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Overview
The goal of this course is to educate nursing professionals in all healthcare settings about bioterrorism.Goals and Learning Outcomes
The service provided by public health agencies in the U.S. is integral to homeland security and national defense. Nurses and other healthcare workers in these settings are on the front lines of this nation's emergency preparedness and public health response. In this age of modern warfare and terrorism, the threats posed by rogue entities range from chemical and biological agents to radiologic sources and explosive devices. Collectively, these threats are categorized as weapons of mass destruction.
Front-line nurses in all healthcare settings comprise this country's largest body of healthcare professionals. You must be knowledgeable about these threats and the enormous risks they pose to the safety and health of the general public. This course will provide a broad overview of the biological agents that may be weaponized against a population and other agents that may be used as weapons of war or terror.
The goal of this course is to educate nursing professionals in all healthcare settings about bioterrorism.
- Define the terms bioterrorism, biological weapons, and weapons of mass destruction.
- Recall the features of the Strategic National Stockpile.
- Recognize the attributes of the National Syndromic Surveillance Network (NSSP).
- Prioritize three categories of bioterrorism agents/diseases that may be weaponized.
- Discuss at least two radiological sources that may be used as weaponized agents.
- Identify at least three chemical agents that may be used as weaponized agents.
Course Details
Course Originally Released on : 8/1/2024
Course Expiration Date : 12/31/2025
REL-ALL-0-BIOT
Accreditations
NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791
Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, Kansas State Board of Nursing, Kentucky Board of Nursing, Michigan Board of Nursing, Mississippi Board of Nursing, New Hampshire Board of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, North Dakota Board of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Registered Nurses
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.