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Overview
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Overview
Overview
Pertussis, also known as “whooping cough,” is a vaccine-preventable disease that has experienced a resurgence since the 1980s (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2022b). It is likely that only a small number of pertussis cases are recognized and reported with the real incidence likely much higher. Rates reported may be up to 160 times less than the actual amount of disease with asymptomatic rates up to 22 times more prevalent than symptomatic infections (Cherry, 2016).
 
Clinicians and educators have a role in the prevention of pertussis through patient education and immunization programs. Clinicians and educators must inform patients that neither vaccination nor infection guarantees life-long protection from pertussis. Previously vaccinated adults and adolescents with mild or subclinical disease are a reservoir of infection and often are the cause of infection in infants and children.
Goals and Outcomes
Goals and Learning Outcomes
The goal of this course is to educate nurses, medical assistants, and health educators about the background, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of pertussis.
After taking this course, you should be able to:
  • Recall the history of pertussis and vaccine development.
  • Identify the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of pertussis.
  • Indicate prevention strategies, infection control, and vaccination recommendations for pertussis.
Details
Course Details

Course Originally Released on : 4/1/2024

Course Expiration Date : 12/31/2027

REL-ACU-0-DTPT

Accreditations
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

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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.