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Overview
This course describes the direct and indirect ways the emotions of stress can influence the immune system and a person’s physical and mental well-being.Goals and Learning Outcomes
- Describe two forms of stress and how they affect the body.
- Describe at least three brain regions involved in mediating emotions and the behaviors associated with stress.
- Identify at least three neurotransmitters and hormones that are activated during times of duress.
- Discuss the normal function of the immune system and the ways that stress affects it.
- Describe the manner by which stress-induced changes in the brain can exacerbate immune system diseases.
- List at least four immune components produced during acute inflammation.
- Discuss the manner by which chronic inflammation can result in both mood and immune disorders.
- Outline steps healthcare workers can take to promote good immunity.
- Describe the different forms of stress and how they affect the body
- Describe the brain regions involved in mediating emotions and the behaviors associated with stress
- Identify the neurotransmitters and hormones that are activated during times of duress
- Discuss the normal function of the immune system and the ways that stress affects it
- Describe the manner by which stress-induced changes in the brain can exacerbate immune system diseases
- Describe the stages of acute inflammation.
- Discuss the manner by which chronic inflammation can result in both mood and immune disorders.
Course Details
Course Originally Released on : 5/1/2019
REL-ACU-0-60089
Course Author
RDN
PhD
MSN, Med, RN, FNP-BC, AHN-BC
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.