IMPORTANT!! Please check the Board Approval Information below to ensure the course is approved by your professional board and will provide the CE credits you need.
Course Description
This self-instructional program is designed as a comprehensive study of HIV and AIDS. It has been designed to meet the various state initial requirements for mandatory HIV/AIDS education. Specifically, it was designed for the Florida AIDS/HIV education requirement created by Section 455.222 for several healthcare professions.
Purpose and Objectives
This course provides a comprehensive study of the disease process created by the HIV. It’s focus is to teach what you need to know in order to practice prevention and safety measures. At the conclusion of the program the participant will be able to:
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- Describe the history of HIV/AIDS and become aware of how it has increased and in what populations.
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- Understand how the virus attacks, the incubation period and the modes of transmission.
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- Identify universal precautions, infection control measures, and how to teach prevention through safe sex practices and other safe behaviors.
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- Discuss the concerns of testing for HIV.
- Recognize signs and symptoms of common opportunistic infections and Karposi’s Sarcoma, and treatments of HIV infection and of complications.
About the Author
Linda S. Greenfield, RN, PhD
Linda is the educational administrator, author and instructor for Consultants for the Future. She is a graduate from Iowa State University and Columbia Pacific University and was listed in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities as a doctorial student. She has taught hundreds of seminars and authored home study courses for over thirty five years in healthcare continuing education.
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Her clinical experiences include acute and long term care, including experience as a flight nurse in the US Air Force and as an educator in a college based nursing program. Linda has a passion for life-long learning and is always on the breaking edge of the latest information in health and healing, integrating both conventional and alternative approaches. She has a knack for breaking down complex topics into easy to understand concepts with practical applications for everyday needs. Linda has been honored as a keynote speaker at several conferences and conventions, including the Spring 2005 conference of the Iowa Department of Health where she spoke about energy healing.
Board Approval Information
Consultants for the Future has been approved by the Florida Boards of Nursing, Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling, Occupational Therapy, Respiratory Therapy, Acupuncture, Nursing Home Administrators, and the Council of Certified Nursing Assistants, Provider No. 50-435. It is accepted by reciprocity by several Florida boards, including Dietitian and Nutritionist, the Florida Physical Therapy Association (FPTA), Clinical Laboratory Personnel, Athletic Trainers, Podiatric Medicine, Licensed Midwifery, Medical Physicists, and Electrolysis. It is accepted by the Iowa Board of Nursing, the Iowa Behavioral Science Examiners for Mental Health Counselors and Marital & Family Therapists, Sponsor No. 1-05, the Iowa Social Work Examiners, Sponsor No. 334; the California Board of Nursing, Provider No. 04422; the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, Provider No. 50-435; the Georgia Board of Nursing, Provider No. 50-435; and the Alabama Board of Occupational Therapy, Provider No. 50-435. The Course meets the requirements of the Minnesota, Ohio, Nevada, boards of Nursing. In Kentucky, the CHFS approval is #0317-1558-M, and it provides 3 CH of HIV/AIDS education for Nurses, Athletic Trainers, Acupuncturists, Physicians, Chiropractors, Dentists & Dental Hygienists and Assistants, Emergency Medical Technicians, Optometrists, Paramedics, Pharmacists, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Social Workers.
For those licensed in states monitored by CE Broker, we report your completion to CE Broker every morning.
Established in 1979, Consultants for the Future has become a leader in quality continuing education for healthcare professionals for over 25 years.
“My goal as a healthcare educator is to provide the highest quality, up-to-date material with complete research bibliographies, and applicable content derived from decades of experience and study. Our exams are designed to optimize retention of the material. We employ rigorous standards for academic integrity and effectiveness.”
Linda S. Greenfield, RN, PhD, Administrator, Author and Founder of Consultants for the Future
For those licensed in states monitored by CE Broker, we report your completion to CE Broker every morning.