HIV/Aids 7hr Course: Objectives
- Define HIV and AIDS.
- Discuss how HIV impacts the body.
- Describe behaviors that increase the risk of HIV infection.
- State how HIV is transmitted.
- Discuss Infection Control precautions, including Universal/Standard precautions.
- Describe the procedure for on-the-job exposure to HIV, HBV or HCV.
- State the HIV/AIDS reporting requirements in Washington State.
- Define confidentiality as it relates to HIV in Washington State.
- Discuss discrimination related to HIV/AIDS.
- Describe interventions related to the management of behaviors endangering the public.
- Discuss the human impact of HIV/AIDS on the patient and the caregiver.
- Describe typical stages of grief.
- Discuss select populations and their relationship to HIV/AIDS