An Overview of Thyroid Disorders

Course Code: REL-ACU-0-OTD

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025

Learning Objectives:
Recall the diagnostic tests available for various thyroid disorders.
Recall the characteristics of various thyroid disorders.
Indicate appropriate treatments for various thyroid disorders.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: The Thyroid

What Is the Thyroid?

The Health of the Thyroid

Review

Summary

Section 3: Conditions of the Thyroid

Hyperthyroidism

Hypothyroidism

Challenges of Diagnosis

Meet Gloria

Summary

Section 4: Cancers of the Thyroid

Types of Thyroid Cancer

Diagnosis

Treatment

Meet Fred

Summary

Section 5: The Nurse’s Role

The Thyroid “Neck Check”

Postoperative Thyroidectomy Nursing Care Plan

Review

Summary

Section 6: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

Resources

References

Subject Matter Expert: Meredith Moyers MS, RD, LDN

Meredith earned a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics from The University of Akron and a Master of Science in Human Nutrition from Eastern Michigan University.  After completing her internship with The Detroit Medical Center in 2007, she began working in various academic medical centers in Ohio and North Carolina. She has experience in providing nutrition therapy in both acute and ambulatory settings.  Her areas of nutrition specialty include oncology, cardio-thoracic transplant, renal, and general medicine.  Meredith has been a guest speaker for numerous cancer survivorship groups and presented telemedicine lectures for North Carolina community colleges. She founded and ran an oncology teaching garden at the SECU Family House for patients and their families undergoing cancer treatment at The University of North Carolina. She is currently a SME writer for Relias. 

Reviewer: Monica Caicedo Orellana, MS, RN, OCN

Monica Caicedo Orellana, MS, RN, OCN, is an SME writer for Relias with over 20 years of acute care experience in nursing. She has served in several leadership roles in the acute care setting, the medical-surgical division, and as a nurse educator. She has mentored nurses in renal and oncology specialties. She has been involved in various institutional committees and quality improvement projects. Monica is passionate about professional nursing standards and fostering an environment of continuous lifelong learning as an instrument to improve patient care. 

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.