This course is designed to help health care professionals recognize the signs and symptoms of MERS and take prompt action to help improve the prognosis for infected patients and limit the possibility that the virus will spread to others.

At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Describe common types of coronaviruses that can infect humans.
2. Describe the commonalities and differences between MERS, SARS, and COVID-19.
3. Describe the origins of the 2012 MERS outbreak.
4. Describe how MERS-CoV can be transmitted.
5. Identify populations that are at increased risk for MERS-CoV.
6. Describe the common signs and symptoms of MERS-CoV.
7. Describe how MERS-CoV is diagnosed and how confirmed cases should be reported.
8. Describe methods for treating and preventing MERS-CoV.
9. Describe the safety and infection control guidelines that must be followed when working with patients with MERS-CoV.
10. Describe the current threat that MERS poses to health care workers and the general public in the United States.

  Level 2. Basic Application of Skills and Concepts

AchieveCE is an approved provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. GNA Approved Provider Number is 4003268.

Start Date: 07/14/2022
Expiration Date: 01/14/2023

This activity was developed by AchieveCE free of any commercial support.