Course Description
Washington HIV/AIDS Training. 4-hour continuing education course on HIV/AIDS for healthcare practitioners. Instant online certificate. Start Now!
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) Summarize preventive and control measures for HIV/AIDS. |
| 5) Describe psychosocial and mental health issues associated with HIV/AIDS. |
| 6) Explain legal and ethical issues pertaining to HIV in Washington State. |
Course Professions
| Nursing |
| Mandatory |
| Occupational Therapy |
| Physical Therapy |
Course Summaries
Nursing:
4 hours of HIV/AIDS training for healthcare workers in Washington State. Course covers transmission and infection control, legal and ethical issues, psychosocial issues, and WA reporting requirements. |
Occupational Therapy:
4 hours of HIV/AIDS training for healthcare workers in Washington State. Course covers transmission and infection control, legal and ethical issues, psychosocial issues, and WA reporting requirements. |
Physical Therapy:
4 hours of HIV/AIDS training for healthcare workers in Washington State. Course covers transmission and infection control, legal and ethical issues, psychosocial issues, and WA reporting requirements. |
Mandatory:
4 hours of HIV/AIDS training for healthcare workers in Washington State. Course covers transmission and infection control, legal and ethical issues, psychosocial issues, and WA reporting requirements. |
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# 07504. This independent distance learning activity is offered at 4.00 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. |
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.
Course Statements - Occupational Therapy
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course Approval ID# 07504. This independent distance learning activity is offered at 4.00 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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