Multi-Drug-Resistant TB: What Nurses Should Know

Description: Describe the signs and symptoms commonly associated with pulmonary TB; Identify persons at high risk for MDR-TB; describe reasons for development of drug resistance in the treatment of TB; identify possible clinical outcomes after acquisition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and identify appropriate infection control for persons with MDR-TB.
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Name: Robin Preisler
Email: preislro@umdnj.edu
Phone: 973-972-5961
Address: UMDNJ, 30 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ  07101
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Type of Product: Presentation or Lecture
Format: Graphic presentations/Images, Software/Computer files
Languages: English
Categories: Disaster Planning, Risk Management, Biological Agents, Response, Response Functional Role, Emergency Management, Communication, Government Resources, Health Facilities, Personal Protection, General Care, Triage, Standard of Care
Primary Audience: Nurse
Target Capabiltities: Common: Community Preparedness and Participation, Common: Planning, Common: Risk Management, Prevent: Information Gathering and Recognition of Indicators & Warnings, Protect: Epidemiologic Surveillance and Investigation, Respond: Mass Prophylaxis, Respond: Medical Surge, Respond: Triage and Pre-hospital Treatment
Universal Task Listing: Prevent, Protect, Respond
Cognative Domain: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application
Copyright Restrictions: Creative Commons - Attribution
Is Product...: Downloadable, Reusable, Interoptable
Learning Management System Compatability: None
URL:http://www.nj-ptc.org/training/materials/Rutgers/MultiDrugResistantTB.ppt
Added: Mon Jan 26 10:49:17 -0500 2009
Last Updated: Mon Jan 26 10:49:17 -0500 2009