Course summary
This course provides a comprehensive examination of autoimmune diseases, and common groups of autoimmune disorders where the immune system attacks the body’s own cells and tissues. This course prepares nurses to gain insights into the underlying mechanisms, common autoimmune diseases, diagnostic approaches, and current treatment strategies. The course aims to equip nurses with a evidence based knowledge in the delivery of care of autoimmune diseases.
Course objectives:
- Understand the fundamentals of Autoimmune Disease
- Define the fundamental concepts underlying the immune system’s role in autoimmune disease.
- Explain nursing assessment, management and treatment of autoimmune disease
- Discuss etiology of autoimmune disease
- Comprehend the mechanisms by which the immune system mistakenly targets self-tissues, leading to autoimmune responses.
- Identify Common Autoimmune group of autoimmune disease
- Understand how autoimmune diseases affect specific organs and systems, such as joints, skin, kidneys, and the nervous system.
- Recognize various autoimmune diseases, understand their prevalence, and recognize key clinical features.
- Identify the factors contributing to the development of autoimmune diseases, including genetic, environmental, and hormonal influences.
- Recognize diagnostics used in identifying autoimmune diseases, including blood tests, imaging studies, and clinical criteria.
- Discuss various treatment options for autoimmune diseases, including medications, immunosuppressive therapies, and lifestyle modifications.
Course Overview:
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of autoimmune diseases, delving into the intricate mechanisms of the immune system and the deviations that lead to self-directed attacks. Providing understanding into the clinical manifestations, diagnostic approaches, and contemporary treatment modalities for various autoimmune diseases with the purpose of providing a knowledge base of autoimmune disease. The course integrates scientific principles with practical considerations with the aim of recognition of autoimmune disease, not for individual diagnostic purposes. Fostering a holistic understanding of the impact of autoimmune diseases on individuals and society. Additionally, the course addresses emerging research, ethical, lifestyle considerations, and patient-centered care to equip participants with a well-rounded perspective on autoimmune diseases.
Target Audience
Registered Nurses (RN)
Licensed Practical Nurses (LVN/LVN)
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)
Requirements for Completion
1. Student must enroll in the course
2. Student must read and learn all course materials
3. Student must answer all questions in the course and complete all course activities
4. Student must complete the course evaluation
5. Student must attest and testify that they have learned all of the course materials and will be able to incorporate this knowledge into their nursing practice.
Course Delivery:
Format: Online chapters with interactive presentations, quizzes, and self-reflection.
Duration: Most students complete this course in 3 hours. You will receive 3.0 CE hours for this course.
Assessment: Evaluation quizzes and self-reflection are used to gauge understanding and proficiency of this material.
Conclusion:
By the end of this course, nurses will have a comprehensive evidence based foundational knowledge of autoimmune diseases. This course will have provided the fundamental concepts, clinical manifestations, and advancements in autoimmune disease treatment modalities, that include medications to non-pharmacological therapies in the management autoimmune diseases.
In this course nurses will have gained an evidence-based knowledge in the immunological principles and manifestation of autoimmune disease. An understanding of the autoimmune disease effects on health, diagnostic tools identifying the common autoimmune diseases, and distinguishing their clinical presentations. This course combines evidence-based practices and thorough understanding to provide nurses with the necessary knowledge and skills in the care of autoimmune disease.
At the end of this course the nurse will have an understanding of the psychosocial impact of autoimmune diseases, acknowledging the profound effect on individuals’ health and quality of life. Ethical considerations and cultural competence in the delivery of care of autoimmune diseases.
