Course Code: REL-ACU-0-CPAA
Hours: 0.5
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Learning Objectives:
Recall basic nursing interventions related to a tracheostomy such as stoma care, suctioning, dressing changes, reducing infection, and care of the speaking valve.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Tracheotomy Overview
TT Insertion
Parts of a TT
Types of Tubes
Tracheostomy Care
Knowledge Check
Speaking Valve
Section 3: Clinical Vignette
Case Study
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
References
Writer: Zeliha Ozen, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNL
Zeliha has extensive experience in critical care nursing in acute care hospitals, including cardiac intensive care (CICU) and medical intensive care units (MICU). She has served in various roles, including educator, preceptor, charge nurse, and advanced critical care life support (ACLS) instructor. She has extensive experience as a code nurse for a 900-bed hospital. Zeliha has been a lung transplant coordinator for around five years and was responsible for pre-transplant care, waitlist management, and post-lung transplant care. Zeliha has worked on cutting-edge transplant organ procurement initiatives such as Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) and has managed patients in a hospital that performs around 100 transplants annually. Additionally, Zeliha has served as quality chair council for the heart and vascular services and has worked on several quality initiatives for the service line, such as infection control, cardiac education, nursing resiliency, and nursing onboarding. She has served on various leadership councils in the CICU. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Saint John University in Rochester, New York. She has a Master of Science in Nursing and a Master’s in Clinical Nurse Leadership (CNL) from Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is also certified as a Critical Care Nurse (CCRN).
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.