Tutored Online CPD

Approach to the Respiratory Patient (Sept 2024)

£205.00 Ex VAT

Start:  30th September 2024
CPD:    10 hours (UK), 10 points (AUS, NZ) over 4 / 6 weeks
Level:  Intermediate

 

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

3 reviews for Approach to the Respiratory Patient (Sept 2024)

  1. Frankie Paterson

    Very good course. Informative and the quizzes test the knowledge gained. Great lists of further reading and resources.

    Rated: Intermediate level

  2. 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

  3. Hannah Domingo

    Amazing course with lots of fantastic journals and books!

    Rated: Introduction / Intermediate / Advanced level

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Speakers

Eleanor Haskey BSc(hons), VTS(ECC) VPAC A1, RVN
Senior ECC Nurse, Royal Veterinary College

 

Eleanor graduated in 2008 from the University of Bristol with an honours degree in Veterinary Nursing and Practice Administration. She worked as a branch head nurse in a mixed practice in the Midlands for 2 years before returning to the University of Bristol as senior ICU nurse, where she was responsible for the day to day running of the intensive care unit, triaging and assessing emergencies and providing care for critical patients. In 2014 Eleanor transferred to the emergency and critical care centre at the Royal Veterinary College.  Eleanor gained the VTS(ECC) qualification in 2012, and she particularly enjoys trauma, seizures, ventilator cases and haematological disorders

Speakers

Katy Gray PGCert VE, DipAVN, RVN, FHEA, MNCS
The Ralph Veterinary Referral Hospital

 

After registering as an RVN in 2012, Katie worked as both a surgery nurse and then an emergency and critical care nurse at the Royal Veterinary College referral hospital, where she spent 6 years as a senior ECC nurse. During her time there, she completed the Advanced Nursing Diploma, a Post Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Education, and the Blue Cross Bereavement Certificate. Katie regularly lectures for VNs, both in the UK and internationally; and has written a few articles, including her own research into sepsis recognition. Since 2019, Katie has been working towards the Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, and in Spring 2022 started working in a supportive role at The Ralph Veterinary Referral Hospital. Outside of work Katie volunteers for StreetVet, and she is on the Veterinary Critical Care Nurse Committee which is part of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses.

AVNAT

Australia and New Zealand 

The Australian Veterinary Nurse and Technician (AVNAT) Regulatory Council has allocated 10 AVNAT CPD points to this continuing education activity.

 

This course is also recognised by the New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association (NZVNA) as providing 10 CPD points.

 

CPD Hours

This online course is worth 10 hours of CPD.

 

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

Information

Upon purchase you will be registered to attend the course, for 4 weeks from the start date.  The course will consist of various interactive tasks and lessons, including quizzes, case studies, forum discussions and further reading material.

 

The course is fully tutored, with new material will be provided each Monday morning, but the onus will be on the individual delegate to ensure that all tasks are fully complete.  The certificate will only be issued at the end of the course when all tasks have been accomplished.  Fewer CPD hours will be awarded at the the end of the course if there are unfinished tasks or there has been no contribution to the discussion forum, for example

 

The course is fully flexible, and there are no weekly ‘deadlines’ – the lessons and tasks may be completed whenever is convenient for each delegate, and any live lessons with be recorded and made available later that same day.   Furthermore, all the course material will be available for a further 2 weeks, to allow delegates the opportunity to catch up on missed lessons and tasks, or to take the opportunity to delve further into the suggested reading texts.  Please note however, that the course will not be tutored by the speaker during these final two weeks, but the time spent will count towards your CPD hours

 

After 6 weeks, the course will be complete and there will be no further opportunity to gain the certificate or CPD hours, however, you will have unlimited lifetime access to the tutorials, further reading and quizzes for future reference.  If you make any personal notes during the course using the ‘take notes’ app, these will be saved, along with your certificate and CPD record for permanent access in ‘My CPD’

Levels

This course has been listed as ‘Intermediate’ level

 

All of our courses are aimed at veterinary nurses in general practice, but everyone who works in the veterinary profession is very welcome to attend, whether you are a clinical receptionist, veterinary surgeon, student nurse or have been a qualified nurse for over 20 years!

 

The courses are not formally assessed for skill level, so the following CPD levels are just a rough guide to help you decide if a course may be more or less suitable:

 

Introduction
– maybe most suitable for qualified nurses in general practice approaching a new topic or looking for a refresher course

Intermediate
– maybe most suitable for qualified nurses in general practice along with referral / specialist nurses looking for a refresher course

Advanced
– maybe most suitable for referral / specialist nurses and highly experienced qualified nurses in general practice

Pawprints

You will earn 205 Pawprint Points (£20.50 website credit) when you purchase this course

 

Our loyalty scheme rewards you with 10% in website credit to spend on future courses.  Choose pay with Pawprint Points during checkout.

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