CONTINUING EDUCATION:
RN, NP:  .92 CE Credit

Recorded Date:  April 9, 2015 (as part of the 2015 PCNA annual symposium in Anaheim)
Original Posting Date: October 30, 2015
Reviewed Date: January 2017

COURSE OVERVIEW:

“Exercise is Medicine” champion Dr. Robert Sallis reviews the powerful role of physical activity on health and suggests efficient ways to encourage physical activity in the busy clinical setting.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:

• Describe an approach to providing an exercise prescription designed to improve adherence.

AUDIENCE:
Nurses, advanced practice nurses, and other healthcare providers interested in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease.

FACULTY DISCLOSURES:
The faculty members have declared no commercial relationships related to the content of this presentation.

COST:
This online educational activity is offered free of charge.

PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITY AND RECEIPT OF CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT:
View the course materials; complete the post-test (you can take the post-test more than once if needed to achieve a passing score of 75%) and online evaluation form at the end of the activity, and print your CE certificate.

ACCREDITOR:
This educational activity is provided by the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA). PCNA is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) as an approved provider of Nurse Practitioner continuing education, provider number 030602. 

Please note that if you received credit for attending the 2015 PCNA Annual Symposium in Anaheim, you will be unable to claim credit for the on-demand sessions that were recorded there. 

GRANTOR:

This activity is being presented by The Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) through an educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim. The content was developed in collaboration with the Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN).

Describe an approach to providing an exercise prescription designed to improve adherence.