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CE450
1.0 hr Decades Later - Post-Polio Syndrome

Maureen Habel, RN, MA

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Course Objectives: The goal of this program is to educate nurses about post-polio syndrome, its symptoms, and associated health problems and to describe ways to help PPS patients manage symptoms and prevent complications. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:
  • Describe how post-polio syndrome is thought to develop.
  • List six health-related problems that patients with PPS experience.
  • Identify ways in which nurses can help patients with PPS manage symptoms and prevent complications.


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