Course Code: REL-ACU-0-UCX
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Recall the proper approach to obtain a quality chest x-ray image and identify common anatomic structures that are visible on the image.
Recognize various abnormalities, conditions, and pathologies affecting the chest.
Recall complications associated with central lines, pacemakers, and nasogastric tubes that are seen on a chest x-ray.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Approach to Chest X-Ray
Introduction
Technical Details
Image Quality Factors
Radiation Protection
Patient Factors
Positioning
Rotation
Review
Section 3: Normal Chest X-Ray and Structures
Basics
Normal X-Ray Markings and Labeling
Lungs
Heart Markings
Mediastinum and Hilum
Diaphragm
Assessing Other Areas
Review
Section 4: Abnormalities
Atelectasis
Heart Failure
Dextrocardia
Pericardial Effusion
Aortopulmonary Window
Widened Mediastinum
AIDS
Pneumothorax
Fractures
Subcutaneous Emphysema
Pulmonary Bullae
Pleural Effusions
Pulmonary Embolus
Pneumonia
Aspiration Pneumonia
Pulmonary TB
Lung Nodule
Air Under Diaphragm
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Medical Devices
Foreign Body
Tetralogy of Fallot
Review
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
References
Writer: Elizabeth Kellerman, MSN, RN
Elizabeth Kellerman, MSN, RN worked as a critical care nurse in an Intensive Care Unit of a community hospital and that experience provided significant training in caring for older adults. Her experience and knowledge led her to nursing education where she taught at a community college as she received her Master's in Nurse Education at Western Carolina University. As a nursing instructor, she spent time in many types of care settings including medical-surgical inpatient and community living centers. Her passion for education and training has most recently led her to a position as Subject Matter Expert and Curriculum Designer for Relias.
Writer: Meredith Moyers MS, RD, LDN
Meredith earned a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics from The University of Akron and a Master of Science in Human Nutrition from Eastern Michigan University. After completing her internship with The Detroit Medical Center in 2007, she began working in various academic medical centers in Ohio and North Carolina. She has experience in providing nutrition therapy in both acute and ambulatory settings. Her areas of nutrition specialty include oncology, cardio-thoracic transplant, renal, and general medicine. Meredith has been a guest speaker for numerous cancer survivorship groups and presented telemedicine lectures for North Carolina community colleges. She founded and ran an oncology teaching garden at the SECU Family House for patients and their families undergoing cancer treatment at The University of North Carolina. She is currently a SME writer for Relias.
Subject Matter Expert: Delia L. Lofton
Delia Lofton is currently working as an Associate Professor of Radiography at Wake Tech Community College located in Raleigh, North Carolina. She has 21 years of medical imaging experience as a registered radiologic technologist and is a certified nuclear medicine technologist. She holds a Master of Science degree, Organizational Leadership, and is working towards a Doctorate degree of Science in Telehealth.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Radiologic Technologists; 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.