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Health care personnel will increase their understanding of the safeguards used to protect themselves and others against the health hazards which can result from exposure to blood and certain body fluids containing bloodborne pathogens.

This course is a brief study of general toxicological principles to the extent that you may understand and guard against the toxic effects of the materials found in the workplace or job site.

This course provides an overview of health care workers’ roles in preventing needlesticks and other sharp object injuries, and what to do if such an event occurs. The lesson also illustrates how to implement a sharps injury prevention program.

This is the second of a two-part series of courses that discusses a wide range of issues related to workplace safety. In this second part, we’ll address procedures to report and investigate accidents and other emergencies; basic safety rules and standards your company should consider adopting; how to handle hazard communication, bloodborne pathogens, safe electrical procedures, and process safety management.

This course provides an overview of hepatitis B, how it is spread, its symptoms and diagnoses, and its vaccination.

This course provides health care providers with an overview of infection control measures including standard precautions, transmission-based (isolation) precautions, handwashing, personal protective equipment, sterilization, and disinfection.

This course provides an overview of HIV, how it is spread, its symptoms and diagnoses, and its vaccination.

This course provides information about tuberculosis (TB) that all health care providers should be aware of. You should complete the course “DMGT018 - Overview of Tuberculosis” before completing this course./span>

This course addresses the importance of applying industrial hygiene principles, developed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), to make the workplace a safe environment for all employees.

This course examines the biology of influenza and types of vaccinations. It also discusses signs and symptoms, lab diagnoses and measures to control infection. Also provided in this course are a brief history of influenza pandemics, the avian flu (H5N1) and current research being conducted.

This course reviews common types of skin cleansers, their formulation, ingredients, skin compatibility, pH, and related infection control issues.

In this first part of the series, we'll address the areas of responsibility for enforcing safety rules within your company; how to identify, analyze and control hazards within your facility; the types of inspections you should be conducting in your workplace; and the type of safety training your company should be offering to your employees.

This course introduces the concept of “consultative selling” whereby the customer is given the sense that he or she is always in control of the decision-making process.

This course provides a general overview of the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems including a discussion of the major diseases that can affect them.

This course reviews the relationship between aging and stroke.

This course provides an overview of ethnogeriatrics which is the influence of ethnicity and culture on the health and well-being of older adults.

This course provides an overview of the causes and risk factors, signs and symptoms, and diagnosis and treatment of depression in the elderly population.

This course provides you with information you can use when dealing with dying patients and their caregivers and family members.

Managing diabetes in the elderly presents many challenges. This course provides an overview of those challenges and how they can be met.

This course provides an overview of how aging affects memory.

This course reviews the effects, causes and treatment options of sleep disorders among the elderly population.

The respiratory system is a group of organs and tissues that help humans breathe. The main parts of the respiratory system are the airways, the lungs and linked blood vessels, and the muscles that enable breathing. This course provides an overview of the human respiratory system.

This course provides an overview of the nervous system including a discussion of the major diseases that can affect it.

This course will explain how the aging process contributes to changes in the cardiovascular system.

This course outlines why you should understand your customer and your own strengths and weaknesses in order to form effective sales and marketing strategies.