The goal of this course is to present the professional nurse with a detailed study of herpes zoster virus (shingles) and the importance of timely diagnosis and treatment of herpes zoster virus infections. A discussion about how individuals contract herpes zoster infection and why this occurs is also presented in this course.
Course Publication Date:
May 18, 2020
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
one year unlimited membership!
| Author: | Gloria Tartaglia RN |
| Course No: | HZV122719 |
| Contact Hours: | 2.00 |
| Delivery Method: | Online Self Study |
| Category: | Medical & Surgical Issues
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Learning Objectives
Describe the signs and symptoms of herpes zoster virus infections and identify those individuals at risk.
List the most current pharmaceutical treatment options for herpes zoster virus infections.
Understand the importance to treating herpes zoster virus infections in a timely fashion to decrease associated complications (i.e., incidence and duration of postherpetic neuralgia).
State how vaccinating children against chickenpox decreases the incidence of shingles.
Discuss the importance of the vaccine Zostavax and the role it plays in the prevention of shingles.