HIV AIDS 7 Unit: HIV Awareness in the Workplace
7.0 Contact Hours
0.7 Continuing Education Units
Written by: Robert Dunham, RMA
To successfully complete this course and receive your certificate, you must read the content online or in the downloadable PDF, pass the post test with an 80% or better, and complete the evaluation form by April 15, 2021.
Corexcel is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).
This activity was developed by Corexcel without support from any commercial interest.
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No planning committee member has indicated a relevant financial relationship with a commercial interest involved with the content contained in this course.
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Corexcel is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is authorized to issue the IACET CEU.
This course meets Florida State Board of Nursing 1-hour HIV/AIDS course requirement.
This course has been reviewed by the Washington State Department of Health and meets their HIV/AIDS 7-hour course requirement for licensure.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Define HIV/AIDS including origin, etiology and epidemiology of HIV.
- Understand how HIV/AIDS is transmitted and effective methods of infection control and prevention.
- Discuss contamination myths and practice safe workplace habits to minimize workplace exposure.
- Identify legal/ethical issues and patient rights surrounding HIV/AIDS.
- Support patients with HIV/AIDS by providing accurate information and counseling when necessary.
- Identify tuberculosis and how it impacts immune compromised patients.
- Understand how medical facilities are taking steps to prevent tuberculosis in the workplace.
- Understand how the World Health Organization is helping HIV patients with tuberculosis around the world, and how it impacts new defensive medicine techniques.