Objectives and Outline

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Sample Inservice: Infectious Diseases

Objectives and Outline

Infectious Diseases and the Long Term Care Facility

Date: Instructor:

Description: This inservice gives information on the risks, prevalence, symptoms, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases that may occur in the long term care facility.

Objectives:

On completion of this inservice, participants will be able to:

Describe several symptoms of Hepatitis

List several methods of preventing and treating Hepatitis

Describe the symptoms of Influenza, Tuberculosis, MRSA, Clostridium Difficile, Herpes Zoster, and Scabies

Explain the role of Standard Precautions in the prevention of infectious diseases in the long term care facility

Outline:

Hepatitis

Types

Symptoms

Prevalence and risks

Prevention and Treatment

Prevalence, risks, prevention of:

Influenza

Tuberculosis

MRSA

C. Difficile

Herpes Zoster

Scabies

Infectious Diseases