Health Care Today Classroom
 

Course Title:
Helping Patients Manage Medications
Contact Hours:

Learners who successfully complete the module will earn 1 hour of continuing nursing education credit.

PRN Continuing Education (OH-145/3-1-15) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Cost:
FREE
Course Availability:
This course will be available through December 2011
Course Objectives:
  • Identify current issues related to patients' safe use of medications.
  • Describe actions that can be taken by nurses to help patients safely manage their medications.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Read the entire study, complete the post-test with a score of 80% or higher, complete and submit the evaluation form, and complete registration information, including full name and credentials.
Course Instructions:

Step 1: Read provided materials for the course
Course Materials

Step 2: Take Multiple Choice Exam (please note the comment below in red)




Step 3: Upon successful completion of the exam (a score of 80% or higher), AND confirmed receipt of your evaluation questions via email, your certificate will be emailed within approximately 2 weeks.

Questions:
For Questions about the module or its content:
Contact Heather Blakely at (937) 225-2017 or by email at hblakely@coxohiomedia.com.
Technical Assistance:
For assistance with technical issues related to the web site or completing the independent study:
Please contact jobshelp@coxohio.com.
Disclaimer/Disclosures:
link Purpose: The purpose of this session is to enable the nurse to be proactive in assisting patients in safe management of their medications.
link Requirements for successful completion: Read the module, complete the post-test with a score of 80% or better, complete the evaluation form, and complete all registration information, including full name and credentials.
link Sponsorship: Cox Ohio Publishing has paid for the writing of this module but has no control over content, content experts, or contact hours.
link Commercial Support: There is no commercial support for this module from any company making or selling a product used on or by patients.
link Conflict of Interest: No one involved in planning or writing this study has a COI.


Course Materials by:

PRN Continuing Education

PRN Continuing Education is a high-quality, cost-effective, easily accessible resource for health care continuing education. Contact hours earned by participating in PRN's continuing education activities can be used to meet many relicensure and recertification requirements.

PRN Continuing Education

Pamela S. Dickerson, PhD, RN-BC