Description
This course is aimed at nurses working in general practice
Week 1
Common Respiratory Diseases
- Lower respiratory tract disease
- Pleural disorders
- Pulmonary disease
- POCUS and sampling
- Management
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- Describe lower respiratory tract physiology and the disease processes seen in practice
- Understand the different causes of pleural disorders
- Understand the different causes of pulmonary disease
- Identify the uses of POCUS and understand which patients may benefit from thoracocentesis
- Describe how to manage the patient with acute respiratory distress
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Katie = 40 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 15 minutes
- Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes
Week 2
Oxygen Therapy
- How to identify a patient in need of oxygen therapy
- Non-invasive methods of oxygen therapy
- Invasive methods of oxygen therapy
- Monitoring a response to therapy
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- Understand which parameters are used to identify patients who are in need of oxygen therapy
- Describe which methods of non-invasive oxygen therapy are available and which is the most suitable for their patient
- Describe which methods of invasive oxygen therapy are available and which is the most suitable for their patient
- Discuss whether a patient is responding to oxygen therapy and when a decision may be made to discontinue oxygen support
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Elle = 60 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Written task (patient checklist) = 60 minutes
- Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes
Week 3
Blood Gases
- Why do we use blood gas analysis?
- How to take a sample for a blood gas analysis
- What is acid / base?
- Interpretation of a blood gas report
- Compensation
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- Understand why blood gas analysis is important for managing the respiratory patient
- Describe how to take a sample for blood gas analysis
- Understand acid / base status and what this means for the patient
- Interpret a blood gas report using a step by step approach so that this can be transferred to your patients in practice
- Understand the physiology behind compensatory mechanisms
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Katie = 40 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes
Week 4
BOAS – from Admit to Discharge
- Admit considerations
- BOAS plan
- Anaesthesia considerations
- Dealing with the BOAS crisis
- Other nursing considerations
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- List the considerations which should be discussed with the owner when the patient is admitted to the hospital
- Discuss safe ways of managing these cases whilst they are hospitalised to minimise complications
- Understand how to make BOAS patients anaesthesia plans safer
- Explain the concerns associated with a BOAS crisis and how to manage these
- Describe other nursing considerations associated with these breeds and how we can factor these into our nursing care plans for hospitalised patients
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Elle = 65 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Crossword quiz = 10 minutes
The course will be fully tutored by Elle Haskey and Katie Gray, and will consist of 10 hours of CPD (10 points for Australia and New Zealand), and will be provided in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case studies, forum discussions and quizzes. This course is tutored for 4 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
Frankie Paterson –
Very good course. Informative and the quizzes test the knowledge gained. Great lists of further reading and resources.
Rated: Intermediate level
Kirsty Ziarko –
I really enjoyed this CPD, I learnt a lot more about certain areas such as blood gas and also setting up for a dyspoenic patient
Rated: Intermediate level
Hannah Domingo –
Amazing course with lots of fantastic journals and books!
Rated: Introduction / Intermediate / Advanced level