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Overview
The caveat "first do no harm" carries with it the responsibility to understand the wily ways of microorganisms and thus prevent transmission of infectious diseases and care for those who are afflicted by them. In particular, nurses need to stay up to date on the guidelines for caring for patients with major diseases that threaten the public health, such as TB, hepatitis, and HIV/AIDS, as they choose barrier devices and provide treatment.
Goals and Learning Outcomes
- Describe the precautions and isolation practices used in caring for patients with infectious disease, as well as the rationale behind these procedures
- Summarize the disease processes in TB and MDRTB; hepatitis A, B, and C; and HIV/AIDS
- Describe how TB and MDRTB; hepatitis A, B, and C; and HIV/AIDS spread, and describe strategies for preventing transmission
- Identify risk factors for TB and MDRTB; hepatitis A, B, and C; and HIV/AIDS
- Identify methods to assess patients with TB and MDRTB; hepatitis A, B, and C; and HIV/AIDS
- Identify appropriate treatment and follow-up measures for TB and MDRTB; hepatitis A, B, and C; and HIV/AIDS
Course Details
Course Originally Released on : 2/1/2003
60039
Course Author
MSN, RN, CIC
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.