Geriatric Trauma Considerations
Contact Hours: 1
What's included?
Course Overview
There are unique challenges to treating the geriatric population. This is especially true in complex critical health events that may exacerbate underlying comorbidities and conditions. Trauma is divided into three main categories: penetrating, blunt, and decelerating. The effects of trauma may result in contusions, fractures, organ damage or failure, hemorrhage, and subsequent clotting disorders. The geriatric population is inherently at a higher risk for chronic health conditions such as diabetes, heart failure, osteoporosis, and cognitive disorders. This requires a targeted and careful approach to managing acute trauma coinciding with conditions that carry the risk of increased injury from trauma, poorer healing capabilities, and less optimal outcomes.
Course Outline
- Introduction
- Definition
- Epidemiology
- Assessment
- Pathophysiology
- Clinical Signs and Symptoms
- Treatment
- Complications
- Nursing Care Considerations
- Conclusion
Course Outcomes
After completing this course, the learner will rate a 4 out of 5 on the Likert Scale for their ability to:
- Discuss inherent risks of trauma injury with the geriatric population.
- Analyze reasons this population is at higher rates of morbidity and mortality.
- Understand risk factors and considerations of pathophysiology that contribute to poor outcomes.
- Describe signs and symptoms of trauma sequelae for individuals 65 years of age and older.
- Summarize nursing and multidisciplinary care needs for geriatric trauma patients.
Accreditations and Approvals
- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) (P0614)
- California Board of Registered Nursing (CEP 17418)
- Kentucky Board of Nursing (7-0090)
- Louisiana State Board of Nursing (58)
- Florida Board of Nursing (50-23983)
- Delaware Board of Nursing (DE-24-010127)
- Alabama Board of Nursing (#ABNP1577)
- Iowa Board of Nursing (#393)
- Kansas Board of Nursing (LT0340-0325)
Approved by the Board of Nursing in every state, you can complete your RN, LVN, and APRN CEUs with confidence.
Accreditation Statement
Nursing CE Central LLC is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
It will take the average learner 60 minutes to complete and awards 1 contact hours of continuing education.
Written For
- Registered Nurses (RN)
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)
- Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN/LVN)
Requirements for Completion
- Enrollment in the course by the learner
- Read and learn all course materials
- Complete the course evaluation
- Attest and testify learning of the course materials
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
Nursing CE Central nor any of the authors, planners, content experts, or any contributors have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
