THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Course overview

UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL (UAPS) MAY BE CALLED ON TO CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO HAVE COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM. TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE CARE, YOU MUST HAVE A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM IN BOTH MEN AND WOMEN AS WELL AS COMMON DISORDERS, SUCH AS TUMORS AND INFECTIONS. THIS COURSE EXPLAINS THESE TOPICS AND YOUR ROLE AS A UAP IN CARING FOR THE PATIENT WITH REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM COMPLICATIONS. HUMAN SEXUALITY IS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC THAT IS RELATED TO THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM. UNDERSTANDING HOW HUMAN SEXUALITY IS EXPRESSED IN THE HEALTHY, SICK, YOUNG, AND ELDERLY WILL HELP YOU CARE FOR MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF PATIENTS. THIS COURSE ALSO DISCUSSES SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STDS). STDS CAN BE TRANSMITTED NOT ONLY THROUGH SEXUAL CONTACT BUT ALSO THROUGH EXPOSURE TO AN INFECTED PATIENT'S BODY FLUIDS. THIS COURSE PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW OF COMMON STDS AND WHAT YOU SHOULD DO TO PREVENT BEING INFECTED BY A PATIENT. THIS ACTIVITY IS INTENDED FOR THE CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA).