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Author: Shelda L. Shank, RN, BSN, PHN
Nurses in all specialties may encounter both victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. Know the basics of screening, intervention and referral, so you can help to stop this widespread healthcare problem.
Course objectives include:
• Provide information concerning characteristics of victims and perpetrators of domestic violence.
• Identify important advocacy and support organizations available to the domestic violence victim / perpetrator.

This course meets Legislative and State Board requirements for mandatory violence education in Florida.

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This course often refers to the battering of women, since 85% of serious domestic assault victims are women, according to the U.S. Departmentof Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. However, it can also occur by women against men, and between same sex partners.

Course objectives include:

• Estimate the number of women who are likely to be victims of intimate partner violence (IPV).
  
• Define dating violence and the connection with risk factors & health problems.
  
• Outline the anatomy and progress of an abusive relationship and correlate with Dr. Lenore Walker’s “Three Phase Theory” of domestic violence.
• Provide information concerning characteristics of victims and perpetrators of violence.

Author: Shelda Shank, RN, BSN, PHN
Domestic/family violence and its associated effects on the victims, perpetrator, and other family members are widely recognized as a critical healthcare problem in America and througout the world. Informed and concerned healthcare professionals are often in the best position to recognize the problem and help the victim to stop the violence.
Course objectives include:
• Provide information concerning characteristics of victims and perpetrators of domestic violence.
• List some preventive and treatment measures that can be used for abusive families.

This course meets and exceeds Legislative and State Board requirements for mandatory education in Florida and Kentucky.

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Author: Shelda L. Shank, RN, BSN, PHN
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common chronic bloodborne infection in the United States, and is a leading cause of liver disease and hepatocellular cancer. But due to the insidious course of the disease, many of your patients may not realize they have been infected until the damage has already been done. This course provides you with an overview of the assessment, treatment, and prevention of Hepatitis C.

Course objectives include:

• Outline the prevalence of HCV infection in the United States.
• Name the primary ways that HCV is transmitted.
• Recognize current methods for screening and diagnosis of HCV.
• List clinical indicators of both acute and chronic HCV infection.
• Name and define primary approaches to management and treatment of HCV.
• Outline specific prevention strategies for various populations at risk for HCV infection.
• Enumerate key components of the education process for patients with HCV.
• Document selected CAM therapies available to treat Hepatitis C & reasons for their use.

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Author: Shelda L. Shank, RN, BSN, PHN
Review the basics concerning this disease that is still spreading rapidly among women, minorities, and young adults. Course covers modes of transmission, infection control procedures, clinical management, and prevention.
Course objectives include:
• List the recommended strategies for the control of HIV in the environment.
• Identify objectives for the treatment of hospital inpatients diagnosed with AIDS.

This course meets Florida's mandatory HIV / AIDS instruction requirement.

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Author: Shelda Shank, RN, BSN, PHN
Despite medical advances, the incidence of HIV infection in the U.S. is rising, with striking increases among minorities, women, and young adults. Healthcare providers remain the key professionals in advising patients about prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. This course addresses the wide variety of issues posed by HIV/AIDS in today's healthcare environment.
Course objectives include:
• Define AIDS and the various signs and symptoms associated with AIDS.
• List the recommended strategies for the control of the HIV in the environment.
• Relate ways that HIV is transmitted.

This course meets and exceeds Legislative and State Board requirements for mandatory education in Florida and Kentucky.

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Author: Shelda Shank, RN, BSN, PHN
Includes all of the information in the Course #392 HIV/AIDS: An Overview (above), with expanded coverage of epidemiology, pharmacology, and personal risk factors and decision-making. Also addresses in detail the role of alternative medicine and complementary therapies in the treatment of HIV/AIDS.
Course objectives include:
• Define AIDS and the various signs and symptoms associated with AIDS.
• List the recommended strategies for the control of the HIV in the environment.
• Relate ways that HIV is transmitted.

This course meets and exceeds Legislative and State Board requirements for mandatory education in Florida and Kentucky.

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Author: Patti V. Hoffman, RN, BS, MPH
Infection control is not new to the practice of medicine, but it has taken on a new urgency in recent years in light of the resurgence of tuberculosis, the development of antibiotic-resistant strains of common bacteria, and the increased awareness of the threat of biological warfare. This course goes beyond the Standard Precautions to address effective infection control practices against a wide variety of infectious agents in a wide variety of healthcare settings, including home care, long term care, and the dental office.
Course objectives include:
• List infection control equipment, supplies and precautions required by law to be provided within the healthcare environment.
• Identify the clinical manifestations, signs and symptoms of infection.
• Outline the nurse's role in the management of infection control practices.

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