Online Modules for Nursing Students

Tarleton State University received a grant from the Texas Department of Agriculture to provide education to nurses, nursing students and first responders regarding pesticide exposure and toxicity.

Links to pesticide modules for faculty to use for nursing students or graduates are provided here. Faculty may choose to use the modules in an undergraduate community health course. Graduate students may also benefit from the modules.

It will likely take students 30-45 minutes to complete a module with the exception of Module 3. Module 3 can be completed in about 15-20 minutes.

Module 1 – Pesticide Primer for Nursing Students

Module 2 – Acute Overexposure: Assessment, Diagnosis, & Treatment for Nursing Students

Module 3 Occupational and Environmental History

Module 4 – Chronic Pesticide Overexposure

Module 5 – Part I: Patient Teaching Primer To Prevent Pesticide Exposure In The Home And Community (focus of Part 1 is food safety and using pesticides safely including precautions for pregnant women, children, and pets)

Module 5 – Part 2: Patient Teaching Primer To Prevent Pesticide Exposure In The Home And Community (focus of Part 2 is integrative pest management (IPE) for the home, yard, and garden including organic methods of pest control)

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