Course Code: REL-ACU-0-AIS
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Learning Objectives:
Identify at least three reasons older adult patients are more likely to develop an infection than younger patients and describe what happens to the immune system as we age.
Identify frequent causes, presentation, and management of serious illness or infection in the older adult population.
Indicate why it is so important that healthcare workers of various disciplines be vaccinated to protect older adult patients, and what healthcare professionals can do to encourage health and wellbeing in the older adult population.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Aging Immune Systems
An Aging Population
The Aging Immune System
The Effect of Nutrition on an Aging Immune System
Subtle Signs
Frequent Culprits
How to Best Protect Older Adults
Section 3: Clinical Vignette
Marie and Tom
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
References
Instructor: Laura Bell, BSN, RN, CCRN
Laura Bell, BSN, RN, CCRN is a SME writer for Relias with over 15 years of acute care experience in nursing. She began working in adult critical care at Wake Med Cary Hospital in 2011, obtained her CCRN certification in 2016, and served in the role of Rapid Response/Code Blue/Rounding RN for over 2 years. She continues to work as a staff nurse in the intensive care unit. Laura has a passion for education and excellence in nursing care. She has been involved in numerous special projects and educational activities to improve staff development, evidence-based clinical practice, and patient satisfaction. She continues to strive for excellence in education and clinical development as an acute care course writer.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Entry level Clinical Laboratory Personnel; Health Educators; Intermediate level Occupational Therapists; Level II level Dietitians; Nurses; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.