North Dakota RN and LPN Complete CE Package

Pandemic Preparedness

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Describe how pandemics develop.
• Discuss the importance of pandemic planning.
• Describe the types of ethical concerns involved in pandemic planning and response.
• Discuss the role that pandemic preparedness plays in overall national emergency preparedness.
• Identify the roles that the government and various sectors of the community play in pandemic planning and response.
• Discuss the role that the World Health Organization plays in guiding global pandemic planning and response efforts.
• Describe the phases of a pandemic as defined by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Discuss how certain pandemic variables, such as infectiousness and attack rate, impact pandemic planning and response.
• Describe essential health care capabilities that must be considered when formulating a pandemic response plan.

The Human Trafficking Epidemic

• Define sex trafficking and forced labor trafficking
• Describe the personal and environmental factors that predispose an individual to becoming a victim of human trafficking
• Conduct an assessment of a suspected victim of human trafficking
• Identify social services and resources that provide protection and recovery for the victims
• Communicate available social and legal services to the victim

Genetic Disorders Affecting the Pulmonary System

• Identify the five stages of lung morphogenesis.
• Differentiate between the various classes of genetic disorders affecting the pulmonary system.
• Identify the primary genetic disorders affecting lung formation.
• Identify the primary genetic disorders affecting the formation of pulmonary surfactant.
• Describe clinical considerations affecting respiration at birth.
• Describe various maternal and gestational issues that can affect pulmonary abnormalities and how they may be prevented.

The Role of Empathy in Health and Social Care Professionals

• Define empathy, its benefits in the healthcare field, and the ramifications for the professionals who fail to practice it
• Discuss why health and social care professionals find it difficult to develop empathy
• Understand how HCPs can learn and grow through training seminars
• Talk about the purpose of education and how refocusing can help HCPs and social workers practice empathy even in stressful circumstances
• List the reasons empathy can actually save time and improve general productivity for professionals
• Review the verbal and non-verbal cues from patients that demonstrate their true feelings
• Assess empathy based on the qualitative methods of the Jefferson scale
• Analyze the challenges of empathy and how they can be overcome for more effective care
• Go over the cultural differences that can stand in the way of developing sufficient empathy
• Recall suggested language that can help begin and end conversations with a focus on empathy