Healthcare-Acquired Infections
Tracking # 20-910969
What you'll learn
By the end of this presentation, the participant should be able to:
- Describe the differences between hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and hepatitis A in terms of signs and symptoms, causes of transmission, likelihood of contraction, and any preventative treatments.
- Recognize modes of transmission for HIV, as well as HIV symptoms.
- Describe tuberculosis (TB) and its symptoms, how it is contracted, and the difference between latent TB infection vs. TB disease and their respective treatment.
- Discuss transmission, risk factors, and treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), scabies, C. difficile, vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), and norovirus.
Course overview
Discussion about healthcare-acquired infections. Topics include the differences between hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and hepatitis A in terms of signs and symptoms, causes of transmission, likelihood of contraction, and any preventative treatments; modes of transmission for HIV, as well as HIV symptoms; tuberculosis (TB) and its symptoms, how it is contracted, and the difference between latent TB infection vs. TB disease and their respective treatment; and transmission, risk factors, and treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), scabies, C. difficile, vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE), and norovirus.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
Certified Nursing Assistant
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