Endocrine

The nursing assistant will better understand diabetes, how it affects body systems, and how to care for the resident with diabetes to minimize complications of the disease.

The medication aide will enhance her knowledge of type 2 diabetes and the special care of the patient with the disease.

In the United States, there are an estimated 1 million cases of shingles each year. Shingles, also called herpes zoster, is a painful skin rash caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). VZV is the same virus that causes chickenpox. After a person recovers from chickenpox, the virus stays in the body. Usually it does not cause any problems but sometimes it reappears years later, causing shingles.