Programs for Nurses
Vision Loss: A Patient-Centered Approach to Care
About this program
Patient-centered care coordination is a core competency for nursing practice across patient populations and in all settings. Through this one-hour program, you can learn approaches for recognizing signs of vision impairment in your patients, talking with them about vision loss, and initiating appropriate follow-up care.
Who may benefit
- Nurses
- Care managers
What is covered
Through this program, nurses will:
- Recognize the impact of vision loss on patients’ activities, safety, social participation, well-being and health,
- Identify approaches for identifying patients with potential vision loss, and
- Communicate with patients regarding rehabilitation options to address the impact of vision loss on their daily activities.
Continuing Education Credits
This continuing nursing education activity was approved for 1 contact hour by the Northeast Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation, and has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers. The course is approved for 1 CE contact hour. Activity code: S00035783 Approval Number: 19000031