Pre-Anaesthetic Assessment and Stabilisation for Critical Patients

£15.00

eCPD Tutorial – unlimited lifetime access!

 

Description

Course Summary

Anaesthetising critically ill patients can present a challenge to even the most experienced nurses.  Careful planning, assessment, and stabilisation, along with good communication with the vet may optimise the chance of a successful outcome.  This 50 minute eCPD tutorial will discuss all aspects of assessment and stabilisation, with emphasis on the nurse’s role, including:

 

  • Assessment
  • Preparation
  • Cardiovascular stabilisation
  • Fluid therapy (including fluid balance, type available and monitoring the efficacy)
  • Respiratory stabilisation
  • Other stabilisation, including analgesia and body temperature

Course Tutor

Emma Archer DipAVN(Surg), VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia), RVN

 

Attendance Certificate

This tutorial is worth 50 minutes CPD.

 

Course Notes

Course notes written by Emma Archer are available to accompany this tutorial.

 

Upon purchase, the tutorial will be immediately available to view from ‘My Courses’ (along with your course notes, if available).  Every eCPD tutorial now comes with lifelong access, so you can view the tutorial as may times as you like, with no time limits!

 

If you make any personal notes during the tutorial using ‘take notes’, these will be saved, along with your certificate and CPD record for permanent access in ‘My Courses’.

 

This eCPD tutorial is worth 50 minutes of CPD.

 

A certificate will be available from the ‘My Courses’ section, for you to download and print, once you have completed the tutorial.  A permanent record of your total CPD hours will also be recorded in your account section.

 

 

Emma Archer

DipAVN(Surg), VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia), RVN

LOCUM ANAESTHESIA NURSE

Emma qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2001 and spent a further year in general practice before joining The Animal Health Trust in 2002. She gained the Diploma in Advanced Nursing (Surgical) in 2006 and later passed the Veterinary Technician Specialist in Anaesthesia exams (VTS Anaesthesia/Analgesia) and she is also a member of Academy of Veterinary Technician Anesthetists (AVTA). Emma currently works as a locum anaesthesia nurse at Cambridge Veterinary School, where her interests lie in anaesthesia, analgesia, critical care and teaching.

 

Need to buy this tutorial on behalf of someone else?

Maybe you are a practice manager, nursing team leader, accounts or HR manager and need to buy this tutorial for one of your staff.  Click the ‘yes please’ box and you can buy this tutorial using the practice credit card (for example) and automatically send the login details directly to a member of your nursing team for them to complete the course.

You will need to enter your own name and practice billing details into the checkout form, tick the box ‘send CPD vouchers to Delegate’ and enter the delegate name and email address in the boxes provided.  All done!

CPD vouchers must be redeemed on the website within 7 days of purchase.

 

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