The goal of this course is to help CNAs learn about mesothelioma - different types, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, stages, and treatment options.
Course Publication Date:
December 21, 2021
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
one year unlimited membership!
| Author: | Anita Rothera-Delaney RN, BS |
| Course No: | CNA-MESO-21 |
| Contact Hours: | 2.00 |
| Delivery Method: | Online Self Study |
| Category: | CNAs
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Learning Objectives
- Discuss who mesothelioma affects most often and how the incidence rates have increased in the past 20 years.
- List two names for the mesothelium, depending on its location in the body.
- List two symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma.
- Name two symptoms of pleural mesothelioma.
- Describe how a diagnosis of mesothelioma is made.
- Describe how exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma 30-50 years later.
- Discuss two staging systems for mesothelioma.
- Describe traditional treatments for malignant mesothelioma.