HIV / AIDS - 4 hour course
For Initial Licensure or Endorsement
This course is intended for the reader to be able to achieve the following objectives and understand:
1. Difference between HIV and AIDS.
2. Pathophysiology of the disease process of HIV/AIDS and other related Blood-borne pathogens
3. HIV and AIDS Statistics.
4. Three methods used for HIV Screening.
5. The myths of HIV and AIDS.
6. Universal Precautions.
7. How HIV is transmitted.
8. Legal Right associated with HIV/ AIDS.
9. Hepatitis and the various types
10.Current treatment associated with HIV and AIDS.
11.What are blood borne pathogens
12.Universal precautions
13.How to protect yourself from blood borne pathogens
14.Hepatitis B vaccine