NUR118 - Drugs and the Aging Population (1.0 HR)
Nurses working with older adults will review and update their knowledge of how medications can affect the elderly.
Purpose: This course will teach us how medications work differently in the aging population. It reviews statistics regarding the prevalence of prescription medication use in this population, discuss how drugs impact the older body (specifically pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics), and briefly discuss the potential of pharmacogenomics.
Objective:
- Recognize how medications affect the aging population differently
- Understand the pharmacokinetics of the aging population
- Understand the pharmacodynamics of the aging population
- Recognize the side effects of drug interactions
- Recognize the potential of pharmacogenomics for future prescribing
Continuing Education Credits: 1.0 contact hours Iowa BON #335; 1.0 contact hours CA Board of Nursing CEP 14033; 1.0 contact hours CE Broker # 50-4572 Florida and District of Columbia; 0 contact hours for Social Work State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. License No. 159.001315; 0 contact hours for Physical Therapy State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. License No. 216.000284; 0 contact hours for Occupational Therapy State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. License No. 224.000164; 1.0 CE hours for certified medication assistants; long term care department heads; and other health care disciplines.