Course Code: REL-PAC-0-OTB
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Learning Objectives:
Explain the etiology, epidemiology, and pathology of tuberculosis (TB).
Identify the signs and symptoms of TB and how to diagnose it.
Describe how to manage latent and active TB.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Understanding Tuberculosis
What Is Tuberculosis?
Additional Signs and Symptoms
Understanding Latent vs. Active TB
Section 3: Diagnosis and Treatment of TB
Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test
TB Blood Tests
Chest X-Rays
Sputum Smear
Culture for AFB
Initial Treatment Plans
Medication Regimens and Compliance
Directly Observed Therapy
Latent TB Treatment
Active TB Treatment
Multidrug-Resistant TB
After Treatment
Review
Summary
Section 4: Management and Prevention of TB
Managing
Transfer
Health Maintenance Plans
Prevention Interventions
Workplace Guidelines and Requirements
Screening and Testing People in the Organization’s Care
Educational Considerations
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resource
References
Instructor: Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC
Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC, earned her Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing degrees from Indiana University School of Nursing at IUPUI, and her Associate of Science in Nursing from Ivy Tech College. She has over 19 years of nursing experience in public health, regulation, home health, leadership, education, maternal child community health, and long-term care environments. Tameka has served as a leader in home healthcare practices, quality improvement, and education as a community health nurse and a Public Health Nurse Surveyor (Home Health & Hospice) certified by CMS for a State Agency. She has served as a maternal and infant mortality advocate in managing home visiting services, supporting legislation to improve maternal child care in diverse communities, and as an ALPP Certified Lactation Counselor. She has also served as an Adjunct Clinical Professor to further awareness about the importance of community health nursing. Tameka’s passion is to serve the most vulnerable populations affected by health disparities and to inspire a new generation of nurses to do the same successfully.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.