Rheumatoid Arthritis -- Living with a Chronic Disease

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Living with a Chronic Disease is organized by Nurse.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1.0 Contact Hours.

Course Originally Released on: 09/08/2003
Date of Most Recent Review: 4/8/2020
Course Termination/ Update Date: 04/30/2023

Description:
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disorder. The prognosis has improved dramatically for newly diagnosed patients. The focus of this module is to help us understand how RA is diagnosed, how it develops, its characteristic signs and symptoms, treatment strategies, nursing interventions, and nonpharmacologic preventative therapies. The purpose of this module is to educate the healthcare professional team about the development of RA, current treatment approaches, and therapeutic interventions that can help people with RA better manage their disease.

Goal and Learning Outcomes:
The goal of this educational program is to provide clinical laboratory professionals, physicians, physical therapists, and nurses in the acute setting with information about rheumatoid arthritis. After taking this course, you should be able to:
• Identify the most common signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.
• Describe labs and imaging that lead to the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.
• Describe current treatment strategies for rheumatoid arthritis.