COVID-19 (Year 2): Updated Evidence, Treatment, and Vaccination for RNs and LPNs Nursing CE Course

Following the completion of this course, the nurse will be able to:

• Outline COVID-19 mortality in the US, discuss the pathogenesis of COVID-19, including risk factors, transmission, prevention, and the most common signs and symptoms
• Review the clinical features of COVID-19 based on disease severity (mild, moderate, severe, critical), and common laboratory, biomarker, and radiographic findings
• Outline screening and testing for COVID-19 infections, and antibody testing
• Discuss the management of COVID-19 based on the highest level of evidence available to date and provide an outline of the various treatment options, their clinical considerations, indications, side effects, and monitoring parameters
• Discuss mechanisms of COVID-19 vaccination, the types of COVID-19 vaccines available in the US, their mechanism of action, side effects, and indications for use in special populations (pregnancy, lactation, and immunocompromised conditions)
• Discuss the most updated information available regarding the emerging covid-19 variants