Foundation Course on Rheumatology Nursing

About Course

  1. Foundation Course on Rheumatology Nursing is a specialized educational course designed to prepare nurses with the knowledge and skills required to care for patients with rheumatic and autoimmune diseases.

What Will You Learn?

  • - Overview of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases
  • - Diagnosing and monitoring disease
  • - Safe administration of DMARDs, biologics, corticosteroids, and pain medications.
  • - Infusion therapy and injection training.
  • - Recognizing, monitoring and managing side effects.
  • - Administering biologics

Course Content

Week 1: Introduction to Rheumatic Diseases

Week 2: Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Week 3: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee

Week 4: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Week 5: GOUT AND PSEUDOGOUT

Week 6: PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS

Week 7: Axial Spondyloarthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis

Week 8: JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS (JIA)

Week 9: Sjögren’s Syndrome & Systemic Sclerosis

Week 10: Vasculitis Syndromes

Week 11: Drug Safety, Injection Technique & Monitoring

Week 12: MCQ: Holistic Nursing Care in Rheumatic Diseases

Week 13 : DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES.

Week 14: Ordering and Interpretation of Immunological Tests:

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