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Overview
Bed bugs are a pervasive nuisance in the U.S. and across the globe. The prototypical arthropod species Cimex lectularius looks similar to miniature cockroaches and feeds on the blood of humans and some animals. Bed bugs tend to live in areas of poor sanitation and overcrowding, but this is not a universal rule. Bed bugs can infest any type of home, commercial entity, or healthcare establishment, and traveling can increase the risk of spreading these pests. Healthcare providers should be aware of their prevalence and also be able to recognize the physical presentation of bed bug bites. It is also important to have knowledge of ways to prevent and treat bed bug infestations.
Goals and Learning Outcomes
- Identify bed bugs, their epidemiology, and their presentation.
- Discuss recognition, treatment, complications, and prevention of bed bug bites.
- Describe appropriate education for identifying bed bug infestations, the methods available to eradicate these insects from human environments, and how to prevent the spread of bed bugs to new environments.
Course Details
Course Originally Released on : 1/1/2021
REL-ACU-0-PHARM17
Course Author
PharmD
BSN, RN, CCRN
Accreditations
NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791
Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.
CEBroker
Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Examiners For Registered Professional Nurses
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.