No one knows whether Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) will recur, but it is important to be prepared for the possibility. Early recognition of cases and application of appropriate infection control (IC) measures are critical in controlling future outbreaks.
The HCProfessor™ online learning course, Nursing CE Series: SARS Preparedness, provides guidance for surveillance, clinical evaluation, isolation, and reporting of SARS cases. The recommendations are derived from updated and revised documentation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). You'll also have the opportunity to earn one nursing contact hour!
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Upon completion of the course Nursing CE Series: SARS Preparedness, learners will be able to:
- Identify similarities between SARS and other respiratory illnesses
- List agents that enable transmission of SARS
- Identify symptoms of probable and suspect cases
- Describe clinical and epidemiologic criteria for diagnosis
- List CDC guidelines for IC
- Describe proper isolation procedures
- Practice proper management of exposed healthcare workers (HCWs)
Earn Nursing Contact Hour Credit!
HCPro, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. With Nursing CE Series: SARS Preparedness, you'll also have the opportunity to earn one nursing contact hour.
Intended audience
- Nurses
- Directors of nursing
- Nurse practitioners
- Nursing assistants
- Licensed vocational nurses (LVNs)
- Technicians
- Therapists
If you have 50 or more staff to train you are eligible for discounts and FREE trial access to any course. E-mail Dave Miller at davemiller@hcpro.com or call Dave toll-free at 888/209-6554 to learn more. Be sure to let Dave know your name, organization, address, and phone number (optional). Ask Dave about our multi-year or multi-library discount plans!
Take a look at some of the topics covered in Nursing CE Series: SARS Preparedness:
Introduction
- What is SARS?
- How does SARS spread?
- What is considered close contact?
- CDC guidelines
- The importance of SARS preparedness
- Isolation is key
Case definition: Criteria for diagnosis
Initial response: Identifying SARS cases Know the symptoms Clinical criteria Epidemiologic criteria Case classification IC measures: Transmission-based precautions
- IC measures for the inpatient setting
- Standard precautions
- Contact precautions
- Droplet precautions
- Airborne precautions
- Patient isolation
- IC measures for the outpatient setting
- Chart #1-Michigan hospital's procedural flow chart
Management of exposures
- The need for protection
- Surveillance of healthcare personnel
- Part I: Management of asymptomatic, exposed HCWs
- Part II: Management of symptomatic, exposed HCWs
- Prevention of unprotected exposures
- Part III: Management of symptomatic, exposed visitors
At-risk: Aerosol-generating procedures
- Increased risk
- Limit opportunities for exposure
- Perform aerosol-generating procedures in an airborne-isolation environment
- Use of filters on ventilation exhaust valves
- Wear personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Options for respiratory protection
- Higher levels of protection
Safe work practices
Decontamination and disinfection Conclusion
- Keep up to speed: Ongoing CDC updates
This course is part of HCProfessor's™ Nursing CE Series Online Learning Series
For more information on other courses in the series, click on the Online Learning section of this Web site. Or call Dave Miller toll free at 888/209-6554, or e-mail Dave. You can customize any online learning course to reflect your own policies and procedures.
Why train your staff online?
- The most up-to-date content on nursing issues
- Easy access to education—the courses can be taken anywhere there is a computer!
- Exams with instant test scores
- Case studies
- Test until success: The option of reviewing topics and re-taking taking the exam as often as you need
- Certificate of completion
- Student course history and documentation of training
- Discussion groups
- Note-taking and bookmark options
- Internet resources on nursing guidelines and regulations
- Reference materials and recommendations on how to progress to the next step in your nursing courses
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About HCProfessorTM
HCProfessorTM is the online learning division of HCPro, Inc. More than one million healthcare professionals turn to HCProfessorTM for training on HIPAA, JCAHO accreditation, patient safety, corporate compliance, credentialing recertification, reimbursement and coding, and long-term care. Learners can also receive nursing contact hours with our Nursing CE Series of online learning courses.
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