Course Description
This course covers transmission of HIV and infection control, Washington laws concerning confidentiality and testing, clinical manifestations and treatment, psychosocial issues, and legal and ethical issues.
Course Learning Objectives
| 1) Discuss the epidemiology of HIV infection in the United States and in Washington State. |
| 2) Explain HIV/AIDS etiology and pathogenesis. |
| 3) Summarize the risk factors for transmission of HIV. |
| 4) Discuss processes and regulations for HIV testing and counseling. |
| 5) Describe the clinical manifestations and initial evaluation of HIV-infected patients. |
| 6) Identify antiretroviral therapy and patient care management guidelines for HIV/AIDS. |
| 7) Summarize preventive and control measures for HIV/AIDS. |
| 8) Describe psychosocial and mental health issues associated with HIV/AIDS. |
| 9) Explain legal and ethical issues pertaining to HIV in Washington State. |
Course Professions
| Nursing |
| Mandatory |
| Occupational Therapy |
| Physical Therapy |
Course Summaries
Nursing:
This course contains important information specific to Washington State. Covers transmission of HIV, infection control, WA laws concerning confidentiality and testing, clinical manifestations and treatment, psychosocial issues, and legal and ethical issues. |
Occupational Therapy:
This course contains important information specific to Washington State. Covers transmission of HIV, infection control, WA laws concerning confidentiality and testing, clinical manifestations and treatment, psychosocial issues, and legal and ethical issues. |
Physical Therapy:
This course contains important information specific to Washington State. Covers transmission of HIV, infection control, WA laws concerning confidentiality and testing, clinical manifestations and treatment, psychosocial issues, and legal and ethical issues. |
Mandatory:
This course contains important information specific to Washington State. Covers transmission of HIV, infection control, WA laws concerning confidentiality and testing, clinical manifestations and treatment, psychosocial issues, and legal and ethical issues. |
Special Accreditation
N/A
Course Statements - Mandatory
| Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. |
| Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course Approval ID# 07503. This independent distance learning activity is offered at 7.00 CEUs, xxx aotaEdLevel xxx, Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA. |
| Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is a Continuing Competency Approval Agency recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California. |
| Nurse practitioners may apply these contact hours to pharmacy continuing education and prescriptive authorization. |
Course Statements - Nursing
| Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. |
| Nurse practitioners may apply these contact hours to pharmacy continuing education and prescriptive authorization. |
Course Statements - Occupational Therapy
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course Approval ID# 07503. This independent distance learning activity is offered at 7.00 CEUs, xxx aotaEdLevel xxx, Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Course Statements - Physical Therapy
| Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is a Continuing Competency Approval Agency recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California. |
| Approval of physical therapy continuing education credit varies by state. Confirm approval with your state's licensing agency before you take the course for CE credit. See Physical Therapy CE Approval for more information. |
Course Notes All Professions
This course contains important information specific to Washington State and is no longer mandated for licensure.
Course Categories
| Clinical Application |
| Infectious Disease |
| Critical Care |
| Elder Health (Gerontology) |
| Emergency Nursing |
| Ethical, Legal Issues |
| Home Health |
| Hospice (Death and Dying) |
| Infection Control/Public Health |
| Male Health (Urology) |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing |
| Respiratory-Pulmonary Nursing |
| State-Mandated CE |
| Clinical Application |
| Foundational Knowledge |
| Infectious Disease |
Authors
Judith Swan
MSN, BSN, ADN
Judith Swan has been in the healthcare field for over fifty years, beginning as a medic in the U.S. Air Force. As an RN, she has worked in mental health, emergency, orthopedics, hospice, and medical/surgical. She holds an MSN as a family nurse practitioner. Judith's experience in nursing education includes teaching psychiatric, long-term, and dementia nursing care and as director of a nursing assistant college program. She has written ancillary educational materials for nursing textbooks, curricula for nursing assistant programs, online health articles, and continuing education courses since 2012.
Copyright
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