Identify, Isolate, Inform: Assessment, Management, and Placement of Patients Under Investigation (PUI)

Course Description

This course will provide learners with knowledge, skills and resources to use when identifying and isolating a PUI and informing other colleagues of the situation when a PUI presents for care, and provide learners with experience in applying skills to simulated patient care scenarios.

Educational Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

1. Identify the components within the processes of identifying, isolating and informing of a person under investigation.
2. Recognize and select resources used in the processes of identifying a person under investigation.

Target Audience

This course is intended primarily for healthcare workers and teams in a biocontainment unit environment. Additional medical staff and public health professionals may also find the course to be of benefit. Those individuals may include, but are not limited to, medical and/or nursing staff, administration, education/training leadership, and infection control leadership. Staff specializing in emergency management, communications, specialized clinical areas, laboratory, facilities management and environmental services are also welcome.

Faculty

Kate Boulter MPH, BAN, RN
Nurse Manager
The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit

Method of Participation

• Review the entire activity
• Successfully complete the post-test (80% accuracy)
• Complete the course evaluation

The estimated time to complete this activity is 1.25 hours.

Term of Approval

Date of original release: January 22, 2018

Expiration date: January 22, 2020