Course Code: REL-ACU-0-MHD
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Learning Objectives:
Identify the normal function of the hematological system and the pathology for common hematological disorders.
Identify symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatment strategies, and complications associated with hematological disorders.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Anatomy and Physiology of the Hematological System
Hematological System
Plasma
Erythrocytes
Leukocytes
Platelets
The Coagulation Process
Review
Summary
Section 3: Diagnostic Strategies
Complete Blood Count with Differential
Prothrombin Time
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
D-Dimer
Blood Smear
Review
Summary
Section 4: Hematological Disorders
Blood Disorders
Anemias
Blood Loss
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Hemolytic Anemia
Thalassemia
Sickle Cell Anemia
Treatment
Polycythemia
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Hemophilia
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
References
Instructor: Rebecca Smallwood, MBA, RN
Rebecca Smallwood, MBA, RN, has experience across multiple healthcare settings including: rural and urban acute care hospitals, public health, ambulatory surgery, higher education, and commercial healthcare learning organizations. Her roles have included: medical/surgical, ED, and OR Staff and Charge Nurse; Director of School Health Services/School Nurse; Public Health Epidemiology and Bioterrorism Preparedness Specialist; Infection Control Practitioner; Quality Management Specialist; Organizational Development Specialist and Educator. Prior to joining Relias as an acute care SME Writer in 2017 and Curriculum Designer in 2021, she provided consultation to Swank Healthcare and was the Director of Education Services for Health.edu, a division of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Rebecca earned a diploma in nursing from Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Lubbock, Texas in 1989 and an MBA from Wayland Baptist University in 2010 with an emphasis in healthcare administration.
Writer: Monica Caicedo Orellana, MS, RN, OCN
Monica Caicedo Orellana, MS, RN, OCN, is an SME writer for Relias with over 20 years of acute care experience in nursing. She has served in several leadership roles in the acute care setting, the medical-surgical division, and as a nurse educator. She has mentored nurses in renal and oncology specialties. She has been involved in various institutional committees and quality improvement projects. Monica is passionate about professional nursing standards and fostering an environment of continuous lifelong learning as an instrument to improve patient care.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.