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Types of Diarrhea and Management Strategies
Continuing Education Credits for Healthcare Professionals
Credits
1 Contact Hour

Event Type
HomeStudy

Release Date
Friday, June 03, 2011

Expiration Date
Monday, June 03, 2013

Target Audience
Nurse, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician

Program Cost
$2.00 - Free For Members



Program Overview
This program will provide participants with an understanding of current types of diarrhea and management strategies. After completing this program, nurses and pharmacists will be able to state the difference between acute and chronic diarrhea and differentiate between secretory diarrhea, osmitic diarrhea and motility disorders. Pharmacists and nurses will also be able to review the classifications of drugs used to treat diarrhea. After completing this program, pharmacy technicians will be able to in general terms, describe the signs and symptoms of diarrhea and identify the medications used to treat diarrhea.

Nurse Educational Objectives
  • State the difference betwee acute and chronic diarrhea.
  • Differentiate between secretory diarrhea, osmitic diarrhea and motility disorders.
  • Review the classifications of drugs used to treat diarrhea
Pharmacist Educational Objectives
  • State the difference betwee acute and chronic diarrhea.
  • Differentiate between secretory diarrhea, osmitic diarrhea and motility disorders.
  • Review the classifications of drugs used to treat diarrhea
Pharmacy Technician Educational Objectives
  • In general terms, describe the signs and symptoms of diarrhea.
  • Identify the medications used to treat diarrhea.

Activity Type
Knowledge

Accreditation
Nurse N-668
Pharmacist 0798-0000-11-034-H01-P
Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-11-034-H01-T
PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing education. In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation. Attendees may immediately print their Statement of Credit or leave them stored on this website.
Pharmaceutical Education Consultants, Inc. has been approved as a provider of continuing education for nurses by the Maryland Nurses Association which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Faculty
Valerie Sisson , MSN, RN, CNP, CWOCN
Medical Writer, Wellness Partners
Click Here For Curriculum Vitae


Financial Support By
Pharmaceutical Education Consultants, Inc.

Program Documents
Homestudy PDF: Diarrhea Homestudy