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Delirium committee meeting: Methocarbamol
Objectives:
• Be aware of increased usage of methocarbamol in older hospitalized adults
• Understand the risk of potentially inappropriate medications in older adults
• Be familiar with the mechanism of action and how to administer
• Be able to state the half-life of methocarbamol in older adults vs younger adults
• Be aware of limited data for usage in older adults
• Be familiar with recommendations for cautious use of methocarbamol in multi-modal pain management
Target Audience
Registered Nurse
Learning Objectives
Nursing Learning Outcome:
After completing this activity, 80% of registered nurses will self-report an improvement in their understanding of delirium recognition, prevention, or management. They will indicate that their knowledge increased fairly or greatly on a scale of 0-4 (not-slightly- somewhat-significantly-greatly).
Dr. Kathryn Agarwal
Dr. Julien Kareem Ogilvie
Everyone in control of the content of this activity has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
To be awarded 0.33 continuing professional development hours, the participant must attend the program in its entirety and complete the evaluation tool.
Available Credit
- 0.33 Attendance
- 0.33 Nursing Contact Hours
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Houston Methodist will award 0.33 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.