18 Oct National STD Curriculum

National STD Curriculum

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize the student with the National STD Curriculum and current treatment guidelines. The University of Washington STD Prevention Training Center has developed a National STD Curriculum, funded by?the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2020). The curriculum offers freely available self-study modules addressing epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs.

 

Course Outcomes

 

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

 

CO 1: Select appropriate medications according to patient presentation and unique patient factors. (POs 1, 2)

 

CO 2: Analyze factors pertinent to making the most effective drug selection for a client with a specific diagnosis in the primary care setting. (POs 1, 2)

 

CO 3: Analyze client indicators of therapeutic, ineffective, adverse responses and side effects to drug therapy. (POs 1, 2)

 

CO 4: Write appropriate prescriptions according to evidence-based practice guidelines. (POs 1, 2)

 

CO 6: Analyze whether pharmacologic therapy is appropriate for individual patients. (POs 1, 2)

 

Preparing the Assignment

 

This week, you will complete six self-study modules for course credit. These modules will help prepare you to address the rising STD crisis. Complete the six self-study modules below and the CE quiz for each module. A certificate of completion will be generated upon completion of each CE quiz. Upload the six certificates of completion into the Week 5 Gradebook in the course.

 

Log in to https://www.std.uw.edu/ (Links to an external site.) using the same login information created in Week 2 for the HIV Modules. There is no group to join and no access code is needed.

 

Complete the following self-study modules and print/save your certificate of completion:

 

Chlamydia

 

Gonorrhea

 

Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) – Genital

 

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)

 

Syphilis

 

Vaginitis

 

Professional Credit for CDC Modules

 

You can earn CNE credit for each module in this set. To apply for continuing education credit:

 

Read the topic overview.

 

Complete the activities.

 

Correctly answer 80% of the CE questions on the quiz.

 

Select either CME or CNE (depending upon your discipline and the certificate you wish to receive).

 

Complete and submit the evaluation form.

 

Print your certificate of completion.

 

When you “print” your certificate, you can tell it to “Print to PDF” to save it to the computer for upload to the assignment dropbox.

 

The number of contact hours to be awarded, including those that qualify for pharmacology CE for advanced practice nurses, is noted in each lesson.

 

You can choose CNE or CE.

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