{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} Evidence About the Prevention and Management of Constipation: Implications for Comfort, Part 1

Activity Steps

1 Activity
2 Take Test 3Certificate

Purpose of Activity

To provide registered professional nurses with comprehensive information about the scope, physiology, and evidence-based practice for nonpharmacological interventions for constipation.

Learning Objectives

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

1. Explain the relevant background information about and risk factors for constipation.
2. Outline the diagnostic criteria and manifestations of constipation.
3. Plan the appropriate interventions for patients who have or are prone to constipation.

Price: $17.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 1.9 CH
  • DC - BON 1.9 CH
  • FL - BON 1.5 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.





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Test Code: HHCN1012B
Published: October 2012
Expires: 1/1/2026
Sources: Home Healthcare Now
Required Passing Score: 12/16 (75%)
Authors: Deborah Fritz PhD, RN, Matthew Pitlick PharmD, BCPS
Categories: Gastrointestinal , Home Health Care
Specialties: Home Health
Topics: Constipation