Neonatal Care
Required Passing Score: 14/20 (70%)
Authors: Chris Schmaltz MSN, RNC-NIC, CCRN, NNP-BC, Ksenia Zukowsky
Categories: Neonatal
Specialties: Maternal-Child
Topics: Thyroid Disease