september, 2024

16sepAll Day25octCommon Emergency Patient PresentationsOnlineCPD Type:Tutored CPDSubject:Emergency & Critical CareCPD Hours:15 hoursCost:£255Length:6 weeksAVNAT points:15

Course Details

 

Week 1

Triage Assessment and Stabilisation 
Carrying out an effective triage assessment and the RVN’s role
Major body system assessment
Approach to dysfunction of the cardiovascular, respiratory and neurological systems
Practical considerations for managing the emergency patient stabilisation

 

Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Correctly identify a patient with dysfunction of a major body system
Confidently triage and assess an emergency patient
Recognise the approach to dysfunction of different major body systems and stabilisation techniques utilised for emergency patients
Appreciate specific nursing considerations for the emergency presentation

Week 2

Urethral Obstruction
Identification of the patient with urethral obstruction
Stabilisation techniques
Evidence-based discussion on emergency management, fluid types and analgesia options

 

Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Participate in case based discussions
Identify the patient’s condition and the pathophysiology alongside potential complicating factors such as co-morbidities
Understand how to correct fluid deficits and identifying the difference between hypovolemia and dehydration
Participate in acid-base and electrolyte discussions, including how to address hypo and hyperkalemia
Appreciate the specific nursing considerations for patients with urethral obstruction

Week 3

Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Presentation and initial emergency management
Acid base balance and electrolyte abnormalities
Pathophysiology of diabetic ketoacidosis and complicating factors

 

Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Participate in case based discussions
Identify the patient’s condition and the pathophysiology alongside potential complicating factors such as co-morbidities
Understand how to correct fluid deficits and identifying the difference between hypovolemia and dehydration
Participate in acid-base and electrolyte discussions, including how to address hypo and hyperkalaemia
Appreciate the specific nursing considerations for patients with DKA

Week 4

The Acute Abdomen – Surgical Cases
Pre-anaesthesia stabilisation and assessment
Analgesia choices in the critically ill patient
Peri-operative and recovery periods
Nursing specific concerns post operatively

 

Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Develop a pre-anesthetic plan and discuss suitable stabilisation as well as attribute an ASA score
Complete with confidence a surgical checklist and identify areas of concern
Understand analgesia choices, the options we have including CRIS, local and regional techniques
Engage in cased based presentations, including abdominal foreign bodies and gastric dilatation and volvulus

Week 5

The Acute Abdomen – Medical Cases
Analgesia and pain scoring
Non-surgical versus surgical patients
SIRS and DIC
Nutritional support

 

Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Understand pain scoring and the importance of using validated methods
Understand analgesia choices, the options we have including CRIS, local and regional techniques
Decide if a patient is surgical or non-surgical, especially in the case of traumatic haemoabdomen
Understand the pathophysiology behind systemic inflammatory response syndromes and disseminated intravascular coagulation and how to identify the early indications of development of these syndromes

Week 6

Acute Gastrointestinal Disease
Haemorrhagic gastroenteritis including parvovirus
Fluid therapy
Antibiosis

 

Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Identify appropriate approaches to fluid replacement including discussion of the use of crystalloids and colloids in the patient with AHDS
Appreciate the importance of nutrition in the patient with acute gastro-intestinal disease and how we can provide that
Describe potential complications that may occur, including sepsis
Discuss the rational use of antibiotics, using evidence bases

 

The course will be fully tutored by Kath Howie and will consist of 15 hours of CPD and will be provided in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case scenarios, forum discussions and quizzes.  This course is tutored for 6 weeks, followed by a two week extension of untutored ‘catch up’ time, before the course officially ends.

 

All delegates will then have unlimited lifetime access to the learning material for future reference

Time

September 16 (Monday) - October 25 (Friday)

Location

Online

Speaker

Kath HowieVTS (ECC), RVN Principal Nurse Manager, Vets Now

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